A man has been rescued from a burning boat in Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay less than an hour before it sank. The boat went up in flames about 11.40am on Thursday as beachgoers witnessed a large mass of black smoke in the distance. The boat went up in flames off Melbourne’s Chelsea Beach. Picture: 9 NewsPolice have confirmed one person was on board the 12m boat when it caught on fire off Chelsea Beach. Occupants from a nearby boat brought the man to shore where he was checked by paramedics.