2015 - Boat Fires

2015-05-31 - Offshore support ship 'Vestfonn' bursts into flame off the coast near Mumbai (India), crew rescued:
http://gcaptain.com/fire-baker-hughes-supply-vessel-india/
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Vestfonn-8211849.html
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/fire-on-board-supply-vessel-off-mumbai-coast-crew-rescued/87683.html
http://www.msn.com/en-in/news/national/ongc-supply-vessel-catches-fire-off-mumbai-coast/ar-BBkt23a
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-major-fire-on-mumbai-ship-33-sailors-safe-2091034
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/maharashtra/major-fire-in-engine-room-on-board-offshore-supply-vessel-vestfonn/
http://www.ndtv.com/mumbai-news/fire-on-board-supply-vessel-off-mumbai-coast-crew-rescued-767515
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/major-fire-on-supply-vessel-off-mumbai-coast/article7268930.ece
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/Fire-breaks-out-on-ship-200km-off-city-coast-no-casualties/articleshow/47495547.cms
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Major-fire-on-board-foreign-vessel-33-crew-survived/articleshow/47492462.cms

Quote:"On May 31, 2015, at 2.20 p.m. the "Vestfonn" suffered a fire on board around 110 miles west of Mumbai in the Arabian Sea. It started in engine room and as it spreaded further, the crew requested an evacuation."

2015-05-31 - Boat under construction bursts into flame inside warehouse on coastal Raa Atoll Innamadhoo (Maldive Islands):
http://www.vaguthu.mv/en/18990
http://www.vnews.mv/45145

Quote:"The 85-feet boat, which was being built inside a warehouse in Innamadhoo, caught on fire on Saturday night. The fire was quickly put out by a joint effort of the residents."

2015-05-30 - Navy ship bursts into flame while docked in coastal Monastir (Tunisia):
http://en.arabstoday.net/news/arabworld/fire-at-tunisian-naval-ships-engine-room-contained.html
http://www.facebook.com/arabtoday.net/posts/849395215126924

2015-05-30 - Three boats go up in flames just after 3 AM while parked at boat business in Vernon (Canada), nobody there:
http://infotel.ca/newsitem/three-boats-destroyed-by-fire-at-vernon-dealership/it19974
http://globalnews.ca/news/2026948/suspicious-fire-destroys-multiple-boats-in-vernon/
http://www.kelownanow.com/watercooler/news/news/North_Okanagan/15/05/30/RCMP_Investigating_Fire_at_Vernon_Boat_Shop
http://www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/141086/Boat-destroyed-in-fire

2015-05-30 - Boat bursts into flame near Berlin (Germany):
http://ban.jo/News/Europe/20150530/Fire-Destroys-Boat-Near-Berlin-Berlin/

2015-05-29 - Ferry ship 'Schulpengat' bursts into flame near coastal Den Helder (Netherlands):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Schulpengat-8802313.html
http://nos.nl/artikel/2038373-geen-veerboten-naar-texel-vanwege-brand.html
http://www.transport-online.nl/site/59663/update-veerboot-schulpengat-wordt-weggesleept-na-brand-in-machinekamer-foto/

Quote:"In the afternoon of May 29, 2015, around 1 p.m. a fire broke out aboard the 'Schulpengat' off the port of Den Helder. The ferry which was coming from Texel was still able to berth, before the passengers and crew was evacuated and the latter assembled in a building of Teso in the port area."

2015-05-29 - Oil tanker ship 'Lady M' bursts into flame in the Strait of Gibraltar:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Lady-M-9256858.html

Quote:"The 'Lady M', being loaded with 90.000 crude oil, requested the permittance to enter the port of Las Palmas after a fire in the engine room of the tanker caused considerable damage. The tanker was enroute from the Persian Gulf to the USA when the fire broke out in the Strait of Gibraltar."

2015-05-28 - Boat bursts into flame while parked inside garage at home in Marquette City (Michigan):
http://www.upmatters.com/1fulltext-news/d/story/small-fire-at-home-in-marquette/14593/6bKU0G8yPEyr1LQXOs62eg

Quote:"It appears that a small boat had caught on fire inside the garage at the home in the 400 block of Hampton Street. No injuries were reported."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-05-28 - Boat bursts into flame off the coast near Selsey (Britain):
http://www.chichester.co.uk/news/local/emergency-call-from-sailing-boat-after-fire-beaks-out-off-the-coast-of-selsey-1-6769052
http://www.southnews.org.uk/news/emergency-call-from-sailing-boat-after-fire-beaks-out-off-the-coast-of-selsey

2015-05-27 - Boat bursts into flame while docked in harbor in coastal Latchi on the island of Cyprus (Greece):
http://famagusta-gazette.com/fire-guts-boat-at-latchi-harbour-p28357-69.htm
http://www.napaonline.eu/?p=1369

2015-05-27 - Boat and garage destroyed by fire at home in East Lackawannock Township (Pennsylvania):
http://myinforms.com/en/a/13394446-fire-destroys-garage-boat-in-east-lackawannock/
http://www.sharonherald.com/news/local_news/fire-destroys-garage-boat-in-east-lackawannock/article_8fffca60-7ab8-5cd1-ae68-51c10b570f2b.html

2015-05-27 - Boat, lawn tractor and barn destroyed by fire at home in Eaton Rapids Township (Michigan):
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2015/05/27/closed-structure-fire/28026465/

Quote:"The barn was used mostly for storage and housed a boat and a lawn tractor, he said."

2015-05-26 - Cargo ship 'Purple Beach' bursts into flame near Bremerhaven (Germany), ship evacuated:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20150527-48428-DEU
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32897890
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Purple-Beach-9138135.html
http://abcnews.go.com/International/explosion-narrowly-avoided-fire-engulfs-ship-off-coast/story?id=31336440
http://abc13.com/news/explosion-narrowly-avoided-after-fire-engulfs-ship-carrying-fertilizer/744413/
http://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/oldenburg_ostfriesland/Loescharbeiten-auf-Purple-Beach-laufen,purplebeach100.html
http://www.kreiszeitung.de/lokales/niedersachsen/cuxhaven-rauch-hitze-frachter-purple-beach-deutschen-bucht-5046513.html
http://www.rp-online.de/panorama/deutschland/purple-beach-loeschschiffe-daemmen-explosionsgefahr-auf-duengemittel-frachter-vor-helgoland-ein-bid-1.5120185

Quote:"A freighter carrying fertilizer -- a potentially explosive substance -- was abandoned by its crew off the coast of Germany after the vessel caught on fire, German officials told ABC News."

Note: Remember the massive fertilizer explosion that wiped out a chunk of West (Texas)? This was almost a mobile version of that...

2015-05-26 - Boat bursts into flame near coastal Campbell River (Canada):
http://www.campbellrivermirror.com/news/305094551.html

2015-05-25 - Oil rig service ship 'Byford Dolphin' damaged by fire near Northern Ireland:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Byford-Dolphin-8750584.html

Quote:"The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service received an alarm of a fire aboard the "Byford Dolphin" on May 21, 2015, at 1.45 p.m. 350 shipyard factory workers were evacuated. Around 50 firefighters were sent to the scene and when they arrived they joined up with Harland and Wolff who have their own firefighters - and had already made the first strike at the fire."

2015-05-25 - Yacht bursts into flame while docked at boathouse in coastal Santa Rosa County (Florida):
http://www.weartv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/52foot-boat-catches-fire-57772.shtml

2015-05-25 - Boat bursts into flame at Lake of the Ozarks (Missouri):
http://www.connectmidmissouri.com/news/story.aspx?id=1209108
http://www.abc17news.com/news/troopers-handle-boat-collisions-fires-at-lake-of-the-ozkaks/33205442

2015-05-24 - Boat bursts into flame in the sound near coastal Fairfield (Connecticut):
http://www.doingitlocal.com/2015/05/fairfield-news-boat-fire/

2015-05-24 - Boat bursts into flame at Lake of the Ozarks (Missouri):
http://lakeexpo.com/news/lake_news/boater-puts-out-fire-on-deck/article_841b2af8-0286-11e5-901e-770f9c17b806.html
http://www.krmsradio.com/fire-damages-boat/

2015-05-24 - Boat bursts into flame near the British Virgin Islands, 2 injured:
http://bvinews.com/new/boat-catches-fire-during-poker-run/
http://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/en/news/update-engine-malfunction-caused-powerboat-fire-nick-willis

Quote:"Two persons have been rushed to hospital after a boat in which they were sailing as part of the annual Poker Run competition caught fire. The incident took place minutes before noon, according to a BVI News Online source, which said the man and woman taken to hospital are 'locals'."

2015-05-23 - Boats, vehicles and large 3-story barn destroyed by huge blaze in Pittston (Maine):
http://www.wmtw.com/news/firefighters-battling-twoalarm-fire-at-pittston-chicken-barn/33185424
http://www.pressherald.com/2015/05/23/pittston-barn-burns-as-weather-service-issues-fire-alert/
http://www.centralmaine.com/2015/05/23/fire-destroys-pittston-chicken-barn/
http://www.wgme.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/barn-fire-sparks-brush-fire-pittston-27481.shtml#.VWL1tk_BzRY

Quote:"The property owner said the building was used to store old vehicles and boats, according to WCSH-TV."

2015-05-22 - Oil rig erupts in flame at 2:50 AM in the Gulf of Mexico near Breton Island (Louisiana), 28 workers evacuated:
http://www.wlox.com/story/29134998/boom-deployed-to-protect-breton-wildlife-refuge-after-oil-platform-fire
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-22/oil-platform-in-gulf-of-mexico-shuts-in-production-after-fire
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/drilling-down/2015/05/houston-companys-offshore-rig-catches-fire-in-the.html
http://mashable.com/2015/05/22/gulf-of-mexico-oil-rig/
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-22/oil-platform-in-gulf-of-mexico-shuts-in-production-after-fire
http://triblive.com/usworld/nation/8424634-74/platform-coast-oil
http://theadvocate.com/news/12443412-123/coast-guard-fire-burning-on
http://journaltimes.com/news/us/coast-guard-fire-on-gulf-oil-platform-workers-evacuated/article_71a11771-62e0-5c1e-9359-e7db41c7c9f6.html

2015-05-22 - Cargo ship 'Maersk Karachi' burns out of control while docked in coastal Bremerhaven (Germany):
https://www.fleetmon.com/newsroom/2015/7659/maersk-karachi-fire-bremerhaven/
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Maersk-Karachi-9162215.html
http://www.facebook.com/nonstopnews/videos/10153342812516565/
http://www.radiobremen.de/nachrichten/kurz_notiert/schiff-feuer100.html
http://www.nwzonline.de/politik/niedersachsen/feuer-auf-frachtschiff-ausgebrochen_a_28,0,1160355406.html
http://www.nordsee-zeitung.de/bremerhaven_artikel,-Brand-auf-Containerschiff-_arid,1641737.html
http://www.weser-kurier.de/bremen/bremen-stadtreport_artikel,-Feuer-an-Bord-der-Maersk-Karachi-geloescht-_arid,1129463.html
http://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/oldenburg_ostfriesland/Brand-auf-Ungluecksschiff-ist-unter-Kontrolle,kran282.html
http://www.noz.de/deutschland-welt/niedersachsen/artikel/578288/von-abgeknickter-containerbrucke-beschadigter-frachter-fangt-feuer

2015-05-21 - Ship bursts into flame on the Karnaphuli River in coastal Chittagong (Bangladesh), 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2015/05/22/ship-fire-kills-one-in-chittagong
http://www.thedailybangladesh.com/2015/05/22/ship-fire-kills-one-in-chittagong/
http://www.southasianmedia.net/stories/bangladesh/english-language-media/ship-fire-kills-one-in-chittagong-story
http://latestbanglanews.com/english-news-from-bangladesh/english-news-from-bangladesh-2/ship-fire-kills-one-in-chittagong/

Quote:"A worker has been burnt to death in a fire in a lighter ship in Chittagong’s Karnaphuli River. Two others, injured in Thursday’s accident, are in critical condition, doctors say."

