nedsurf
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- Jan 22, 2005
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If you haven't heard yet, you will soon. 34 dead on a boat fire off Santa Cruz island early this morning. Crew of 5 escaped, no comment at this time about that. I've been following this since early this am, hoping it would work out differently. This was a dive boat for recreational divers, anchored north side of Santa Cruz Island. Fire reported shortly after 0300 pacific time this morning.
This is the recording of channel 16 emergency traffic, gut wrenching. Hits home on many levels, I do vessel inspections and this is the worst case scenario I can imagine. We may never know exactly what happened, but evidently it happened quickly and violently.
If you have a boat, make sure your safety equipment is 100%. Multiple fire extinquishers is the cheapest insurance you can buy, know where they are. If you have an enclosed gasoline engine consider getting an automatic halon fire supression system. If you have PFDs in the plastic zipper bag that they often come in either lubricate and operate the zipper every 6 months, or find another place to keep them. Those zippers lock up around salt air and you cannot open them. Coast uGard states they must be "readily accessible", don't bury them in some locker where you can't grab them in an emergency. Get an inspection, stay safe
https://nypost.com/2019/09/02/chilling-distress-call-in-fatal-santa-cruz-island-boat-fire-revealed/
This is the recording of channel 16 emergency traffic, gut wrenching. Hits home on many levels, I do vessel inspections and this is the worst case scenario I can imagine. We may never know exactly what happened, but evidently it happened quickly and violently.
If you have a boat, make sure your safety equipment is 100%. Multiple fire extinquishers is the cheapest insurance you can buy, know where they are. If you have an enclosed gasoline engine consider getting an automatic halon fire supression system. If you have PFDs in the plastic zipper bag that they often come in either lubricate and operate the zipper every 6 months, or find another place to keep them. Those zippers lock up around salt air and you cannot open them. Coast uGard states they must be "readily accessible", don't bury them in some locker where you can't grab them in an emergency. Get an inspection, stay safe
https://nypost.com/2019/09/02/chilling-distress-call-in-fatal-santa-cruz-island-boat-fire-revealed/
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