At around 11:45 am on Wednesday, police were alerted to an incident requiring urgent assistance after a fire broke out on a boat approximately one and a half miles off the coast of Delimara, near Marsaxlokk.
Initial police investigations revealed that a 46-year-old man from Żurrieq sustained burns on his body after the boat he was on caught fire.
Members of the Armed Forces of Malta and the Civil Protection Department quickly responded to the scene, where they located the victim in the water. Rescuers pulled him aboard a rescue vessel and transported him to shore, where a medical team provided first aid.
The injured man was then taken to Mater Dei Hospital by ambulance, where he was certified to be in serious condition.
Magistrate Antoine Agius Bonnici has been informed of the case and appointed an inquiry, while police investigations remain ongoing.
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