2015-05-21 - Boat bursts into flame while docked in coastal Edgewater (Maryland), nobody aboard:
http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/maryland/2015/05/21/35-foot-sailboat-catches-fire-in-edgewater/27750517/
http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/for_the_record/cgnews-firefighters-control-edgewater-boat-fire-in-45-minutes-20150521,0,7193711.story

Quote:"Upon arrival, fire officials say firefighters found a 35-foot boat fully ablaze. The boat was unoccupied at the time of the fire and fire officials say no injuries were reported."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-05-21 - Houseboat bursts into flame in Bembridge Harbour at the Isle of Wight (Britain):
http://www.islandecho.co.uk/news/boat-on-fire-at-bembridge-harbour
http://iwradio.co.uk/news/boat-fire-in-bembridge/

2015-05-20 - Fishing ship 'Mys Zolotoy' bursts into flame, disabled and towed, near the Kuril Archipelago (Russia):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Pavlovsk-8613542.html

Quote:"On May 19, 2015, the 'Pavlovsk' took in tow the seiner 'Mys Zolotoy', 781 dwt (IMO: 8730039), which had suffered a fire in the engine room en route from Yuzhno-Kurilsk Kunashiri Island, to fishing grounds off the northern islands of the Kuril Archipelago."

2015-05-20 - Boat, two ATVs, trailer and garage destroyed by fire at home in Gatineau (Canada):
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/boat-rvs-destroyed-in-suspicious-gatineau-garage-fire
http://dailynewsleaks.com/news/boat-rvs-destroyed-in-suspicious-gatineau-garage-fire
http://myinforms.com/en/a/13238416-boat-rvs-destroyed-in-suspicious-gatineau-garage-fire/

Quote:"Gatineau fire officials called the fire, which destroyed two all-terrain vehicles, a 17-foot boat, a trailer and several bicycles, suspicious."

2015-05-19 - Fishing trawler 'Dae Sung 9' bursts into flame in Luanda Bay (Angola):
http://www.fleetmon.com/newsroom/2015/7575/korean-trawler-burned-out-and-left-drifting-sea-lu/
http://www.news.odin.tc/index.php?page=view/article/2143/Korean-trawler-burned-out-and-left-drifting-at-sea-Luanda

Quote:"Dae Sung 9 burned out, vessel was towed to the sea and left drifting."

2015-05-19 - Offshore support ship 'Fugro Symphony' bursts into flame shortly before 3 AM in coastal Peterhead (Scotland):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-32807168
http://www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/news/scottish-headlines/84-crew-evacuated-as-fire-hits-boat-1-3777754
http://www.englishnews.info/sitio/news-uk.php?id=1-104556&id_sm=1&titulo=crew-rescued-from-fire-on-boat
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/84-crew-members-evacuated-after-boat-fire.1432107860
http://news.stv.tv/north/1321034-fugro-symphony-evacuated-after-fire-aboard-boat-in-peterhead-harbour/
http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/84-crew-evacuated-after-aberdeen-supply-ship-fire-1-3777844
http://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-record/20150521/281887296894785/TextView

Quote:"More than 80 crew members were taken off an offshore support boat which went on fire in Peterhead harbour in the early hours of the morning. About 35 firefighters tackled the blaze aboard the Fugro Symphony. No-one was injured."

2015-05-19 - Fishing boat 'Shooting Star' bursts into flame at coastal Dick's Point (Bahamas):
http://www.tribune242.com/news/2015/may/19/boat-goes-flames-montagu/
http://www.bahamaslocal.com/newsitem/126417/Boat_goes_up_in_flames_at_Dicks_Point.html

2015-05-18 - Boat, two tractors, four cars and garage destroyed by fire at 5:30 AM in Winfield Township (Pennsylvania):
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/05/18/several-vehicles-destroyed-in-butler-co-garage-fire/

Quote:"According to officials at the scene, the fire started around 5:30 a.m. in the 600-block of Winfield Road in Winfield Township. When firefighters arrived, the building had already burned to the ground. A total of four cars, two tractors and a boat were destroyed in the fire."

2015-05-18 - Fishing boat bursts into flame, burns and sinks, near coastal St. Augustine (Florida):
http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2015-05-19/story/us-coast-guard-calls-search-4-boaters-waters-st-augustine
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/news/local/coast-guard-investigating-reports-vessel-fire-coas/nmJn5/
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/videos/news/coast-guard-investigating-report-of-vessel-on-fire/vDSWWT/
http://www.onenewspage.com/video/20150518/2881225/Coast-Guard-responds-to-boat-fire.htm

Quote:"At 1:15 p.m. Monday, the Coast Guard received a radio call that a 37-foot fishing boat caught fire 11 miles of St. Augustine's coast and was taking on water. The four people on board reported getting into a life raft and three crews are now searching for the boaters."

2015-05-18 - Yacht bursts into flame near coastal Venice (Florida):
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20150518/article/150519690
http://www.wfla.com/story/29092659/boat-catches-fire-near-off-coast-of-venice
http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/2015/05/18/boat-engulfed-in-flames-off-venice/27532755/
http://www.snntv.com/2015/05/19/fast-moving-flames-send-venice-man-off-boat-and-into-ocean/
http://article.wn.com/view/2015/05/18/Boat_fire_reported_off_Venice/

Quote:"A 46-foot sailboat sank Monday afternoon after catching fire about 10 miles offshore of Venice."

2015-05-17 - Boat bursts into flame at 1:40 AM while docked on the Union Canal in coastal Edinburgh (Scotland), nobody aboard:
http://www.liveedinburghnews.org/investigation-launched-after-suspicious-boat-fire/
http://myinforms.com/en-gb/a/13128130-investigation-launched-after-suspicious-boat-fire/
http://www.theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2015/05/suspected-fire-raising-of-boat-on-union-canal/

2015-05-17 - Boat, ATV and garage destroyed by fire at home in Boise (Idaho), nobody there:
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2015/05/17/3808080_no-one-hurt-in-a-boise-house-fire.html

Quote:"A small boat and an all terrain vehicle were totaled in the flames, but only the exterior of the house was burned, Theriot said."

2015-05-16 - Ferry ship 'Ben My Chree' hit by fire near the Isle of Man:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Ben-My-Chree-9170705.html

Quote:"A fire broke out in the smoke stack of the "Ben-my-Chree" in the morning of May 16, 2015. The crew found the fire in chimney stack lagging during the 8.45 a.m. crossing from Douglas to Heysham. Engineers from The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company were able to contain the flames and the vessel continued its course."

2015-05-16 - Yacht bursts into flame at Lake of the Ozarks (Missouri), near Kelly's Port:
http://lakeexpo.com/news/lake_news/boat-catches-fire-near-mm/article_adceb0f0-fb50-11e4-b3cb-3bc36c81e6eb.html
http://www.kmzu.com/fire-damages-lees-summit-residents-boat/
http://www.krmsradio.com/boat-catches-fire-at-kellys-port-marina/
http://midwestboatparty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41555

2015-05-15 - Yacht bursts into flame on the Ashley River in coastal Charleston (South Carolina):
http://www.abcnews4.com/story/29077370/sailboat-catches-fire-in-ashley-river
http://www.live5news.com/story/29077154/emergency-crews-responding-to-boat-fire-at-city-marina
http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20150515/PC16/150519497/1177/boat-catches-on-fire-at-charleston-city-marina
http://www.counton2.com/story/29077372/authorities-responding-to-boat-fire-at-charleston-marina
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/29077154/emergency-crews-responding-to-boat-fire-at-city-marina
http://www.sconfire.com/2015/05/15/boat-fire-in-the-charleston-harbor/
http://www.facebook.com/WCBDNews2/posts/1033056250039136

2015-05-14 - Tug boat 'Robert T. Knuhl' bursts into flame on the Ohio River near Wheeling (Ohio):
http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/632934/Local-Crews-Battle-Fire-On-Tugboat.html?nav=510
http://www.timesleaderonline.com/page/content.detail/id/576288/Tugboat-fire-battled-by-two-departments.html?nav=5010
http://www.facebook.com/WTOV9/posts/10152654966811887

2015-05-14 - Boat hit by 'flash fire' in coastal Pompano Beach (Florida), 1 injured:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-pompano-marina-fire-20150514-story.html
http://www.wsvn.com/story/29068786/flash-fire-on-boat-leaves-man-badly-burned
http://www.whdh.com/story/29068786/flash-fire-on-boat-leaves-man-badly-burned
http://www.wopular.com/worker-burned-pompano-marina-fire

2015-05-13 - Ferry ship 'Af Francesca' bursts into flame at 1 AM in the Adriatic Sea near Barletta (Italy):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Af-Francesca-7602089.html
http://www.ihsmaritime360.com/article/17878/another-mediterranean-car-ferry-suffers-fire
http://www.thelocal.it/20150513/fire-breaks-out-on-ferry-near-bari
http://www.lifeinitaly.com/news/fire-breaks-out-bari-ferry-no-injuries
http://www.newsmaritime.com/2015/ferry-af-francesca-caught-fire-in-adriatic-sea/
http://www.balkaneu.com/fire-passengers-ferry-travelling-bari-durres-video/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRsBsWhZMe8

Quote:"An engine room fire broke out aboard the "Af Francesca" with 203 passengers, among the m 50 Italians, and a crew of 53, among them 20 Italians, on May 13, 2015, at 1 a.m. while the ship was enroute from Durrës, where she had sailed in the early morning of May 12, to Bari. The ferry was seven miles off the Apulian coast. It could be put out by the crew at 2.30 a.m."

2015-05-13 - Fishing boat bursts into flame on the Columbia River near the border of Oregon and Washington State:
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2015/05/crew_ok_after_fish_boat_catche.html
http://www.dailyastorian.com/Local_News/20150513/coast-guard-responds-to-boat-fire-on-the-columbia-river-bar
http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/29058945/fish-boat-catches-fire-at-mouth-of-columbia-river-all-ok
http://www.dailyastorian.com/Coast_Guard/20150514/coast-guard-assists-vessel-after-fire
http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/state-and-regional/fish-boat-catches-fire-at-mouth-of-columbia-river-all/article_337e6256-44e1-511a-bff9-8e1e548f2275.html

Quote:" The Coast Guard has towed to shore a 34-foot fish boat whose operators had reported they were battling an engine room fire as they drifted at the mouth of the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington."

