11-22-12 SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY Boat Fire Injures One Man babylon village.patch.com (11-22-12) A boat fire near the Babylon Village Docks on Thur. afternoon (11-22) has left one man injured and several vehicles chared. Babylon FD responded to a call for a boat fire around 1:11 p.m. Thur. near Cedar Lane and Fire Island Ave. Later calls expanded the original call to several different vehicles on fire. The Suffolk Co. PD said the victim in the accident at the boat yard was a 17-y/o man. He suffered 1st and 2nd-degree burns to his arms and face. Three boats suffered damage during the fire, including 2 with major damage. The fire does not appear to be criminal in nature at this time.
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11-21-12 CLAY TOWNSHIP, MI Rescue crews help fishing boat get back to shore thetimesherald.com (11-21-12) Rescue crews responded to a stranded boat near Seaway Island Wed. night (11-21). Clay Township Fire Capt. John Siecinski said a man from Casco Township ran his 16-ft. fishing boat aground in about 10 in. of water around 5:45 p.m. The man was stranded for about 1 ½ hrs. before the Clay Township fireboat reached him. The Ira Township airboat and the USCG also reported to the scene. The Ira Township airboat towed the man from shallow waters and transferred him to the care of Clay Township. The Clay Township fireboat then towed the man to the DNR access area in Algonac around 8:20 p.m.. The man was the only one on the boat. He was not injured when the boat ran aground.
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11-21-12 KANEOHE BAY, HI Intricate maneuver lifts damaged boat off Kaneohe reef staradvertiser.com (11-23-12). Removing a boat that was crushing protected corals in Kaneohe Bay turned out to be a tricky process that took days, the salvage company operator said Wed. (11-23). If not for the corals that were being crushed by the 40-ft. sampan, the salvage company would have dragged the boat off the reef, said Michael Parker with Parker Marine Corp. He said what should have taken one day ended up taking several days with 3 trial runs before the boat was refloated and removed Sat. (11-17). The Nature Conservancy said when the boat grounded on the reef, it smashed more than 100 coral heads. Parker said that the corals directly under the boat were crushed, leaving a 50-ft-long gash in the reef. Refloating the boat required placing anchors 200-250 ft. away from the vessel where there were no corals. Ropes were floated to keep them off the corals and from inflicting more damage. Large flotation bags were placed around the boat, and 6 pumps capable of pumping 1,400 gal. of water/min. were used to refloat the vessel. The sampan had to be brought straight up so as not to cause any more damage to the corals. The 5-person salvage crew worked at night to take advantage of the high tides and lived on the main workboat during the operation. Parker said the sampan was removed early Sat. It had 4 large holes in the stern where the rudder and propeller shafts went through the hull. Once the boat was refloated, it was brought to Heeia Pier, where 2 large cranes were used to lift it out of the water and place it on a semitrailer. It will have to be demolished because it is too damaged. Kaneohe Bay has more than 60 reefs and is a treacherous place for mariners. The owner told state officials that he didn't have insurance or money to remove it. Parker said he has not yet come up with the bill for the boat's removal, but estimated it will be in the tens of thousands of dollars.
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11-21-12 SANTA BARBARA, CA Woman Rescued in Drifting Boat Off of the Coast of Santa Barbara kcoy.com (11-21-12) Santa Barbara Co. FD responded to a distress vessel call, about a mi. off shore near Bulito Canyon Beach, off Hollister Ranch. The initial call came in around 10:55am Wed. morning (11-21). One woman was on board an inflatable boat that had drifted out and her engine wouldn't start. The air rescue unit, lowered a firefighter down into the boat. The fire fighter was able to start the motor and the 2 returned to shore with jet ski escorts. No one was injured.
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11-20-12 SEATTLE, WA boat fire in Shilshole Marina myballard.com (11-20-12) A small boat fire at Shilshole Marina Tue. morning (11-20) was quickly extinguished by Seattle Fire crews. At about 8:30 a.m., crews responded to calls of a fire in the instrument panel of a large sailboat in slip 360; there were no injuries. No word yet on how the fire was started. Kyle Moore from the Seattle FD says it was a small electrical fire, and the occupant of the boat extinguished the fire before crews arrived. Moore says crews inspected the vessel with a thermal imaging camera and determined the fire was completely out.
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11-17-12 MIDDLEFIELD, CT Boat explodes at Middlefield marina middletownpress.com (11-18-12) A $135,000 boat exploded late Sat. (11-17) at the Monarca Masonry Construction building on Industrial Park Road. There were no injuries. The explosion was heard all the way to Durham and Middletown, police said. The Middlefield FD responded and put out the blaze. A State Police fire marshal unit was on scene to determine the origin of the explosion.
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11-21-12 JACKSONVLLE, FL Boat flips near Clapboard Creek, three rescued actionnewsjax.com (11-21-12) A red pleasure craft flipped Wed. afternoon (11-21) near Clapboard Creek in N. Jacksonville, knocking 3 boaters into the water. The incident occurred near Blount Island. Three people were knocked into the water when the current and wind became too strong. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office marine unit responded, but the boaters were able to flip their vessel and get back in without help. There were no injuries reported.
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11-20-12 RIVERHEAD, NY Boat catches fire behind Moose Lodge riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com (11-20-12) A fishing boat docked on the Peconic River caught fire behind the Riverhead Moose Lodge Tue. night (11-20). The Riverhead FD received a call for a boat fire about 8:30 p.m. When they arrived on the scene at the marina, the 28-footer — named “Reattached” — was sending heavy smoke into the sky, officials and witnesses said. James Czachur, treasurer of the Lodge, said he saw the rising smoke from inside the Lodge and raced outside to see what was going on.
“You could see the smoke coming out over that pole,” he said, pointing to a 20-ft.-high dock pole surrounded by a haze of smoke. Firefighters used booster lines to reach the boat and sprayed under the boat’s deck to reach the fire. Though the Riverhead Fire Marshal is still investigating, Mr. Brooks said it appeared the fire was caused by an electrical malfunction. “The electrical systems are all burnt up,” he said. The owner of the boat said he’s had the Carolina Classic-model boat for 2 years and used it to go fishing for swordfish. The owner also said he didn’t have insurance for the boat. By 10 p.m., firefighters had fully extinguished the fire. No one was injured.
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11-22-12 GILEAD, ME 3 rescued in Maine after canoe capsizes in river boston.com (11-22-12) Three people have been rescued off an island in the Androscoggin River in Gilead, Maine, after their canoe capsized. Authorities say the 3 swam to a nearby island Thur. morning (11-22) until members of the Oxford Co. Sheriff’s Office and Gilead Fire and Rescue could get a boat to them. The incident was reported at about 9:30 a.m. All 3 have been accounted for.
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