# Dramatic moment two people are rescued from boat after it exploded in flames off coast of California

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/dramatic-moment-two-people-are-rescued-from-boat-after-it-exploded-in-flames-off-coast-of-california/
- Published: 2026-11-10T20:51:26+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T21:25:16+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/10/us-news/two-rescued-from-fiery-boat-blaze-off-santa-barbara-coast/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Two people were rescued uninjured from a boat fire off Santa Barbara.
- The boat was about half a mile offshore near Butterfly Beach.
- Local firefighters extinguished the blaze.

## Summary

Firefighters rescued two people from a boat that caught fire off Santa Barbara County on Monday. Both were uninjured, and crews quickly extinguished the blaze; the incident prompted a response from several local emergency services.

The Montecito Fire Department received the report at about 12.36pm on 9 November, when the boat was roughly half a mile offshore near Butterfly Beach. Harbor Patrol members brought the two people aboard, while Santa Barbara City firefighters tackled the fire. The article also recalls a separate boat emergency near Alcatraz in July, in which a person and a dog died.

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