2015-05-13 - Boat bursts into flame while parked on trailer at Indian Neck Yacht Club in coastal Branford (Connecticut):
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Crews-Respond-to-Boat-Fire-in-Branford-303590601.html
http://patch.com/connecticut/branford/report-branford-fire-crews-battle-boat-fire-0
http://www.wfsb.com/story/29054140/boat-catches-on-fire-at-yacht-club-in-branford
http://connecticut.newshub.us/news/item/05-13-2015/Firefighters%20Extinguish%20Boat%20Fire%20at%20Branford%20Yacht%20Club
http://www.facebook.com/NEANewEngland/posts/299875276803534

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-05-11 - Three boats destroyed by fire while docked at Bay Pines Marina in coastal St. Petersburg (Florida), nobody aboard:
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-pinellas/several-boats-catch-fire-at-bay-pines-marina-in-st-petersburg
http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2015/5/11/boat_fire_seminole.html
http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/2015/05/11/boat-fire-bay-pines-marina/27139325/
http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/2015/05/12/boca-ciega-boat-fire-bay-pines/27175995/
http://www.tbnweekly.com/crime_crashes_fires/content_articles/051215_ccf-01.txt
http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/story/29034922/boat-burns-at-bay-pines-marina
http://www.wfla.com/story/29035012/boats-catch-fire-at-st-pete-marina
http://www.bradenton.com/2015/05/11/5793852_three-boat-blaze-breaks-out-in.html
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/MyFoxTampaBay/597876678279442433

Quote:"Three boats at the Bay Pines Marina in St. Petersburg were destroyed by fire Monday afternoon. The blaze began shortly before 5 p.m. The charred hulls of the boats were all that was visible above the water's surface."

Quote:"Nobody was on board the boats at the time of the fire and no one was injured."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-05-11 - Boat bursts into flame while docked in coastal Branford (Connecticut):
http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20150511/firefighters-quickly-extinguish-branford-boat-fire
http://patch.com/connecticut/branford/29-foot-vessel-caught-fire-branford-0

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-05-10 - Yacht and two boats destroyed by fire at 7 AM at dock in Green Cove Springs (Florida):
http://www.news4jax.com/news/dock-fire-in-clay-co/32918546
http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2015-05-10/story/clay-county-dock-fire-consumes-three-boats-estimated-cost-100000
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/green-cove-springs/2015/05/10/3-boats-lost-in-dock-fire/27080149/

Quote:"Ward said there wasn’t an obvious ignition source and because of the extent of the damage it’s unlikely a cause will be determined."

2015-05-10 - Boat bursts into flame in the Back Bay near Grasshopper Island, near coastal Biloxi (Mississippi):
http://www.wlox.com/story/29026734/boat-fire-in-back-bay
http://www.wave3.com/story/29026734/boat-fire-in-back-bay
http://snewsi.com/id/15213919834/Boat-fire-in-back-bay
http://memphis.cityandpress.com/node/9560751
http://myinforms.com/en/a/12925735-boat-fire-in-back-bay/

2015-05-10 - Boat explodes and burns at the Concord Marina in Knoxville (Tennessee), 1 injured:
http://www.wbir.com/story/news/2015/05/10/woman-hurt-boat-fire-concord-marina/27090491/
http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/Boat-explosion-injures-two-people-at-Concord-Marina-303218091.html
http://www.wdef.com/news/story/Boat-explosion-at-Concord-Marina-injures-two/38hr92cMek2ab8Oqs1g4Mw.cspx
http://wate.com/2015/05/10/boat-explosion-at-a-west-knoxville-marina/

2015-05-10 - Boat bursts into flame on the Intracoastal Waterway in coastal Boca Raton (Florida), 1 lightly injured:
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/local/boat-fire-sends-man-to-hospital-for-smoke-inhalati/nmC9X/
http://article.wn.com/view/2015/05/10/Boat_fire_sends_man_to_hospital_for_smoke_inhalation_in_Boca/
http://www.wopular.com/boat-fire-sends-man-hospital-smoke-inhalation-boca-raton

2015-05-10 - Boat, RV trailer and mobile home destroyed by fire in Molino (Florida):
http://www.northescambia.com/2015/05/molino-fire-destroys-mobile-home-travel-trailer-boat

Quote:"Three people were left without a home following a mobile home fire in Molino Sunday afternoon. The fire in the 8600 block of Gibson Road destroyed a mobile home, a travel trailer and a boat."

2015-05-09 - Boat and garage go up in flames at home in Jamestown (North Dakota):
http://csinewsnow.com/?p=72091

Quote:"The two stall garage was fully in involved in flames, shooting several feet into the air when the units arrived on the scene, causing a large amount of smoke to billow. On-lookers were kept a safe distance away by police, as the garage contained small ammunitions which could be heard popping at the height of the fire. A boat also sustained damage by the fire."

2015-05-08 - Houseboat bursts into flame near marina in coastal Pittsburg (California):
http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_28078799/house-boat-catches-fire-near-pittsburg-marina
http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_28078798/house-boat-catches-fire-near-pittsburg-marina
http://www.topix.com/family/parenting/2015/05/150508URFFCH
http://newstral.com/en/article/en/986400540/house-boat-catches-fire-near-pittsburg-marina
http://article.wn.com/view/2015/05/08/House_boat_catches_fire_near_Pittsburg_marina/

2015-05-08 - Boat bursts into flame while parked in church parking lot in coastal Fort Walton Beach (Florida):
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/local/photos-boat-destroyed-by-fire-1.475755
http://www.facebook.com/ocwfcd/posts/829086893795469

Quote:"They said the boat didn’t have an attached motor or a battery. The fire marshal was called out to investigate the cause. 'They really don’t know how it started,' Kline said."

Note: Probably started near some rust, maybe on rust on the trailer it was sitting on...

2015-05-08 - Boat and shed go up in flames in West Barnstable (Massachusetts), near the coast:
http://www.capecod.com/cape-wide-news/shed-boat-brush-fire-west-barnstable/
http://capecoddaily.com/news/173181/

Quote:"West Barnstable firefighters responded to this shed, boat and wildland fire at 9:03 a.m. Friday morning."

2015-05-08 - Yacht bursts into flame, burns and sinks, on Lake Macquarie (Australia):
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-09/boat-destroyed-by-fire-in-lake-macquarie/6457422
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/05/09/06/03/nsw-man-escapes-burning-boat
http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2015/05/09/nsw-man-escapes-burning-boat.html
http://www.theherald.com.au/story/3067106/boat-destroyed-by-fire/
http://www.scscircle.com/news/id-160826__nsw-man-escapes-burning-boat.html
http://article.wn.com/view/2015/05/09/Boat_fire_Lake_Macquarie_NSW_Police_Force/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVVLMWZXp80

2015-05-07 - Cargo ship hit by fire at 6:28 AM at the Eastern Docks in coastal Dover (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/dover/news/fire-on-cargo-ship-at-36512/

2015-05-07 - Boat, motorized cart and garage destroyed by fire at 6:53 AM at home in Mosheim (Tennessee):
http://www.greeneville.com/news/news2.htm
http://www.greenevillesun.com/news/local_news/morning-fire-destroys-garage-in-mosheim/article_5c163aff-b915-51f2-b4d9-e6a53bc43a5b.html

Quote:"In addition to the building and the boat, assorted power tools and a motorized cart were also destroyed by the fire."

2015-05-06 - Fishing ship 'Nadir' bursts into flame near coastal Kristiansund (Norway):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Nadir-8724389.html
http://www.nrk.no/mr/batbrann-i-kristiansund-1.12347217
http://www.tk.no/Brann_i_russisk_b_t-5-51-61012.html

Quote:"On May 6, 2015, around 2 p.m. the fire rescue in Kristiansund was alerted after a fire broke out in the superstructure of the 'Nadir' which was berthed at the quay in Nordsundet."

2015-05-06 - Boat bursts into flame at dock in coastal Naples (Florida):
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/28993631/boat-catches-fire-docked-in-naples
http://www.styrk.com/posts/boat-explosion-in-naples-canal-EPpMDQwT
http://www.wopular.com/naples-couple-escape-boat-fire
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/local-news/naples-couple-escapes-after-boat-explodes_98669725
http://www.abc-7.com/story/28998694/boat-catches-fire-docked-in-naples
http://www.winknews.com/2015/05/06/boat-explosion-under-investigation-in-naples/
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/29009505/owners-describe-boat-fire-in-naples-canal

2015-05-06 - Boat bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to barn, near Lake Conroe (Texas):
http://www.kstarcountry.com/news/montgomery-county-fire-marshals-office-activity-blotter/
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/courier/news/montgomery-county-fire-marshal-s-office-blotter-new-caney-woman/article_190af1fe-a5a7-5071-8b4e-904b6677053d.html

Quote:"May 4th, 2015 – North Montgomery County Firefighters responded to a building fire on Thompson Rd. near Lake Conroe.  A fire started in a boat next to a barn and began to spread into the barn, but was quickly stopped by firefighters before it could destroy the barn and its contents.  The boat was totally destroyed by the fire and the cause of the fire has not been determined at this time."

2015-05-06 - Boat, SUV, car, two motorcycles, two ATVs and barn destroyed by fire in New Market (Tennessee):
http://www.standardbanner.com/news/sunday-fire-destroys-barn-several-vehicles/article_e55719c8-f433-11e4-a931-a7b893121d42.html

Quote:"Jeremy Justice, son of the owner, reported to deputies that he had two motorcycle and a Chevrolet Camaro inside the barn at the time of the fire. Mrs. Justice added that it also contained two all-terrain vehicles, a boat, and a Jeep Wrangler."

2015-05-05 - Ship bursts into flame in Honolulu Harbor in coastal Honolulu (Hawaii), crew evacuated:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20150506-48091-USA
http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/news/state-wire/french-cable-ship-evacuated-after-fire-honolulu-harbor
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/28994638/firefighters-put-out-fire-on-french-cable-ship-in-honolulu-harbor
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/French-cable-ship-evacuated-after-fire-in-6246060.php
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/French-cable-ship-evacuated-after-fire-in-6246060.php
http://www.kitv.com/news/cargo-ship-fire-in-honolulu-harbor/32841596

2015-05-05 - Cargo ship 'Georgios P' hit by fire in the Kerch Strait:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Georgios-P-9476680.html

Quote:"The 'Georgios P' suffered a fire on May 5, 2015. The vessel presumably was in the Kerch Strait on Port Kavkaz roads."

