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BAY CITY, MI — Police are asking for the public’s help in finding the person responsible for sparking a fire that razed a boat in Bay City’s Liberty Harbor Marina. The blaze occurred about 2 a.m. on Oct. 9 at the marina located at 215 John F. Kennedy Drive on the city’s West Side. Bay City firefighters and public safety officers responded to the scene to find a large, fiberglass pleasure boat named Farm-A-Sea engulfed in flames. Crews extinguished the fire, but the vessel sank and was rendered a total loss. No firefighters or civilians were injured. Police discovered other docked and unoccupied boats had been vandalized and rifled through around the time of the fire. Investigators believe Farm-A-Sea’s fire may have been deliberately set as a continuation of the vandalism, according to Lt. Todd Armstrong. Bangor Township firefighters and Dow Chemical Emergency Services provided support. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) also sent clean-up crews to the scene. Bay Marine Salvage and Village Towing & Auto Repair worked in tandem to remove the sunken wreck. Police are asking anyone with information on the suspected arson to contact them. In particular, they are requesting any residents with pertinent surveillance camera footage to come forward.
