ALGOMA, WI (WTAQ) – A day after fire sank four boats and damaged several others at the marina in Algoma, police caution tape is seen preventing the public from using the marina and Crescent Beach.
Small boats are being told to launch elsewhere along the Ahnapee River, while larger boats are being diverted to the Kewaunee marina, according to Algoma City Administrator Jeff Wiswell.
Wiswell told FOX 11 that one sunken boat has been pulled from the water and the remaining 3 are expected to be pulled out by Saturday.
Meanwhile, the city also put up closure flags at the beach on Thursday to warn swimmers. It’s being called a precautionary move.
“The effects of swimming in potentially contaminated water could be a skin irritation much like a sunburn,” parks director Sara Robertson said in a news release. “If we deem the water to be safe (Friday) after checking for the presence of a sheen on the water, then we will remove the red flags and put the green flags back up.”
Algoma police and Kewaunee County sheriff’s deputies remain on scene as the investigation into the fire continues.