2015-05-05 - Boat bursts into flame while parked at home in Vancouver (Washington):
http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/may/05/cause-unknown-monday-boat-fire-vancouver/
http://www.wopular.com/cause-unknown-monday-boat-fire-Vancouver

Quote:"Nobody was inside the boat, which was parked in the yard, when it went up in flames, according to the Clark County Fire Marshal's Office. The owners weren't sure what kind of boat it was, but said it was an older boat. The fire marshal's office wasn't able to determine what sparked the fire or where it started because the boat was extensively damaged."

2015-05-05 - Fishing boat bursts into flame while docked in coastal Canso (Canada), nobody aboard:
http://www.1015thehawk.com/index.php/2015050669461/Local-News/rcmp-investigating-boat-fire-in-canso.html

Quote:"Guysborough RCMP say no one was hurt as a result of a boat fire in Canso. They say officers and firefighters from Canso and Hazel Hill responded to the fire on a commercial fishing vessel at a wharf at roughly 6 p.m. Tuesday night. Police say a resident noticed smoke and flames coming from the ship's vents. They say no one was on the boat at the time and the fire was put out without incident."

2015-05-05 - Fishing boat bursts into flame off the coast of Tabarka (Tunisia), crew rescued:
http://www.tap.info.tn/en/index.php/politics2/26706-boat-caught-fire-rescued-by-naval-forces-off-north-tabarka-defense

Quote:"Two speedboats belonging to naval forces rescued, Tuesday evening, nine crew members of a Tunisian fishing boat which caught fire, spokesman of the National Defence Ministry Belhassen Oueslati said. Mr. Oueslati added that the incident occurred 16 miles off North Tabarka."

2015-05-05 - Boat bursts into flame while moored on the River Lea in Tottenham (Britain), nobody aboard:
http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/12934017.Explosions_heard_as_boat_catches_fire/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/standardnews/595982720318218240
http://www.newslondon.org.uk/news/explosions-heard-as-boat-catches-fire
http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/LatestIncidentsContainer_06051580.asp
http://www.haringeyindependent.co.uk/news/12932843.Blaze_rips_through_river_boat/
http://londonmultimedianews.com/2015/05/06/river-lea-boat-damaged-in-fire/

2015-05-05 - Boat, trailer and shed destroyed by fire at home in Hamilton Township (Canada):
http://www.northumberlandnews.com/news-story/5603938-fire-destroys-trailer-shed-and-boat-in-hamilton-township/

Quote:"A trailer, shed and boat were destroyed in a fire Tuesday night."

2015-05-04 - Boat explodes and burns, knocks man into the water, on coastal St. Helena Island (South Carolina), 1 injured:
http://www.islandpacket.com/2015/05/04/3731578_man-injured-when-boat-explodes.html

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-05-03 - Boat bursts into flame while docked at marina on Lake St. Clair in St. Clair Shores (Michigan), 2 injured:
http://www.macombdaily.com/lifestyle/20150503/two-injured-in-st-clair-shores-boat-fire
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/28965651/fire-engulfs-boat-at-st-clair-shores-marina
http://www.candgnews.com/news/boat-erupts-flames-city-harbor-83144
http://detroit.suntimes.com/det-news/7/77/193617/fire-engulfs-boat-at-st-clair-shores-marina
http://snewsi.com/id/15213541001/Two-injured-in-St-Clair-Shores-boat-fire
http://www.wopular.com/two-injured-st-clair-shores-boat-fire

2015-05-03 - Boat bursts into flame on the Waccamaw River near marina in coastal Murrells Inlet (South Carolina), 1 injured:
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/article20153355.html
http://www.topix.com/us/coast-guard/2015/05/1505036OQM40
http://www.abcnews4.com/story/28970022/1-injured-when-boat-caught-fire-on-waccamaw-river
http://www.wbtw.com/story/28966892/1-injured-when-boat-caught-fire-on-murrells-inlet-river
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/may/4/1-injured-when-boat-caught-fire-on-south-carolina-/
http://www.the-dispatch.com/article/20150504/APN/305049942
http://www.nbc26.tv/story/28966892/1-injured-when-boat-caught-fire-on-murrells-inlet-river

Quote:"One person was taken to the hospital after a boat caught fire while on the Waccamaw River about 6 p.m. Sunday, officials said. The 36-foot boat was near Wacca Wache Marina in Murrells Inlet when it caught fire. The four people on board jumped into the water to escape the fire and were picked up by another boat on the water until rescuers arrived..."

2015-05-03 - Houseboat bursts into flame, burns and sinks, at Paris Landing in Buchanan (Tennessee), 1 injured:
http://www.parispi.net/news/local_news/article_3305f4c2-f27d-11e4-a872-93cf1b4441df.html
http://www.wbbjtv.com/news/local/Paris-Landing-boat-fire-sends-one-to-hospital-302497021.html
http://snewsi.com/id/15213597395/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOHMadRL3zU

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-05-03 - Yacht bursts into flame at 6:15 AM while docked at the island of Mallorca (Spain), 2 killed:
http://spanishnewstoday.com/german-couple-killed-in-mallorca-boat-fire_21303-a.html
http://www.thelocal.es/20150504/tourist-couple-die-in-mallorcan-boat-tragedy
http://www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/index.php/news/on-euro-weekly-news/mallorca/128383-german-couple-die-in-boat-fire-in-llucmajor

2015-05-02 - Ferry ship bursts into flame near coastal East Flores (Indonesia):
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/05/02/islands-focus-ferry-catches-fire-east-flores.html

Quote:"A ferry carrying 36 passengers caught fire off the Tanjung Gemuk coast in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) at around 8:30 a.m. on Thursday. 'Fortunately, no casualties were reported in the incident. All the passengers survived by leaping into the sea,' NTT Police chief Brig. Gen. Endang Sunjaya told The Jakarta Post on Friday."

2015-05-02 - Ship bursts into flame in harbor in coastal Peterhead (Scotland):
http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/local/fire-crews-tackle-ship-blaze-at-harbour/

Quote:"A ship was on fire at a North-east harbour tonight. Five fire crews were called out to tackle the blaze at Peterhead’s South Base port. The incident happened at 7.20pm and the flames were extinguished just 10 minutes later."

2015-05-02 - Boat bursts into flame at Lake Hopatcong (New Jersey):
http://www.njherald.com/story/28962591/2015/05/02/passengers-escape-lake-hopatcong-boat-fire

2015-05-02 - Boat bursts into flame at the Royal Yacht Club on the Red Sea in Aqaba (Jordan):
http://jordantimes.com/boat-fire-at-aqaba-yacht-club-extinguished
http://vista.sahafi.jo/art.php?id=b8880224b2ab6350ff09dcd18e7ca1071c1f1874

2015-05-01 - Ferry ship 'Gandalf' damaged by fire in Kudelstaart (Netherlands):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Gandalf-I1554335.html
http://www.dichtbij.nl/amstelland/regionaal-nieuws/artikel/3997771/brand-in-machinekamer-van-passagiersschip-kudelstaart.aspx

Quote:"The 'Gandalf' caught fire at the Westeinder place in Kudelstaart on May 1, 2015. All 30 persons on board could be evacuated."

2015-05-01 - Cargo ship 'Hanjin Green Earth' hit by fire, cargo containers burn, in the Suez Canal:
http://www.fleetmon.com/newsroom/2015/7359/hanjin-green-earth-fire-update/
http://www.fleetmon.com/newsroom/2015/7347/deck-containers-fire-board-mega-boxship-hanjin-gre/
http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/fire-on-a-hanjin-vessel-in-suez-canal-port-said-01052015/
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/129150/Egypt/Politics-/Egypt-controls-fire-in-British-container-ship-pass.aspx

Quote:"Fire erupted on board of mega-bosxhip HANJIN GREEN EARTH on May 1 at around 0230 LT while vessel was transiting Suez Canal in northern direction. Fire was contained with Suez Canal emergency service assistance, vessel completed passage and is now (1500 UTC May 1) drifting off Port Said anchorage area, with two tugs nearby, probably still fighting fire. Vessel is en route to Europe from Far East, last port of call before Suez transit was Jeddah. Reportedly deck containers caught fire."

2015-05-01 - Cargo ship 'Wantij' damaged by fire on the Rhine River in Rees (Germany):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Wantij-I367938.html
http://www.rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/duesseldorf/schiff-faehrt-sich-bei-duesseldorf-unterbilk-fest-aid-1.5056874

Quote:"On Apr 28, 2015 the 'Wantij', 1653 ts (EU-No.: 02326428), caught fire on the Rhine at Rees."

2015-05-01 - Boat bursts into flame while parked at home in Vineland (New Jersey):
http://www.thedailyjournal.com/story/news/local/2015/05/01/firefighters-extinguish-boat-fire-sherman-avenue/26734773/

2015-04-30 - Boat under construction explodes in Morgan City (Lousiana), near the coast, 2 injured:
http://www.katc.com/story/28947859/one-person-recovering-from-morgan-city-explosion

Quote:"Two people were injured Thursday afternoon after a boat under construction exploded in Morgan City."

2015-04-29 - Boat bursts into flame in the Indian River Lagoon near coastal Melbourne (Florida):
http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2015/04/29/boat-burns-indian-river-lagoon-injuries/26582643/
http://www.mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2015/4/29/boat_catches_fire_on.html
http://www.facebook.com/LikeNews13/posts/10153229603440890

2015-04-28 - Ferry ship 'Sorrento' bursts into flame near the island of Mallorca (Spain), ship evacuated:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20150429-47995-ESP
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Sorrento-9264312.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/europe-32504240
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/spain-ferry-fire-forces-lifeboat-evacuation/
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/spanish-ferry-fire-passengers-abandon-ship-off-mallorca-10210743.html
http://www.thespainreport.com/16236/spanish-search-rescue-services-evacuating-157-from-burning-palma-valencia-ferry/
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/spain-mediterranean-ferry-catches-fire-passengers-evacuate-30646009
http://www.ihsmaritime360.com/article/17690/updated-fire-extinguished-on-evacuated-car-ferry
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/573527/Spanish-ferry-fire-Palma-Valencia
http://www.dw.de/passengers-safe-after-mallorca-ferry-catches-fire/a-18415833
http://twitter.com/thespainreport/status/593062661589442560/photo/1
http://twitter.com/participacionlv/status/593084494120353792/photo/1
http://inagist.com/all/593060891312132096/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R9qZAbGw_g

Quote:"The captain of the Sorrento called for help at 1:50 p.m. Spanish time when he was 15 miles west-south-west of the island of Dragonera, west of Mallorca, said the Coastguard in a statement. The captain first thought evacuation would not be necessary but the fire got out of control and the life boats were launched."

Quote:"'Due to the fire that it has suffered, The Sorrento may sink in the position in which it finds themselves,' the Balearic Islands port authority said in a tweet."

Quote:"The ferry was carrying 98 empty trucks and 25 with cargo."

