Fire and medical crews responded to a recreational motorboat under distress on San Diego Bay Monday.
Just before 2 p.m., a 36-foot cabin cruiser started smoking on the water near the Coronado Bay Bridge because of an electrical fire while out for Labor Day.
The vessel was "bellowing black smoke from the engine room," according to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, which aided Harbor Police with the call.
Harbor police Lt. Victor Banuelos said there was no visable flame, only smoke.
A CBP Air and Marine Boat team transfered the boat's three adult passengers into their own vessel. Then, they battled the fire until Harbor police and the U.S. Coast Guard could arrive, according to the agency.
During the firefight, one Marine Interdiction Agent and one Border Patrol agent suffered from smoke inhalation and were taken to a nearby hospital. Both have since been released.
The 36-foot vessel's passengers were also transported to area hospitals to be checked for smoke inhalation. Their condition was not known.
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The Coast Guard and Harbor police were able to tow the boat to the harbor.
CBP said less than an hour prior to the boat fire, their agents rescued nine people from a 21-foot sinking boat on the bay. All were pulled to safety and one was transported to the hospital with complaints of chest pain.
No other information was available.
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