STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. A fire on a commercial boat Sunday off the coast of Staten Islands West Shore prompted a response by multiple emergency agencies. <\/p>\n
A Samaritan boating near Travis alerted authorities to smoke and flames emanating from a towing vessel just after 11:30 a.m., according to a source with knowledge of the incident. <\/p>\n
The captain of the ship extinguished the flames by the time crews had arrived, the source said. <\/p>\n
No injuries were reported. <\/p>\n
The U.S. Coast Guard, FDNY and North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue responded to the area of 4435 Victory Boulevard for a report of the incident. <\/p>\n
Pratt Industries at 4435 Victory Blvd. in Travis recycled a thousand tons of paper products a day when this photo was taken in April 2011. (Staten Island Advance\/Irving Silverstein)staten island advance<\/p>\n
The address belongs to Pratt Industries paper mill, where multiple fires have been reported over the past decade. <\/p>\n
BUSY DAY ON THE WATER<\/p>\n
Hours prior to the boat fire near Travis on Sunday, FDNY Marine Operations responded to a private vessel in distress near the Staten Island side of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. <\/p>\n
The FDNY helped untangle a line from a propellor on the boat after it was spotted drifting toward rocks along the coastline. <\/p>\n
No injuries were reported. <\/p>\n
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