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NTSB Faults Owner, Captain, in Dive Boat Tragedy

The National Transportation Safety Board sharply criticized the owners and captain of the 75-foot dive boat Conception that burned and sank off Southern California last year, killing 34 people, for not posting a night watch and for failing to train the crew in how to handle emergencies. In a virtual meeting of the five-member board, NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt told Truth Aquatics, the Conception’s owner, to “clean up your act.” And board member Jennifer Homendy, who traveled to Santa Barbara after the fire and toured a sister ship of the Conception said, “I hate the term accident in this case…

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Boat Fire Burns 13 in Lauderdale Music Video Shoot

By Brooke Baitinger and David Lyons Sun Sentinel FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.  — Nearly two dozen people were aboard a boat that caught fire on the New River in Fort Lauderdale Thursday, and at least 13 have burn injuries of varying degrees, authorities said. The blaze broke out just before 2 p.m. on a 41-foot Wellcraft pleasure boat that was cruising the New River toward the Intracoastal Waterway. A blast rang out over the narrow waterway, and the next thing nearby boaters knew the boat was floating down the river, engulfed in flames. Multiple boaters called 911 to report the explosion as people fell or jumped into the water to escape…

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Woman Thrown Into Air by Explosion at Fuel Dock

Here are some astonishing pictures of a woman being thrown into the air and then into the water in an explosion at a fuel dock in Porto di Ponza, Italy. Incredibly, she was not injured; neither were her husband and his daughter, who jumped off the burning boat into the water, or the fuel dock attendant who was blown off the dock. The pictures come from a security camera at the dock via The Daily Mail. You also can see a video of the explosion in the link below. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8673917/Woman-thrown-air-sea-violent-explosion-motorboat-Italy.html

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Fire Destroys Sunseeker 66 on Harbour Island, Bahamas

A fire at a dock at Valentines Resort and Marina in Harbour Island, Bahamas, completely destroyed a 66-foot Sunseeker. The five people on board all escaped without injuries. Harbour Island police say they received a call at 12:35 on Saturday afternoon saying that a boat was on fire at the marina. When they responded, the boat was fully engulfed in flames. A captain from another yacht told The Triton, “I was walking by and the galley window blew out. Smoke and flames followed. I helped the captain with the tender,” which was saved. After the five people on board were…

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Two People Burned in Boat Fire at Fuel Dock

Two people suffered serious burns when a Carver powerboat caught fire while refueling at a marina in Salisbury, Massachusetts. They were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. The Carver, named Vitamin Sea, was refueling at the Bridge Marina about 4 in the afternoon. Its owner had just picked it up a few minutes before, and was planning to cruise down to Boston. Dan Flynn, who was spending his second summer working at the marina, told newburyportnews.com that he was pumping gas into the boat’s tank and then saw gas leaking from the boat. A moment later, it blew up.…

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Fishing Boat Burns, Sinks, off Point Judith, RI. See Video

A 40-foot fishing boat caught fire and sank about 2.5 miles southeast of Point Judith, Rhode Island, last week. The Coast Guard rescued all three people on board; they were not injured. The Coast Guard station in Point Judith heard a VHF Mayday call on Channel 16 at 11:01 a.m. saying that the boat was on fire. It dispatched two boats, and other boats were scrambled from the Narragansett Fire Department, Newport, and North Kingston. After the three crew members were taken off the fishing boat, the firefighters fought the blaze, pouring water onto the vessel. After two hours, it…

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Three Separate Yacht Fires in Lauderdale; One Closes ICW

A 60-foot sportfishing boat caught fire Sunday afternoon just off Shooters Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, temporarily closing down the Intracoastal Waterway. Just a day before, two superyachts caught fire on the New River; about 100 firefighters were involved in extinguishing those fires. About 3:30 on Sunday afternoon, officers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission had just finished a traffic stop near Shooters when they saw smoke coming from the stern of a 60-foot fishing boat. They were able to rescue seven adults, two children and a dog on board just before the entire boat erupted in flames. (See…

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Sea Ray Explodes at Gas Dock; One Killed, Three Injured

A 1999 Sea Ray exploded after refueling at a gas dock on the Lake of the Ozarks last Saturday. One person was killed, three were injured, and only quick thinking by other people on the fuel dock and on PWCs in the water kept the tragedy from getting worse. The explosion occurred at 3:58 p.m. at the Bridgeview Marina, when Brent Soloman, 52, the boat’s driver, turned on the engines after refueling. The blast threw two passengers, Lauren Wilken, 37, and Benjamin Dodd, 47, into the water. Soloman himself jumped overboard. A fourth passenger, Shawn Carroll, 53, was missing. The…

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Sudden Fire Sinks 8 Boats at Seattle Marina

A nighttime fire sank eight boats and severely damaged one more at a Seattle marina recently. The fire raged for more than two hours before 75 firefighters were able to put it out. The fire was at the Jim Clark Marina on Harbor Island under the West Seattle Bridge. The first alarm came from the marina manager, who called 911 about 9:30 last Friday night. It spread quickly, from boat to boat, and caused some explosions. The lower portion of the bridge was closed temporarily because of smoke. The firefighters faced some unusual problems; the one floating dock that provided…

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4 of 8 Killed in Alabama Marina Fire Were Children

Alabama boat dock fire: Four of the 8 who died were children, authorities say NATIONAL/WORLD NEWS by: CNN Wire At least four of the eight people killed in Monday morning’s boat dock fire in northeastern Alabama were children ranging in age from 7 to 16, a coroner said Tuesday. The other four who died at Jackson County Park Marina at Guntersville Lake are presumed to be adults, county Coroner John Jordan said. The victims’ names have not been released, and dental records are being used to identify the remains, he said. The preliminary investigation is focused on “one boat in particular,” Scottsboro…

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