Boat seen emitting smoke near Collins Ave in Bal Harbour, Bal Harbour FL
Fire & ArsonA boat was reported emitting smoke about half a mile to a mile from near Collins Avenue in Bal Harbour. Officers investigated and found it might be a lobster boat cleaning traps, causing a smoky appearance. No active fire or emergency was confirmed, and officers on land did not observe any smoke.
Audio|Source: Miami-Dade County Municipal Police Departments Dispatch
05:55
Transcript:
00:00
Are there any municipalities that have a vote on the water that might be able to assist near Collins Avenue?
00:05
Any municipalities with a vote on the water?
00:07
Central Units, Bal Harbour receiving a 314[1] in the water near Collins Avenue.
00:16
It's a boat steam smoking.
00:19
They advise it's probably, possibly half a mile to a mile out.
00:22
Complainants see it from their apartment.
00:24
Advised possibly oil burning and the boat does not appear to be moving.
00:29
Val Harbor 50 advised that occasionally they do burn off this time in the morning, but we have no boats on the water.
00:37
Are there any boats on the water on headquarters yet?
00:39
Springfield 13, again,
00:41
It's a 314[1], it says boat steam smoking, near Collins Avenue, half a mile to a mile out from that location.
00:49
The boat may be burning off excess fuel or oils.
00:53
Again, Val Harbor 50 advised that they have done that around this time in the morning, but it's...
00:59
Unknown at this time and we have no votes on the water on this frequency.
01:04
So you can show myself and 14 in route.
01:08
That's ESL. Again it's going to be half a mile to mile out from near Collins Avenue.
01:12
Show you both are routed 815.
01:14
Clear headquarters. Hall Harbor 50.
01:15
South Harbor 50.
01:17
It's okay with a call back to the planet.
01:19
I have a patrol unit heading on the ocean side of the land.
01:22
It's area code (number withheld).
01:27
(number withheld).
01:30
Here is all.
01:31
May County.
01:32
Not Miami 147 local.
01:33
North Miami 147.
01:34
No, that's Miami 147.
01:35
Agency 06 ID Part 2 will show me your network.
01:38
O'9816, Kiske.
01:40
So North Miami 1-2-6 ID 472-0-10 with net weapons training.
01:46
That's CSL 816.
01:48
They're coming.
01:49
Indian Creek 62.
01:50
Indian Creek 62.
01:52
You can show me an additional 15 on that water call.
01:55
That's GisL, thank you, 816.
01:58
Thank you. Thank you, honey.
02:03
North Miami 147.
02:05
North Miami 147.
02:07
Can you show me for me 144-144-16-6 notice? Is that for open?
02:13
That's QSL, show you with the signal at 818, QSL and full is open.
02:17
QS-1-4-4. Thank you, honey.
02:20
North Bay Village 50 radio check.
02:22
Bay Village 50, I read you 5-5.
02:24
Here, so.
02:25
Hinton Creek 62.
02:26
Mending Creek 62.
02:27
Just a rival all over inlet, do you have any additional on the location of that boat?
02:32
Negative. The complainant is calling from their balcony.
02:35
They're located near Collins Avenue.
02:38
They advised it was possibly half a mile to a mile out from that location.
02:43
Copy that. All right, I'll advise.
02:45
PSL, again,
02:46
the initial caller advised the boat was smoking.
02:48
It's unknown if they're possibly burning oil or fuel.
02:52
I don't know if it's a routine thing or not.
02:57
We haven't been able to confirm.
02:58
In Inc Creek, C2.
02:59
That's QSL.
03:00
So I'm out here.
03:01
I have a pretty good visual on all the boats in the area.
03:04
I'm pretty sure that what they were seeing, because this has been a call I've had in the past, there's a lobster boat just north of the inlet that is going northbound.
03:11
And what they do is they're washing their lobster traps off, and it creates like a smoky type thing.
03:16
I'm going to go check on that boat, but I don't see any smoke at this point.
03:18
Nice, yes, I'll go ahead and they'll see the call so headquarters can let their Marine units know as well.
03:25
I'll hover 50.
03:26
Yes, okay. I have two officers out on land on the beach and they don't see any smoke coming from a boat.
03:32
I assume that the cause a complaint back and they get down this up.
03:35
Okay,
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
314: Fire/Smoke in the Water (possible fire/unknown fire emergency)
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Location mentioned:
Near Collins Ave, Bal Harbour, FL 33154
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