New Category : Accident/Emergency

The aftermath of early morning Potters Cay blaze

Mon, Feb 26th 2024, 05:11 PM

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Our Eyewitness News Photographer Jahiem Rahming captured the aftermath of an early morning blaze at Potters Cay Dock which destroyed a number of vessels.

Authorities say the Fire Department's Control Room, at the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) headquarters, received information sometime after 8:00 am Monday February 26, 2024 that a fire erupted on a vessel at Potters Cay Dock.

Police say responding firefighters, upon their arrival, met a number of vessels engulfed in flames.

The cause of the blaze is still under investigation.

Grand Bahama woman with dementia missing at Miami International Airport

Tue, Jan 9th 2024, 10:19 AM

POLICE in Miami are searching for Merlyn Cooper, a 78-year-old Grand Bahama resident who went missing at the Miami International Airport Sunday evening.

40-year-old American woman dead following shark attack

40-year-old American woman dead following shark attack

Mon, Dec 4th 2023, 02:18 PM

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A 40-year-old female resident of Boston, Massachusetts, is dead following a shark attack near a resort in western New Providence, according to police.

Authorities say the incident occurred shortly after 11:15 am Monday December 4, 2023.

UP IN FLAMES: Potter's Cay vendor loses everything in early morning blaze

Mon, Nov 20th 2023, 01:30 PM

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Winston Beckles, the owner of a stall on Potter's Cay Dock; "Captain Beckles," recalls the moment he realized that his business was engulfed in flames early Sunday morning.

Initial police reports indicate that sometime around 3:30 a.m. on Sunday 19th November, 2023, police were notified that a vessel was on fire and broke away from its mooring making contact with three vendor stalls located on the dock.

RBPF Fire Services responded and successfully extinguished the blaze; however, the vessel and three stalls were completely destroyed by the fire, officials said.

The Ministry of Agriculture & Marine Resources says it is focused on clean-up efforts and are exploring options with the Ministry of Works and Family Island Affairs to provide assistance

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