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The classically designed steamboat Kotare burned to the waterline on Thursday night, January 30.
The 23-foot wooden vessel, which has been a feature of the Warkworth Wharf for many years, is a replica boat, built about 20 years ago. Owner Daniel Hicks was on board at the time of the fire but escaped without injury.
A bystander said other boats at the wharf, including the historic scow Jane Gifford, were not threatened.
The hull of the Kotare was removed from the river the following morning and it is believed the damage may be beyond repair. The cause of the blaze has not yet been established.
