A boat captain, Joshua Brito, was arrested following a boat fire that injured 22 people, including one critically, near City Island. The incident occurred around 8 p.m., and rescue operations involved Marine 4, which pulled three individuals from the water while others swam to Hart Island before being transported for medical aid. Fire department officials are currently investigating the fire's cause while Brito faces charges of driving while intoxicated and reckless endangerment, raising concerns regarding the safety protocols on boating vessels carrying multiple passengers.
Marine 4 gave a verbal for a boat fire and multiple people in the water to the Bronx dispatcher. At that point, the Bronx dispatcher had land units respond to come into City Island and begin to accept patients.
The other 19 folks swam to Hart Island. They were just off the east end of Hart Island, and then they were picked up by the NYPD Coast Guard and FDNY boats and transported back over to the docks at the Yacht Club on City Island.
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