Pair escape late night boat fire at Woolshed Bay, Coromandel

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A pair of boaties have been forced to jump ship in Coromandel.

A police media spokeswoman said they received a report of a boat fire in Woolshed Bay about 9.50pm.

There were two people on the boat but they managed to get onto another vessel uninjured, she said.

A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman said they were not called to the incident.