Singer Marc Anthony’s luxury yacht engulfed in Flames In Miami Marina

A luxury yacht belonging to singer Marc Anthony has been destroyed by fire in Miami.

A spokeswoman for Anthony told CBS4’S Peter D’Oench that he was “out of the country and not commenting” about the fire. She said everyone on board got off the yacht safely and “that is all that matters.”

The 120-foot yacht caught fire Wednesday night near the MacArthur Causeway just off the west end of Watson Island, Miami.cbslocal.com reports.

“When crews arrived there was heavy smoke, a lot of flames on this yacht,” said Miami Fire Rescue Capt. Ignatius Carroll Jr. He said there were 7 crew members onboard the yacht and no one was injured.

In a new interview at the site Thursday afternoon, Carroll said, “As crews first approached the marina they noticed the amount of fire and heavy black smoke and they knew it was going to be a significant challenge for their land crews and so fire boats responded.”

He said Miami Fire Rescue deployed 50 firefighters and they received help from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and Miami Beach Fire Rescue. Both of those agencies deployed boats.

Carroll said it took at least 3 hours to bring the blaze under control.

He told D’Oench “I think one of the biggest challenges was maneuvering around boats to keep them from being damaged. You have a marina with some very expensive yachts that are parked there.”