On Thursday morning, a sailboat caught fire on Lake Attersee near Nußdorf in Upper Austria. Two fishermen rescued the owner.
Shortly before 10 a.m., the sailing boat caught fire. According to the water rescue service, the fire may have started in the area of the anchor winch. The flames also caught the petrol tank of the engine. Boat towed to the shore and extinguished The boat, which was about 500 to 1000 meters from the shore, burned in both the bow and stern areas. Two fishermen became aware of the fire and took the owner on board. Two lifeguard boats approached. They tow the burning boat near the shore where firefighters put out the fire.
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