2015-04-28 - Cargo ship 'Maersk Londrina' damaged by explosion and fire north of Port Louis (Mauritius):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Maersk-Londrina-9527037.html
http://www.lemauricien.com/article/lundi-matin-cargo-en-feu-en-escale-port-louis
http://www.marinengineers.com/post/3072955/maersk-londrina-suffers-explosion-en-route-to-brazil-more-bad-lu
http://www.fleetmon.com/newsroom/2015/7311/container-ship-maersk-londrina-explosion-and-fire/
http://www.marinengineers.com/post/3072955/maersk-londrina-suffers-explosion-en-route-to-brazil-more-bad-lu
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/159163/maersks-boxship-catches-fire-off-mauritius/

Quote:"Container ship MAERSK LONDRINA suffered explosion and fire in one of cargo holds at around 1500 UTC Apr 25 in position 15 44S 068 48E, some 700 nm northeast of Port Louis. Vessel was drifting for several hours, then resumed sailing, heading for Port Louise Mauritius for shelter at full speed."

2015-04-28 - Boat explodes into flame while docked at Rosewood Landing in Socastee (South Carolina), near the coast:
http://www.wsmv.com/story/28923231/boat-catches-fire-at-horry-county-landing
http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/28923231/boat-catches-fire-at-horry-county-landing
http://www.wave3.com/story/28923231/boat-catches-fire-at-horry-county-landing

Quote:"Witnesses said they heard a boom and saw black smoke. They said they ran over to the landing and saw the boat on fire. Rosewood Landing is located on Peachwood Ct. off Hwy 707 in Socastee."

2015-04-27 - Boat and garage destroyed by fire at 2:30 AM at home in Columbus (Ohio):
http://www.turnto10.com/story/28904412/fire-destroys-west-columbus-garage
http://614now.com/2015/news/early-morning-fire-destroys-garage-boat
http://www.nbc26.tv/story/28904412/fire-destroys-west-columbus-garage

Quote:"Early this morning, around 2:30AM, a fire broke out at a home on S Richardson Ave. The fire destroyed the garage, plus a boat that was inside."

2015-04-27 - Boat bursts into flame in Lake Havasu City (Arizona), 1 injured:
http://www.havasunews.com/news/man-injured-in-boat-fire-at-havasu-s-site-six/article_36926002-edce-11e4-81d9-af2f624bfc34.html

2015-04-26 - Cargo ship 'Stella Belinda' damaged by explosion in the Gulf of Mexico:
http://www.fleetmon.com/newsroom/2015/7287/bulk-carrier-stella-belinda-under-way-after-explos/

Quote:"Bulk carrier STELLA BELINDA suffered explosion and engine failure around Apr 15, most probably earlier, on Apr 13. Vessel is en route to Burnside Louisiana from Trombetas Brazil, drifting since accident occurred some 270 nm due south from Mobile."

2015-04-25 - Two boats destroyed by fire while moored at Osoyoos Lake (Canada):
http://osoyoosdailynews.com/2015/04/25/boat-fire-on-osoyoos-lake/

2015-04-24 - Two fishing boats and 12-person launch destroyed by fire at 5 AM while docked at the island of Kendhoo (Maldive Islands):
http://www.sun.mv/english/29334
http://vnews.mv/42397

Quote:"Two boats and a launch that was docked in Baa atoll Kendhoo has been burnt down. Speaking with Vnews. Kendhoo council president Abdul Gahfaaru revealed that a 40 foot fiber boat, 70 foot fiber boat and a fiber glass launch with a capacity of 12 was burnt down today in the early hours of the morning. He said that citizens found out about the incident around 5:00 AM."

2015-04-23 - Boat, two vehicles and garage destroyed by fire in Hull (Iowa):
http://kiwaradio.com/local-news/fire-claims-garage-two-vehicles-boat/
http://m.kiwaradio.com/local-news/fire-claims-garage-two-vehicles-boat

2015-04-22 - Big 80-foot yacht bursts into flame, fire damages 125-foot yacht, in coastal Fort Lauderdale (Florida):
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Fire-Destroys-Yacht-Damages-Another-in-Ft-Lauderdale-301033871.html
http://www.wsvn.com/story/28880190/80-foot-yacht-explodes-fire-spreads-to-nearby-vessel
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fort-lauderdale/sfl-blaze-engulfs-yacht-damages-a-second-at-marina-20150422-story.html
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Fire-Destroys-Yacht-Damages-Another-in-Ft-Lauderdale-301033871.html
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20150423/Yacht-Goes-Up-In-Flames-In-Ft-Lauderdale-Fort-Lauderdale/
http://www.local10.com/news/yacht-catches-fire-behind-bahia-mar-resort/32524608
http://cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/two-rescued-yacht-fire-25224.shtml
http://myinforms.com/en/a/12499096-crews-rescue-two-people-as-yachts-burn-at-fort-lauderdale-marina/
http://miami.suntimes.com/mia-news/7/97/197143/crews-rescue-two-people-as-yachts-burn-at-fort-lauderdale-marina
http://www.breakingnews.com/item/2015/04/23/rt-ftlaudfire-flfr-on-scene-80foot-yacht-fire/
http://www.globoble.com/news/crews-rescue-two-people-as-yachts-burn-at-fort-lauderdale-marina

Quote:"A late night fire at a Fort Lauderdale marina torched a $3.5 million yacht and forced passengers on an even bigger, nearby yacht to evacuate late Wednesday, police say."

2015-04-22 - Fishing ship 'Le p'tit Mousse' bursts into flame near coastal Telgruc-sur-Mer (France), crew abandons ship:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Fv-Avenir-Du-Mousse-I774699.html
http://www.brest.maville.com/actu/actudet_-douarnenez-un-navire-de-peche-en-feu-au-large-de-pentrez_52692-2756398_actu.Htm
http://www.letelegramme.fr/finistere/telgruc-sur-mer/pointe-du-bellec-deux-hommes-evacues-en-mer-apres-un-incendie-22-04-2015-10604315.php

Quote:"On Apr 22, 2015, the fishing vessel 'Le p'tit Mousse' from Douarnenez caught fire off Telgruc-sur-Mer. The 'L'avenir du Mousse' was soon onscene and saved the crew of two from the sea as they had to jump over board due to smoke and fire."

2015-04-22 - Ferry ship heavily damaged by fire just after midnight at dockyard in coastal Sarawak (Malaysia), nobody aboard:
http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/04/22/bomba-puts-out-fire-on-docked-ship/
http://en.newhub.shafaqna.com/MY/1188913-Bomba-puts-out-fire-on-docked-ship

Quote:"Law, meanwhile, said no casualties or injuries were recorded as there was no one around at the time of the fire. The three-storey ship, which has been undergoing repairs for the past four months, was 50 per cent destroyed."

2015-04-22 - Sailboat 'Shiwara' bursts into flame in Christmas Cove at the island of St. Thomas (US Virgin Islands):
http://virginislandsdailynews.com/news/sailboat-burns-in-christmas-cove-1.1867869

Quote:"The 40-foot sailing vessel Shiwara caught fire in Christmas Cove on Tuesday morning. A woman on board at the time of the fire was rescued by another boat in the area, according to Coast Guard spokesman Ricardo Castrodad."

2015-04-21 - Fishing boat 'Northern Pride' bursts into flame near coastal Kodiak Island (Alaska), crew abandons ship, rescued:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Northern-Pride-I257412.html
http://www.adn.com/article/20150421/coast-guard-rescues-3-fishermen-after-boat-catches-fire-kodiak-island
http://dailynewsleaks.com/news/coast-guard-rescues-3-fishermen-after-boat-catches-fire-off-kodiak-island
http://www.ktva.com/coast-guard-fire-aboard-vessel-forces-crew-to-abandon-ship-346/
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2015/04/22/coast-guard-rescues-3-fishermen-after-boat-catches-fire.html
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Coast-Guard-rescues-3-crew-members-after-ship-fire-6216807.php
http://article.wn.com/view/2015/04/22/Coast_Guard_rescues_3_crew_members_after_ship_fire/
http://www.newsminer.com/news/alaska_news/coast-guard-rescues-crew-members-after-ship-fire/article_f406f4c8-e922-11e4-a4b1-ab1139ac4948.html

2015-04-21 - Fishing boat 'MAD MAX' bursts into flame near coastal Shelly Beach (South Africa):
http://www.nsri.org.za/2015/04/boat-suffers-electrical-fire-onboard/
http://southcoastherald.co.za/84663/boat-on-fire-gets-nsris-attention/
http://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/the-citizen-gauteng/20150422/281736972992450/TextView

2015-04-21 - Boat and barn go up in flames in St. Clair (Michigan):
http://www.thetimesherald.com/story/news/local/2015/04/21/barn-sustains-heavy-damage-fire/26152737/

Quote:"St. Clair Chief David Westrick said the fire in a barn at 6399 Rattle Run was reported around 6:30 p.m. by a St. Clair County deputy. He said no one was injured in the fire, which severely damaged the barn. The barn contained a boat and hay, he said."

2015-04-20 - Fifteen boats and large boat storage building destroyed by fire at 2:35 AM in North Tonawanda (New York):
http://manhattan.ny1.com/nys/rochester/news/2015/04/20/north-tonawanda-fire.html
http://www.wkbw.com/news/ntonawanda-fire-destroys-warehouse-filled-with-boats
http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2015/04/20/boat-house-destroyed-in-n-tonawanda-fire.html
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/north-tonawanda/fire-destroys-several-boats-at-north-tonawanda-marina-20150420
http://www.wben.com/pages/21389166.php?contentType=4&contentId=17248345
http://www.wkbw.com/news/firefighters-fight-flames-at-north-tonawanda-boat-storage-warehouse
http://www.wgrz.com/story/news/local/tonawandas/2015/04/20/tonawanda-island-marina-fire/26060317/
http://wivb.com/2015/04/20/crews-battle-warehouse-fire-on-tonawanda-island/

Quote:"Mike Charnock, owner of Placid Harbor Marina, said 15 boats were destroyed in the fire."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-04-20 - Boat bursts into flame on trailer in Moultonborough (New Hampshire):
http://www.1strespondernews.com/webpages/news/displaynews.aspx?ID=554e9298-565f-499b-bb17-b3a493b87a15

Quote:"Firefighters from Moultonborough were called out to a reported boat fire on a trailer with exposures. Due to dispatch receiving several calls and not knowing what size boat was on fire Moultonborough requested mutual aid from Center Harbor."

2015-04-20 - Houseboat destroyed by fire shortly before midnight while parked at business in Hamilton (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2015/04/fire_destroys_houseboat_parked_at_auto_repair_busi.html

Quote:"Firefighters were called to the 300 block of Bunting Avenue shortly before midnight where the houseboat, a 1968, two-story model, was fully engulfed..."

