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- Oct 1, 2007
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- Texas
- Vessel Name
- Floatsome & Jetsome
- Vessel Make
- Meridian 411
Definitely agree it is an owner/maintenance issue. The event I witnessed was of a 28ft Carver express cruiser. They had "run out of gas". They received a fuel drop from Boat US and then started the boat.....KABOOM!!! The skipper knew he had enough gas when he left the dock but didn't think about the possibility of all of his gas being in the bilge instead of the tanks. Anyway, we were about a half mile away when we saw the mushroom cloud of flames go up and then felt and heard the concussion of the explosion. We "sped" over at 8kts(all my P29 could do)...and literally, the only thing left of the boat was burning pieces raining out of the sky...hollywood could not have been prouder.
The only thing that saved the lives of the 3 people on board was the fact that they were all topside and were blown clear of the schrapnel and the fact that BoatUS and the USCG and Lifeflight acted so quickly. *They were severely burned and limbs were lost.
-- Edited by Baker on Monday 20th of December 2010 10:31:11 AM
The only thing that saved the lives of the 3 people on board was the fact that they were all topside and were blown clear of the schrapnel and the fact that BoatUS and the USCG and Lifeflight acted so quickly. *They were severely burned and limbs were lost.
-- Edited by Baker on Monday 20th of December 2010 10:31:11 AM