P.E.I. lobster boat catches fire offshore; no one injured

About 15-20 fishing boats rushed to the aid of a fellow lobster fisherman when his boat caught on fire Saturday morningabout three kilometres off the northeast coast of P.E.I.

JoeyHennesseyhad just left North Lake Harbour on his boatThe LadyJenaleewhen a fire started in the motor and worked its way to the back of the boat, said fellow fisherman JeffMacNeill,one of the fisherman who came toHennessey'said.

"There were probably 15 or 20 different vessels that rushed right to him," MacNeill said.

"Guys were jumping aboard with fire extinguishers and guys were working hoses from vessels. They used eight or nine fire extinguishers to extinguish the flames."

No one was injured in the blaze.

The boat was then towed back to the harbour. MacNeill said. He said the damage can be repaired.

"It was extinguished pretty quickly," he said.

MacNeill, who runs a deep-sea fishing charter out of North Lake Harbour, said it's reassuring to know so much help is at hand in those circumstances.

"The fishermen have a code," he said. "We look after each other."

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