3 rescued after boat catches fire in Great South Bay south of Great River

Three men were rescued from the Great South Bay after their boat caught fire Saturday morning, Suffolk County police said.

Police Marine Bureau officers responded to the scene about a mile south of Great River's Timber Point at 9:43 a.m. and found the 2014 Rodman cruiser fully engulfed in flames.

Police said the passengers, David Collins, of East Patchogue; Michael Flemming, of Farmingville; and Inshaw Khan, of Shirley; had already evacuated the boat and were aboard a nearby good Samaritan’s vessel.

The men were transferred to a police boat and were not injured, officials said.

A police boat extinguished the blaze and East Islip, Bayport and Great River fire departments also responded to the scene, according to a news release.

The boat was impounded. Police did not say what started the fire.