Yeah, they are investigating for sure. Tried to get closer but looked like a barrier blocked the canal. My picture was from the River.
Boat is still there as of 1 hour ago. Not pretty. [ATTACH]
Lots of IF’s, and yes it can be done safely IF this and if that. Back to the topic of this chapter: They fueled 5 minute prior, then blew up,...
Been driving a Chevy Volt for years, not a Prius. :oops: Sorry Ed, inboard Gas is not my cup of tea. There are a few around here but I stay away...
Now we are talking cooking fuels instead of propulsion fuels: I had alcohol stoves, kerosene stoves, propane stoves and now butane burners on my...
Therein lies da problem: Some of these so-called Captains don’t have no license: They buy an old boat and advertise charters on Craig’s List,...
Here is recent CG activity on illegal charters: Coast Guard halts 2 illegal charter operations over holiday weekend near Miami News Release...
Possible an illegal charter, hence the red flags. Lots of those in South Florida and the CG has been busy catching them the last few years. In...
Correct, the boat is not tied to a fuel dock, but rather it was pushed onto an empty piece of seawall where there is a lot of construction going...
The nearest fuel dock is 1 NM away. Looks like they were slowly cruising the river when this happened out of the blue. Never heard it either.
Unfortunately not.
Have to Google it, not that old.:D As for the Q flag, know what that is of course, but saw some kind of symbol and pretty sure it did not say...
Link to newspaper article...
What’s with the yellow flag?
Wow, that bad..? I thought it was just another derelict boat with a bad electrical system that caught fire at the dock. 5 minutes from my canal,...
Going on right now. Seems to be across the New River from Riverbend Marina (Now LMC) [ATTACH]
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Did exactly that years ago in St. Croix: Young Wifey and I was on vacation and stayed on a sailboat at a dock in Christiansted for a week in 1984....
Or an Albin Weekender, like this one: www.odincharters.com 28’, single diesel, plenty deck space to lounge and fish during the day, 2 beds, a...
