35 footer Burns at sea, just went boom

[tashasdaddy]

this happened yesterday right off shore between Ponte Vedra Beach and St Augustine. http://www.cbs47.com/mostpopular/story.aspx?content_id=3c05d991-bcfc-48ff-a025-041d966f481a

 

[bjcsc]

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I hope they had good insurance. Tough luck that the closest beach to run it up onto was a wildlife preserve. Hopefully all the fuel burned off...

 

[zach103]

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deffinetly better than the last boat fire posted here.. at least no one got hurt

 

[oops!]

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guys....i threw some poly coated resin sticks...(paint mixing sticks) in the fire....they just about exploded in my hand.....

im gonna have 3 good fire extinguishers on my boat.....once they start to go...i figgure you have only a few seconds before its too late

 

[azlakes]

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... thats something. but really, 10 - 50 thousand to remove that boat from the shore? yikes

 

[zach103]

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what could it have been?? the guy said he heard a pop

 

[tashasdaddy]

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and it was an outboard. could have been a leaking fuel line. which are most causes. he was really lucky he was close to shore. all the more reason to wear an automatic PFD. the smoke would have possibly attracted help. where he was located. heavy ship traffic in the area off shore. plus heavy air traffic.

 

[CN Spots]

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what could it have been?? the guy said he heard a pop

Improperly vented fuel tank area? That's about the only thing that will blow up on a boat (accidently). I saw a jet ski explode on the ramp one day, blew the rider 20 feet in the air! -gotta vent it before you start it!!