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Jack M

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Saw this online yesterday. Any word yet on what happened to cause such a massive boat fire? Haven’t seen any details yet.
 
Vikingstaff said:
Saw this online yesterday. Any word yet on what happened to cause such a massive boat fire? Haven’t seen any details yet.
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I'm guessing a fuel leak or some other malfunction with the fuel delivery system.

My curiosity got the better of me. Here's what ChatGTP told me:

"If you're referring to all recreational boat fire/explosion incidents, the majority are fuel-related.

The best available U.S. Coast Guard data indicates:

  • About 68% of recreational boat fire/explosion incidents are fuel-related. This figure comes from the Coast Guard's analysis of 1,175 fire/explosion incidents (2015–2019) for which the cause was known.
  • In the 2024 U.S. Coast Guard recreational boating statistics, there were:
    • 138 engine fuel fire/explosion incidents
    • 11 non-engine fuel fire/explosion incidents
    • 60 non-fuel fire/explosion incidents
    • 69 fire/explosion incidents of unknown origin
If you exclude the incidents with unknown origin, then:

  • Fuel-related: 149
  • Non-fuel: 60
That means about 71% (149 out of 209) of fires with a known cause in 2024 were fuel-related.

The takeaway is that roughly 7 out of 10 recreational boat fires involve gasoline or fuel vapors, making fuel system integrity and ventilation among the most important fire-prevention measures—especially on gasoline-powered inboard and sterndrive boats. Diesel-powered boats have a much lower fire risk because diesel fuel is far less volatile than gasoline."
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I do not know . What's being said up here is , possible not functioning or unused at start up .
If / when I find out some credible information I'll post it .
Currently I don't even know if it's a local or visitor.
 
I did hear a few minutes ago , the person was taken to the hospital in Petoskey.
 
We just visited the local brewery . The person serving beer , was there (Maple Bay) when it happened and did not hear an explosion.
 
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