A yacht went up in flames at Schooner Island Marina in Wildwood on Tuesday. The fire broke out at approximately 12:39 p.m. at the marina on Lake Road. Fire officials were dispatched to the area after receiving reports of a fire at the fuel dock. When they arrived, crews found a 42-foot pleasure vessel moored to the dock and heavily engulfed in flames.

Additional crews from nearby fire departments, New Jersey State Police, the United States Coast Guard and the Marine Services Bureau responded to the scene to help WIldwood firefighters battle the blaze. Fire officials say the flames extended to the dock itself as well as a small shed located on the dock.

Due to the large amount of water that was used to extinguish the flames, the vessel eventually sank, fire officials said in a statement. Crews also used foam to knock down a fuel fire that erupted on the water as a result of the incident. It took crews about 40 minutes to bring the fire under control, but crews remained at the scene for approximately three-and-a-half hours.

Officials say four employees of the marina were evaluated on the scene for smoke inhalation by Wildwood Crest EMS. They all refused to be transported to the hospital.

The fire remains under investigation by the Cape May County Fire Marshal's Office.