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Fire Crews Respond to Boat Fire in Waters Off of Channel Drive in Montecito Monday

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Published November 9, 2026 1:06 pm

MONTECITO, Calif. (KEYT) – First responders successfully rescued two people from a boat fire in the waters off of Channel Drive Monday.

According to the Montecito Fire Department, their units responded to Butterfly Beach at 12:36 p.m. Monday for a reported boat on fire about half-a-mile offshore.

Two uninjured people were rescued from the boat by members of the Harbor Patrol and firefighters were able to board the burning vessel and quickly extinguish the flames explained the Montecito Fire Department.

A plume of smoke could be seen coming from a single boat in the waters off of Channel Drive in the surrounding area.

Image courtesy of the Montecito Fire Department.

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