Martin County Fire Rescue and the Martin County Sheriff’s Office are investigating an explosion that happened on a sailboat Thursday morning.
The incident was reported at around 9:04 a.m. Deputies said a group on the sailboat were out cruising on the Intracoastal Waterway, near the 8000 block of Southeast Royal Street in Hobe Sound.
A total of six people were on the sailboat when the explosion occurred, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office said.
According to initial reports, the explosion occurred when a person on board attempted to ignite a propane coffee maker. The blast caused significant damage to the vessel, including “damage to the forward deck, blown out glass and fiberglass and the captain door blown off the hinges,” Martin County Fire Rescue said…