Cedar point marina boat fire

Pyrojodge

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May 1, 2011
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Lake Erie Ohio
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1989 Sea Ray 340 DA
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I had to pull over on my way home last night. I was getting too many texts and phone calls to safely stay on the road. Pier 7 is the only pier in the marina where I don't know at least 1 person, so I don't know anything about either of the destroyed boats. A CSR member with a 400DB had a well at the other end of 7, but I think he sold it...

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Holy crap
 
As it turns out, I DO know people on that pier. The owner of the Chris Craft (which sunk) had been on my pier. (his previous boat was well-known in the area - it was a 52 Midnight Lace) The 390EC on the port side of the CC is the brother of a former dockmate. The 390 was declared a loss yesterday. It just looks like it's covered in soot, but repairs add up fast. I'm hoping he can find a way to repair and keep her - he took good care of her. The owner of the Carver was living aboard. There's a GoFundMe account to help them get back on their feet.
 
Oh yeah, I've seen Midnight Lace on the lake... I'm sorry to hear about the other boats though. I am just glad that it was so few boats effected since it could have been much worse.
 
#1 is that no-one was hurt of course, but yeah, it could've easily been SO much worse. I'm pretty sure that if it weren't for the empty well between the CC and the 390, we'd have lost half the pier. The FD was on top of it, but boats burn so quickly.
 
I heard a rumor a while back that the owner of the Chris Craft didn't sell that Midnight Lace. Word on the streets is that a local marina was responsible for loading it on a trailer for the Internal Revenue Service. You might be able to squash a rumor if you know otherwise.
 

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