A boat has caught on fire at Sunderland marina sending a huge plume of black smoke into the sky. An eyewitnesses video shows the boat alight as it is sat at the dockside.
A second video, taken from a different vista, appears to show the fire spreading to nearby vessels too. Fire crews have arrived and our dousing the boat with water from the dock.
Martin Emerson, an eyewitness has said on Twitter: "The fire is out now. The boat which caught alight has sunk. The boats either side have been damaged." Please check back regularly for updates on this developing story here at Mirror.co.uk.
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