We snapped some photos from the Ballard side of the water today of the fire damage aboard the Arctic Dawn, the crabbing vessel that burned in a three-alarm fire along the south side of the Ship Canal early this morning. Nearly 100 firefighters fought the blaze for over an hour.
Seattle Fire says the damage seems to be contained to the deck and the cabin, and not to the structure or engine room beneath. You can see the crabbing cages charred in the fire, and the Lady Kodiak alongside was blackened from the smoke — but did not sustain direct fire damage, according to Seattle Fire.
Fire crews installed a yellow boom along the bottom of the water, placed protectively just in case the vessel began to leak oil.
As we reported early this morning, the skipper told My Ballard that the Arctic Dawn was featured in the early seasons of Deadliest Catch, the popular Discovery Channel TV show.
