Firefighters managed to save 211 boats and 23 jet skies in the area from catching alight.

His Highness Lt General Shaikh Saif Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, was personally overseeing emergency procedures at the scene of a dawn fire that broke out in Abu Dhabi's Marina Yacht Club .

No deaths were reported in the fire, which broke out on two boats and engulfed six others that were moored nearby at the Abu Dhabi Breakwater.

Firefighters managed to save 211 boats and 23 jet skies in the area from catching alight.

The General Commander of Civil Defence at the Ministry of Interior, Major General Jassem Mohammed Al Marzouqi, called on yacht-owners to abide by public safety rules to avoid such incidents.

Investigations are underway to determine the cause of the fire, Lt. Colonel Abdul Jalil Al Ansari, director-general of Abu Dhabi Civil Defence said.

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