Boat fire, Vancouver
- Thread starter Brian D
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Reports by witnesses had one guy with a fire extinguisher trying to put it out before first responders arrived. The explosion that preceded the fire was heard by people in the condos across the harbor. The fire boats were hesitant to use water on the core of the fire for fear of sinking the boat. That one sounds crazy to me. I know I'm missing something but wouldn't sinking the boat put the fire out and reduce risk to surrounding boats?
Lightning was in the area, no one on board, no collateral damage, lucky.
- Will (Dragonfly)
Lightning was in the area, no one on board, no collateral damage, lucky.
- Will (Dragonfly)
Yeah, John, I noticed that also. What I found weird was the lack of fire equipment on the dock. Maybe they had it but it wasn't working? I don't know. I too wondered where the fire boat was. Maybe not all marinas do not have a fire boat. I don't think Oceanside Marina has one. Then there was the brown stuff. There were some really nice sailboats there. Glad the fire was contained to only one boat.
The fireman at the end of the finger dock directly South of the bow of the burning boat, if the top of the screen were North, has that brown stuff coming out of his hose. The streaks of the stuff lead to the other fireman to his left also. Even though the spray coming out of his hose looks like water, I think they have a fire suppressant mixed in.
Are those two black objects floating away to port, then around of the bow, dock bumpers? They were smoking in the beginning.
There was lightning in the area but the boom of the boats explosion was not described as thunder, could have been, but I'm thinking new battery technology or meth lab.
-Will (Dragonfly)
It would, but oil,any remaining fuel and materials on the boat that release toxic gasses when burned would likely cause environmental damage that could easily cost more to clean up than the collective value of the surrounding boats.