2015-04-20 - Yacht bursts into flame in coastal Redland Bay (Australia), near Brisbane, 1 injured:
http://www.theage.com.au/queensland/man-hospitalised-after-redland-bay-boat-fire-20150420-1mose0.html
http://dailynewsleaks.com/news/man-hospitalised-after-redland-bay-boat-fire
http://brisbane.dotnewz.com/man-flees-from-boat-fire/
http://article.wn.com/view/2015/04/20/Man_hospitalised_after_Redland_Bay_boat_fire_r/
http://www.redlandcitybulletin.com.au/story/3022164/man-rescued-from-burning-boat/
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/man-hospitalised-after-redland-bay-boat-fire-20150420-1mose0.html
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/man-flees-from-boat-fire-in-redland-bay/story-fnn8dlfs-1227311769542
http://article.wn.com/view/2015/04/21/Man_flees_from_boat_fire/

2015-04-19 - Cruise ship 'Oriana' hit by fire near coastal Miami (Florida):
http://www.captaingreybeard.com/2015/04/fire-on-board-po-cruise-ship-oriana.html
http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/possible-engineroom-fire-on-oriana
http://www.seatrade-insider.com/news/news-headlines/oriana-to-skip-key-west-on-miami-delay-following-very-minor-fire.html

Quote:"The fire was in the engine room on departure from PortMiami Saturday. Oriana returned to returned to port."

2015-04-19 - Boat, 30 paddle boards and 10 surf skis destroyed by fire in coastal Broadbeach (Australia):
http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/gold-coast/fire-destroys-100000-worth-of-boards-skis-boat-at-gold-coast-surf-club/story-fnj94idh-1227311281490

Quote:"Inside was about $100,000 of equipment — 30 paddle boards, 10 surf skis and one surf boat which have all been destroyed or damaged beyond repair."

2015-04-19 - Regatta boat bursts into flame at boat parade in coastal Lagos (Nigeria):
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/boat-decorated-with-raffia-catches-fire-during-a-parade-on-news-photo/470371486

Quote:"A boat decorated with raffia catches fire during a parade on Lagos waters during the sixth edition of the Lagos Water Regatta on April 19, 2015."

2015-04-19 - Offshore support ship 'Niger Delta King' bursts into flame near coastalCape Town (South Africa):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Niger-Delta-King-9413212.html

Quote:"The 'Smit Lombok' towed the 'Niger Delta King' to Cape Town from Walvis Bay. Just before port entry on Apr 9, 2015, the towed tug was stricken by an engine room fire."

2015-04-18 - Boat bursts into flame at marina on coastal Johns Island (South Carolina):
http://www.counton2.com/story/28838132/boat-fire-under-investigation-on-johns-island
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/28837471/possible-boat-explosion-occurs-near-chisolm-street
http://www.wect.com/story/28837471/possible-boat-explosion-occurs-near-chisolm-street
http://www.19actionnews.com/story/28837471/possible-boat-explosion-occurs-near-chisolm-street
http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20150418/PC16/150419307/1177/firefighters-responding-to-boat-on-fire-call-near-limehouse-bridge
http://www.topix.com/city/north-charleston-sc/2015/04/150418TA1R4K

2015-04-18 - Fishing ship 'Koçaliler' bursts into flame at 3 AM near coastal Istanbul (Turkey):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Kocaliler-I693251.html
http://www.kiyiemniyeti.gov.tr/Default.aspx?p=R&pid=249

Quote:"On Apr 11, 2015, at 3 a.m. the 'Koçaliler' suffered a fire in the engine room at Rumeli l/h. The Turkish lifeboat 'Kegk 1' was dispatched to fight the fire which could be brought under control before it spread further. The Crew of two which had been sleeping when the fire broke out was safely evacuated from board."

2015-04-17 - Boat bursts into flame at 1:20 AM, burns and sinks, at the coastalIsles of Scilly (Britain), nobody aboard:
http://www.cornishman.co.uk/Flaming-boat-Isles-Scilly/story-26348160-detail/story.html
http://www.scillytoday.com/2015/04/17/emergency-services-battle-boat-fire-at-st-marys-harbour/
http://travel.aol.co.uk/2015/04/17/boat-catches-fire-sinks-isles-of-scilly/

2015-04-16 - Ferry ship 'Victoria Clipper' bursts into flame near coastalPort Townsend (Washington):
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Coast-Guard-escorts-Victoria-Clipper-after-electrical-fire-300235151.html
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/fire-breaks-out-on-victoria-clipper-no-injuries/
http://q13fox.com/2015/04/16/coast-guard-electrical-fire-broke-out-on-victoria-clipper-ferry-with-223-passengers-aboard/
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Coast-Guard-escorts-excursion-ferry-after-6205600.php
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2015/04/16/4245491/coast-guard-escorts-excursion.html

2015-04-16 - Boat bursts into flame at 5:45 AM while parked at home in Cleveland (Georgia):
http://www.wrwh.com/boat-destroyed-by-early-morning-fire/

2015-04-16 - Yacht explodes and burns while anchored off island near coastal Obam (Scotland), 1 injured:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-32349108
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/man-injured-in-yacht-explosion.1429267433
http://news.stv.tv/scotland/317564-burned-sailor-rowed-to-shore-in-oban-after-yacht-explosion-near-seil/

Quote:"A yachtsman was treated for burns following an explosion on a vessel anchored off an island near Oban. The Oban lifeboat was launched on Thursday evening after the explosion near Puilladobhrain, which blew out the boat's windows and hatch. The owner managed to escape the vessel and rowed himself ashore, making his way to Oban hospital. He was later transferred to Glasgow for treatment."

2015-04-16 - Fishing boat explodes and burns near coastal Ras al-Khaimah (UAE), 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/fishing-boat-fire-kills-man-injures-two-others
http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/emergencies/one-killed-in-rak-boat-fire-1.1493424
http://www.mozaaf.com/post/802708
http://www.pressreader.com/uae/gulf-news/20150417/281711203180758/TextView

2015-04-15 - Boat bursts into flame while parked at home in White Rock suburb of coastal Cairns (Australia):
http://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns/fire-guts-boat-and-ruins-annual-fishing-trip-for-cairns-man/story-fnjpusyw-1227305383884

Quote:"Uninsured and filled with Mr Dinsdale’s camping and fishing gear, it is now considered a write-off."

2015-04-14 - Cargo ship 'Sarina Andalas' bursts into flame near coastal Bintan Island (Indonesia):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Sarina-Andalas-7916193.html
http://batam.tribunnews.com/2015/04/13/ruang-mesin-kapal-kargo-terbakar-15-awak-kapal-dievakuasi

Quote:"Unladen cargo ship, MV Sarina Andalas Indonesia flag burning in position 1.5 nautical mile beach Sekera, Tanjunguban, Bintan, Sunday (12/04/2015). The entire crew of the ship survived, not injured."

2015-04-14 - Tanker ship 'Palu Sipat' rocked by explosion in coastal Belawan Port in North Sumatra (Indonesia), 3+ killed:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Palu-Sipat-9106651.html
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/04/15/islands-focus-three-die-tanker-explosion.html

2015-04-14 - Boat bursts into flame, burn and sinks, while anchored near coastal Darwin (Australia), nobody aboard:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-15/fishermen-rescued-after-boat-catches-fire-epirb-fails/6393560

Quote:"Two fishermen have been rescued from a remote beach on the Tiwi Islands, north of Darwin, after their boat caught fire and sank. The men had anchored their nine-metre cruiser and set out in an inflatable tender to try their luck fishing when their boat caught fire yesterday."

2015-04-13 - Fishing vessel 'Oleg Naydenov' bursts into flame while docked at the Canary Islands (Spain):
http://www.islandconnections.eu/1000003/1000043/0/45120/daily-news-article.html
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Leg0naydenov-8607309.html
http://www.canariesnews.com/2015/04/14/serious-ship-fire-in-gran-canaria/
http://www.news.odin.tc/index.php?page=view/article/2052/Fire-in-engine-room-of-fish-factory-Oleg-Naydenov
http://www.islandconnections.eu/1000003/1000043/0/45120/daily-news-article.html
http://www.news.odin.tc/index.php?page=view/article/2056/Russian-trawler-Oleg-Naydenov-drifting-no-flames-but-still-smoke
http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2015-04/14/content_35311057.htm
http://en.chinagate.cn/2015-04/14/content_35311060.htm

Quote:"Efforts by fire teams to contain the blaze in port proved futile and, amid fears it might sink and pose a hazard to other ships, two tugs were brought in to remove it. The fire continued well into yesterday when the stricken ship was 30 miles south-east of the island and there are fears that it might not burn itself out for several days, causing serious pollution. Experts have criticised the decision not to sink it immediately in deep waters as soon as it was safely out of the busy port."

2015-04-13 - Boat bursts into flame while parked at recycling business in Fond du Lac (Wisconsin):
http://www.kfiz.com/local-news/boat-catches-fire-outside-recycling-cent
http://www.fdlreporter.com/story/news/local/2015/04/13/boat-catches-fire-fond-du-lac/25723777/
http://wbay.com/2015/04/13/boat-goes-up-in-flames-in-fond-du-lac/
http://fox11online.com/2015/04/13/burning-boat-doused-in-fond-du-lac/

2015-04-13 - Boat explodes and burns at home in Vancouver (Washington), 1 injured:
http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/vancouver/2015/04/14/vancouver-boat-explosion/25766429/
http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/apr/13/man-burned-boat-trailer-destroyed/

Quote:"A man was badly burned Monday in an explosion and fire aboard a boat parked on a trailer in front of his home in East Vancouver. A witness told KGW he noticed his neighbor doing some work on his boat and then all of the sudden there was a loud explosion."

2015-04-13 - Boat destroyed by fire at 1 AM while parked at commercial building in O'Connor suburb of coastal Perth (Australia):
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/27078964/oconnor-fire-destroys-boat/
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-13/boat-damaged-in-fire-in-perth/6387560

Quote:"A boat has been destroyed by fire in O'Connor overnight. The cause of the blaze about 1am at a commercial yard in O'Connor is not known. It caused about $100,000 damage."

2015-04-12 - Two ferry ships destroyed by fire, both sink, while docked in coastal Pasay City (Philippine Islands):
http://www.mb.com.ph/fire-hits-two-ferry-boats-docked-near-moa/
http://www.rappler.com/nation/89668-fire-hits-two-ferry-boats-pasay
http://allpinoynews.com/fire-hits-two-ferry-boats-docked-near-moa/
http://www.wheninmanila.com/fire-breaks-out-on-ferry-boat-moored-near-mall-of-asia/
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/468466/news/metromanila/look-abandoned-ferry-boat-catches-fire-at-pasay-city-port
http://manila.coconuts.co/2015/04/12/ferry-boat-docked-behind-sm-mall-asia-hit-fire
http://www.facebook.com/CHNnews360/posts/812414925518027

Quote:"The fire sent a column of black smoke into the clear blue sky as it destroyed M/V Carmen and M/V Dona Adelina before these eventually sank and fire fighters and rescuers were able to put out the fire, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said yesterday."

