boat explosion

[osd9]

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MANASQUAN — Fire destroyed a docked boat just after noon Sunday and caused minimal damage to the docks and a nearby boat, acting Assistant Fire Chief Mike Galos said.
The boat's owner, Patrick Cassidy of Howell, jumped overboard to escape the flames, Galos said.
He received no injuries, Galos said, "only singed hair." No one else was on the boat at the time of the incident, Galos said.
The 21-foot, circa 1971 boat was docked across from 306 Perrine Blvd. when it caught fire.
Ashley Curry of Brielle said she spotted billowing black smoke from her East Magnolia Avenue house across the Manasquan River.
The fire had engulfed the boat before fire officials could arrive, Galos said. The fire was out within 20 minutes of the call, he said.
The fire was ruled accidental, Galos said. Cassidy had fueled his boat earlier, and officials believe the day's heavy humidity made gas vapors linger long enough to spark during engine ignition, Galos said. Cassidy said he believed he had waited long enough for the fumes to have dispersed before starting the boat, Galos said.

 

[fc3]

Darned gas boats. Didn't this guy ever hear of opening the hatches and checking things? A little inspection goes a long way.

 

[wkearney99]

The 21-foot, circa 1971 boat...
Cassidy said he believed he had waited long enough for the fumes to have dispersed before starting the boat

Start of the season. Old boat. Probably an old fuel hose was leaking. Gotta replace those rubber hoses. Doesn't matter how long you wait 'after fueling' if the hoses have rotted out. Bummer it wrecked the guy's season but at least he got out OK.

 

[Chris Dauth]

Another good reason to have a gas detector installed. This has been pointed out in several threads on this forum.

 

[rondds]

Another Manasquan River disaster.

PIX...
http://photos.nj.com/gallery/4504/Fatal%20Boat%20Accident%20on%20Manasquan%20River

Story...
http://www.app.com/article/20090522...S02/Boat+accident+reported+in+Manasquan+Inlet

MANASQUAN — State police said one person was killed and four injured — all teenagers, according to authorities and witnesses — when two boats collided in the Manasquan River near the railroad bridge Friday evening.



The accident happened on the north side of the river at the mouth of the Manasquan Inlet when a 15-foot-boat and a 25-foot-boat collided, said Sgt. Julian Castellano, State Police spokesman.
The smaller boat had five people aboard and the larger boat had two people aboard, according to the Coast Guard.
Coast Guard Petty Officer Chris McLaughlin said the boats were traveling in opposite directions when the operator of the smaller boat somehow lost control, leading to the collision.
Witnesses said the smaller boat's five occupants appeared to be teens between the ages of 13 and 16.
State Police were called at 7:45 p.m., and marine police, State Police aviation units and the Coast Guard responded, Castellano said.
Four people from the 15-foot-boat were thrown into the water, the Coast Guard said in a prepared release, with one person was reported unconscious and initially trapped on the boat.
A small boat crew from Coast Guard Station Manasquan Inlet, a Sea Tow boat crew and a Good Samaritan arrived on scene and took the four people out of the water, the release said. Four people were taken to Union Landing Marina here to be placed in the care of emergency medical personnel.
Of the injured, two were flown by State Police medivac helicopter to Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune, and two were taken there by ambulance, Castellano said.
McLaughlin said two of the teens were hospitalized in critical condition late Friday while two others were in good condition. Two men on the 25-foot-boat were not injured, he said.
None of the people who were aboard the two boats were immediately identified.
State police were conducting interviews Friday night in trying to determine how the accident happened, and the boats involved was being towed to the marine police station in Point Pleasant for examination, authorities said.
Two men and a woman sitting on the steps outside the marine police station said they had no comment when approached by a reporter.





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