01-30-2007, 11:03 AM
glad you enjoyed the artical.i have many more to come.
i am also guilty of having my fire extinguiser out of sight.i changed it last year after seeing a boat fire on the water,granted this boat was a 30 ft,er and also an inboard. we were fishing for summer flounder in long island sound when this cabin cuiser came up and stopped about 400 yds from us to fish.a few mins after we heard what sounded like a gunshot,few mins after that black smoke started comming from the boat,we could see the 4 guys scrambling to find the extinguisers and life vests.all this time pasted and they never got on the radio to mayday for help.less than 10 mins the boat was fully engulfed and they were in the water.we picked up one passanger,and 2 other boats got the others.there were numerous call from other boats to the coast guard.if this was in the spring or fall and no one was around it could have ended alot worse.
a boat fire can travel VERY VERY fast.if you never seen one trust me.my advise is if you smell something differant,start trying to find it,it may be nothing,but you can never be too safe
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i am also guilty of having my fire extinguiser out of sight.i changed it last year after seeing a boat fire on the water,granted this boat was a 30 ft,er and also an inboard. we were fishing for summer flounder in long island sound when this cabin cuiser came up and stopped about 400 yds from us to fish.a few mins after we heard what sounded like a gunshot,few mins after that black smoke started comming from the boat,we could see the 4 guys scrambling to find the extinguisers and life vests.all this time pasted and they never got on the radio to mayday for help.less than 10 mins the boat was fully engulfed and they were in the water.we picked up one passanger,and 2 other boats got the others.there were numerous call from other boats to the coast guard.if this was in the spring or fall and no one was around it could have ended alot worse.
a boat fire can travel VERY VERY fast.if you never seen one trust me.my advise is if you smell something differant,start trying to find it,it may be nothing,but you can never be too safe
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