2015-04-11 - Two boats destroyed by fire while docked at marina in coastal Panama City (Florida), 1 injured:
http://www.mypanhandle.com/story/d/story/firefighters-battle-boat-fire-in-watson-bayou/24094/eKnS9E-RSUqZ7eqbpKwGGQ
http://www.newsherald.com/news/crime-public-safety/one-injured-in-boat-fire-1.463546
http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/Accidential-299443721.html
http://www.onenewspage.com/video/20150411/2749701/Firefighters-Battle-Boat-Fire-in-Watson-Bayou.htm

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-04-11 - At least three yachts and storage building destroyed by fire at midnight in Oka (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/1933774/oka-marina-fire-causes-about-1m-in-damage/
http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/boats-ablaze-in-fire-at-yacht-club-1.2322533
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/oka-que-fire-destroys-boat-shed-arson-suspected-1.3029261
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/oka-fire-destroys-boat-shed-123922596.html
http://montrealinnews.com/oka-fire-destroys-boat-shed-arson-suspected/
http://dailynewsleaks.com/news/fire-destroys-warehouse-boats-in-oka
http://article.wn.com/view/2015/04/12/Suspicious_fire_in_Oka_Que_boat_shed_causes_hundreds_of_thou/

Quote:"A major fire has destroyed an Oka, Que. boat shed, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages. The fire happened overnight between Friday and Saturday in the town’s marina where boats were stored. According to Radio-Canada, they were all destroyed. Police are calling the fire ‘suspicious’ and are investigating."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area. No idea why they suspect arson, other than they were parked stored boats. But so what? Parked vehicles of all kinds are going up in flames, especially in the wee hours and near bodies of water, even if these folks are too oblivious to have noticed that fact...

2015-04-11 - Fishing boat explodes and burns at 4 AM off the coast of Phang Nga Province (Thailand), near Phuket, 7 injured:
http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Fishing-boat-explosion-leaves-seven-crew-seriously/57854

2015-04-10 - Boat explodes into flame on Lake Guntersville (Alabama):
http://whnt.com/2015/04/10/boat-explodes-on-lake-guntersville/
http://www.al.com/news/huntsville/index.ssf/2015/04/grandfather_grandson_escape_bu.html
http://www.waff.com/story/28775341/grandfather-credits-grandson-with-saving-his-life-after-boat-catches-fire
http://www.wtoc.com/story/28775341/grandfather-credits-grandson-with-saving-his-life-after-boat-catches-fire
http://www.wsfa.com/story/28775341/grandfather-credits-grandson-with-saving-his-life-after-boat-catches-fire
http://www.al.com/news/huntsville/index.ssf/2015/04/grandfather_grandson_escape_bu.html

2015-04-09 - Boat bursts into flame while being towed on trailer, in Lavonia (Georgia):
http://www.franklincountycitizen.com/view/full_story_free/26567057/article-Boat-catches-fire-while-being-hauled-through-Lavonia

2015-04-09 - Boat and garage go up in flames at home in Waterford (Connecticut):
http://www.theday.com/policefirecourts/20150409/garage-boat-damaged-in-waterford-fire
http://newstral.com/en/article/en/982527183/garage-fire-damages-boat-house-in-waterford
http://patch.com/connecticut/waterford/waterford-firefighters-tackle-garage-boat-fire-0

2015-04-08 - Ferry boat bursts into flame, burns and sinks, near coastal Phuket (Thailand), 1 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20150408-47686-THA
http://www.haaretz.com/news/world/1.651066
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4645407,00.html
http://forward.com/articles/218264/bat-mitzvah-girl-dies-in-thailand-ferry-fire/
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/522379/tourists-jump-into-sea-to-escape-ferry-fire-off-krabi
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/193818
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/04/08/more-than-100-rescued-when-tourist-boat-catches-fire-off-thailand-coast/
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/body-israeli-girl-found-thai-boat-catches-fire-30172058

Quote:"A search team on Thursday found the body of a 12-year-old Israeli girl, the only fatality from a tourist boat that caught fire in the Andaman Sea off the country's southwest, Thai officials said."

Quote:"The fire burned the ferry to the waterline, after which it sank."

2015-04-08 - Cargo ship 'Earth Quake' hit by fire on the Rhine River in Wageningen (Netherlands):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Earthquake-I389606.html
http://www.hoogenlaag.nl/lokaal/brand_in_wageningse_haven_3587145.html
http://www.omroepgelderland.nl/web/nieuws/gelders-nieuws/2088636/kleine-brand-in-boot-bij-wageningen.htm

Quote:"On Apr 7, 2015, at 5.46 p.m. a fire broke out in the engine room of the Dutch flagged, self propelled barge 'Earth Quake', 1299 ts (EU-No.: 02317994), which was berthed at the quay of the Rhine port of Wageningen."

2015-04-07 - Nuclear submarine damaged by fire at port in coastal Severodvinsk (Russia), blamed on welders:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20150407-47673-RUS
http://www.newsweek.com/fire-breaks-out-aboard-russian-nuclear-submarine-320431
http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/3716551-russian-atomic-submarine-catches-fire-shipyard-russian-media-says
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/article17616098.html
http://www.firefighternation.com/article/news-2/fire-claims-russian-nuclear-submarine
http://rt.com/news/247493-nuclear-submarine-fire-russia/
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32202771

2015-04-07 - Fishing boat bursts into flame near coastal Shute Harbour (Australia), man seriously burned:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-08/man-critical-after-whitsundays-boat-blaze/6376842
http://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/man-burned-when-boat-catches-fire/2599555/
http://www.whitsundaycoastguardian.com.au/news/man-burned-when-boat-catches-fire/2599555/
http://www.whitsundaytimes.com.au/news/local-father-seriously-burnt-in-engine-blast/2600773/
http://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/quick-actions-praised/2601226/

Quote:"David Anderson, 30, is believed to have burns to about 90 per cent of his body after the blaze broke out on the nine-metre fishing boat yesterday morning. The incident happened about three kilometres from Shute Harbour."

2015-04-06 - Fishing boat 'Sea Angler' bursts into flame in coastal Port San Luis Harbor (California), nobody aboard:
http://www.ksby.com/story/28731343/boat-in-port-san-luis-harbor-damaged-in-fire
http://calcoastnews.com/2015/04/boat-erupts-into-flames-at-port-san-luis/
http://920kvec.com/fire-on-unmanned-fishing-boat/

Quote:"The U.S. Coast Guard says no one was injured after a fire broke out on a fishing boat in the Port San Luis Harbor Sunday night. Officials say the fire was reported shortly before 10:30 p.m. and was on a boat called the Sea Angler in between the Harford Pier and the Cal Poly Pier. Coast Guard officials say no one was on the boat at the time and it was not near any other boats."

2015-04-06 - Boat bursts into flame in canal in coastal Bay Crest Park (Florida), 2 injured:
http://tbo.com/northwest-tampa/2-treated-for-injuries-after-boat-fire-in-tampa-20150406/
http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/2015/04/06/boat-catches-fire-in-canal-near-upper-tampa-bay-park/25372845/
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/hillsborough-regional-news/firefighters-battling-boat-blaze-at-rocky-point
http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2015/4/6/two_injured_in_boat_.html
http://www.eagle929online.com/articles/local-news-124415/boat-fire-in-hillsborough-13477277

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-04-06 - Boat 'The Raccoon' bursts into flame at marina on McLeod Lake in Stockton (California):
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2015/04/06/boat-catches-fire-at-stockton-marina/
http://www.recordnet.com/article/20150406/NEWS/150409799/101087/A_NEWS
http://www.californiatelegraph.com/index.php/sid/231717449
http://www.topix.com/county/san-joaquin-ca/2015/04/150406HLOHVN

2015-04-06 - Fishing ship bursts into flame while docked at the Colombo Dockyard on the island of Sri Lanka:
http://vnews.mv/41112

Quote:"State owned fisheries company MIFCO's boat docked at the Colombo Dockyard was caught on fire today."

2015-04-05 - Boat, two cars and home go up in flames in coastal West Palm Beach (Florida):
http://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/west-palm-beach/firefighters-battling-house-fire-in-west-palm-beach

Quote:"Responders say the fire was intense because of what they found in the pool. 'The pool was actually filled with debris – old couches, furniture, tires – all the way to the top. That was all on fire, along with a boat and two cars in the back, so that added to the volume of fire we had,' said Kevin Lewis, a battalion chief with West Palm Beach Fire Rescue."

2015-04-04 - Boat bursts into flame near coastal Cascais (Portugal):
http://www.demotix.com/news/7278840/boat-fire-leads-evacuation-beach-cascais-portugal
http://www.newsflare.com/video/43536/crime-accidents/boat-fire-leads-to-evacuation-of-beach-in-cascais-portugal

Quote:"People flee the beach as a fire burns aboard a motor boat in the harbour at Cascais Portugal. No one is thought to have been injured in the incident, which was eventually dealt with by the fire brigade."

2015-04-04 - Boat, jet ski, lawn tractor and barn destroyed by fire at 3:30 AM in Bethel Township (Michigan):
http://www.wlki.com/news.php?sb_news_id=9042
http://www.wbetfm.com/news.php?sb_news_id=9046
http://wtvbam.com/news/articles/2015/apr/04/barn-fire-in-bethel-township-causes-50000-in-damages/

Quote:"Items inside of the barn included a jet ski, a lawn tractor, a bass boat and several shop tools. Three vehicles near the barn and siding on a nearby house were also damaged."

2015-04-03 - Boat explodes and burns near coastal Belize City (Belize), at least 2 seriously injured:
http://edition.channel5belize.com/archives/111796
http://www.7newsbelize.com/sstory.php?nid=32071

Quote:"At least two people are critically injured after a boat exploded and caught on fire. Unconfirmed reports are that at least four men launched a boat about ten minutes after one this afternoon in the vicinity of the hangar in Belize City. People on the scene say that just seconds after the boat was started a loud sound was heard and the boat erupted in flames. The force of the explosion is said to have thrown some of the men overboard."

2015-04-02 - Boat bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Bradford Township (Minnesota):
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2015/04/02/windy-dry-conditions-challenge-firefighters-for-2nd-day/

Quote:"A boat that was sitting directly behind a home caught fire in Bradford Township, which then spread to the home."

2015-04-02 - Boat, two vehicles and garage go up in flames, home damaged too, in coastal Fairhaven (Massachusetts):
http://wpri.com/2015/04/02/fire-crews-battle-fairhaven-garage-blaze/
http://www.abc6.com/story/28708273/garage-fire-damages-home-vehicles-in-fairhaven

Quote:"Two vehicles and a boat at the residence also caught fire and sustained damage. Officials estimate the cost of damage to be about $75,000."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-04-02 - Boat bursts into flame at the Shardlow Marina in Shardlow (Britain):
http://www.ilkestonadvertiser.co.uk/news/local/long-eaton-firefighters-called-to-narrow-boat-fire-1-7191002

2015-04-01 - Oil drilling rig bursts into flame in the Gulf of Mexico, at least 4 killed, 45 injured:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/gulf-of-mexico-oil-platform-fire-one-dead-and-16-injured-in-blaze-10149983.html
http://www.khou.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/04/01/four-dead-after-mexican-oil-rig-catches-fire-in-gulf/70781734/
http://abc13.com/news/massive-fire-engulfs-mexican-oil-rig-4-dead/604093/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/04/01/pemex-oil-platform-gulf-of-mexico-fire/70773842/
http://wkrn.com/2015/04/01/300-evacuated-as-mexican-oil-rig-burns-off-coast/
http://www.wsj.com/articles/one-person-killed-16-injured-in-pemex-platform-fire-1427905586
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/01/pemex-fire-idUSL2N0WY18520150401
http://www.inquisitr.com/1974437/oil-rig-fire-in-gulf-of-mexico-kills-four-forces-evacuation-of-300/
http://www.bnd.com/2015/04/01/3743601_mexican-oil-rig-burns-off-coast.html

Quote:"At least four people have died and 45 others are believed to have been injured in a fire at an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, the nation's state-owned oil company and local emergency services have said. Some 300 workers were evacuated from the Abkatun Permanente shallow-water platform in the Campeche Sound early on Wednesday morning, according Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex."

Quote:"A massive ball of flames engulfed an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, killing four people and sending terrified workers jumping into the sea."

2015-04-01 - Boat bursts into flame on the Appomatix River, at Small Boat Harbor in Prince George County (Virginia), 1 injured:
http://wric.com/2015/04/01/one-injured-in-prince-george-co-boat-fire/
http://wtvr.com/2015/04/01/person-med-flighted-after-boat-fire-in-appomattox/
http://www.nbc12.com/story/28698902/man-with-3rd-degree-burns-airlifted-after-appomattox-river-fire
http://www.breakingnews.com/item/2015/04/02/rt-mikenbc12-latest-appomattox-fire-photo-witn/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXp7bVkKhFc

2015-04-01 - Multiple boats and boat shop go up in flames in coastal Juneau (Alaska), 1 injured:
http://juneauempire.com/local/2015-03-31/late-night-fire-burns-heart-out-harri-commercial-marine-egan-drive
http://www.ktoo.org/2015/04/01/one-injury-reported-dry-dock-fire/
http://kinyradio.com/juneau-daily-news-online/137689
http://www.kinyradio.com/juneau-daily-news-online/137689
http://juneauempire.com/local/2015-04-02/fire-marshal-cause-blaze-unknown

Quote:"We had multiple boats on fire, multiple Conex, and (a) structure on fire..."

2015-04-01 - Boat and home go up in flames in Lawrenceville (Georgia):
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2015/apr/01/fire-damages-lawrenceville-home-neighbors8217-boat/

2015-03-31 - Houseboat bursts into flame on Lake Eildon in Victoria (Australia), 5 injured:
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/people-injured-in-lake-eildon-houseboat-fire/story-fni0fit3-1227285938596
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-31/children-injured-in-boat-fire-on-lake-eildon-in-victoria27s-no/6361706
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/four-children-in-hospital-after-houseboat-fire-at-lake-eildon-20150331-1mbslh.html
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/people-injured-in-lake-eildon-houseboat-fire/story-fnii5smq-1227285938596
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/theage/582861564350447616

Quote:"The fire is not being treated as suspicious. It is the twelfth boat fire this year. Paul Corkill from Maritime Safety Victoria said there had been a concerning rise in the number of boat fires each year."

2015-03-30 - Ship bursts into flame in coastal Lagos (Nigeria):
http://blogsvila.blogspot.com/2015/03/ship-catches-fire-near-kirikiri-see-pics.html
http://www.nigeriatell.com/news/photos-ship-on-fire-in-lagos
http://itsdumebi.com/photos-ship-on-fire-in-lagos/
http://www.nairaland.com/2227005/pics-ship-fire-lagos
http://dorisdosage.blogspot.com/2015/03/ship-on-fire-close-to-rahamaniyya-oil.html
http://naijamod.com/12559/

2015-03-30 - Yacht bursts into flame while docked in coastal Panama City Beach (Florida):
http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/Monday-Afternoon-Fire-Claims-Boat-298086971.html

Quote:"The Panama City Fire Department says at 3:50 Monday afternoon, they arrived on scene of a fully involved fire on a 38-foot boat in the Sun Harbor Marina."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-03-30 - Boat bursts into flame while docked on the Ohio River near Holderby's Landing in Huntington (West Virginia):
http://www.wowktv.com/story/28654277/boat-at-docks-in-huntington-wv-on-fire
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/x294265619/Authorities-investigating-suspicous-fire-aboard-boat

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-03-30 - Bumper boat bursts into flame at amusement park in Phoenix (Arizona), 2 boys burned:
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/story/28655957/2015/03/30/2-boys-suffer-serious-burns-after-bumper-boat-fire-at-amusement-park
http://www.fox10phoenix.com/story/28655957/2015/03/30/2-boys-suffer-serious-burns-after-bumper-boat-fire-at-amusement-park
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/28655957/2015/03/30/2-boys-suffer-serious-burns-after-bumper-boat-fire-at-amusement-park
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IExbkjUQ7-A

Quote:"This was a very scary situation for two boys and their parents on Friday night. Something went wrong on the bumper boat the children were in, causing it to catch fire. Both children made it out, but not without serious burns to their legs and feet."

2015-03-29 - Barge bursts into flame at 3:20 AM while docked in coastal Dublin (Ireland), nobody aboard:
http://www.thejournal.ie/barge-fire-grand-canal-dock-2019299-Mar2015/
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/garda-probe-cause-barge-fire-grand-canal-dock-091459706.html

Quote:"Three pumps were sent at around 3.20am to Charlotte Quay dock in Ringsend where a barge in flames was discovered. They extinguished the fire and ascertained that no one had been on board at the time and there had been no injuries."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-03-28 - Ferry ship 'Leonora Christina' hit by fire en route to coastal Rønne (Norway):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Leonora-Christina-9557848.html

Quote:"The 'Leonora Christina' was hit by a fire in the engine room in the evening of Mar 27, 2015. The fire broke out while the ferry was traveling from Ystad to Rønne."

2015-03-28 - Fishing ship bursts into flame near the island of Jeju (South Korea):
http://www.koreaobserver.com/s-korean-coast-guard-rescues-crew-of-chinese-fishing-boat-on-fire-27526
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2015/03/28/0200000000AEN20150328002100320.html
http://en.newhub.shafaqna.com/KR/992082-S-Korean-coast-guard-rescues-crew-of-Chinese-fishing-boat-on-fire
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2015/03/28/73/0200000000AEN20150328002100320F.html

Quote:"A Chinese fishing boat on fire was rescued along with its nine crewmembers off South Korea’s southern island of Jeju Saturday, the coast guard said. The 70-ton Chinese vessel sent a distress call at around 3:40 p.m. Saturday, saying its engine room had caught fire, coast guard officials said."

2015-03-28 - Boat and leisure equipment destroyed by fire at 2:30 AM at home in Yatton (Britain):
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/House-damaged-Yatton/story-26246759-detail/story.html

Quote:"Fire investigators were today examining the cause of a blaze which destroyed a boat and leisure equipment next to a house in Horsecastle Farm Road. Fire crews found the house well alight when they responded to calls at about 2.30am."

2015-03-27 - Ship hit by fire while docked in coastal Baku (Azerbaijan):
http://report.az/en/incident/baku-fire-occurred-in-ship-garadag/
http://report.az/ru/proisshestviya/v-baku-na-korable-proizoshel-pozhar/

2015-03-27 - Boat explodes and burns on Lake Texoma in Bryan County (Oklahoma), man and son blown into the water but uninjured:
http://www.koco.com/news/Man-child-not-injured-after-Lake-Texoma-boat-explosion/32061024
http://kfor.com/2015/03/27/boat-explosion-throws-oklahoma-man-son-into-lake-texoma-waters/
http://www.krmg.com/news/news/local/man-child-thrown-water-during-boat-explosion/nkg5K/
http://www.news9.com/story/28638426/two-rescued-in-bryan-county-boat-explosion
http://www.newson6.com/story/28638426/two-rescued-in-bryan-county-boat-explosion
http://www.newson6.com/story/28639322/father-son-escape-injury-when-boat-explodes-on-lake-texoma
http://www.okcfox.com/story/28636977/boat-explodes-on-lake-texoma
http://www.ktul.com/story/28639956/father-and-son-escapes-boat-explosion
http://www.abcnews4.com/story/28639956/father-and-son-escapes-boat-explosion

2015-03-27 - Boat, jet skis, vehicles and garage destroyed by fire at home in Fenton Township (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/03/fire_department_responds_to_ga.html
http://www.usa-news.net/sitio/news-usa.php?id=52-37655&id_sm=1&titulo=-fenton-township-fire-department-contains-large-garage-fire-that-destroys-vehicles,-boat

2015-03-26 - Cargo ship 'Totai Maru' hit by fire in coastal Tokyo (Japan):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Totai-Maru-9005637.html

Quote:"The 'Totai Maru' suffered a fire in a cargo hold loaded with scrap in the morning Mar 25, 2015, while the vessel was docked in Tokyo, loading scrap."

Note: Probably scrap iron. Seen these fires before, including on ships, though only in the last few years. Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with rust, no other ignition source necessary...

2015-03-26 - Airboat bursts into flame near coastal Christian Island (Canada):
http://barrie.ctvnews.ca/airboat-catches-fire-off-of-christian-island-1.2299248

2015-03-25 - Tanker ship 'Julia' bursts into flame just after 6 AM in coastal Kirkdale, Merseyside (Britain):
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/155717/fire-breaks-out-on-board-tanker-in-kirkdale/
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Julia-9486207.html
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/cargo-ship-evacuated-after-engine-8914116
http://liverpoolinnews.com/cargo-ship-evacuated-after-engine-room-fire-breaks-out-in-kirkdale/
http://www.facebook.com/FirefightersUnited/posts/879394462121730

Quote:"Firefighters were tackling a blaze in the engine room of the 'Julia' in Kirkdale in the morning of Mar 25, 2015. People on board the ship had to be evacuated after the Merseyside Fire Rescue was called out to the ship, which was docked off Regent Road, just after 6 a.m."

2015-03-25 - Boat bursts into flame while parked inside business in Warren (Michigan):
http://www.macombdaily.com/general-news/20150325/fire-damages-warren-bathroom-fixtures-manufacturer

2015-03-25 - Fishing boat 'We're Here' bursts into flame while moored in coastal Southwest Harbor (Maine), wood shop burns separately:
http://bangordailynews.com/2015/03/26/news/hancock/fires-damage-boat-woodshop-on-mdi/

2015-03-24 - Offshore oil processing ship 'Petrojarl Knarr' erupts in flame before 2:45 AM near coastal Florø (Norway):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Petrojarl-Knarr-9630987.html

Quote:"On Mar 24, 2015, a fire broke out on the 'Petrojarl Knarr' on the Knarr 2 oil field 63 nautical miles west of Florø. 100 people were on board when the fire started. A rescue helicopter reached the platform at 2:45 a.m. with a fire Team on board. The helicopter remained on the platform in case the crew had to be evacuated. The fire could be extinguished aroudn 5 a.m. and none of the crew had to be evacuated. The cause of the fire was unknown."

2015-03-24 - Fishing boat bursts into flame at 6 AM at marina in coastal Bonavista (Canada):
http://metronews.ca/news/canada/1321467/fishing-boat-fire-prompts-police-warning/
http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2015-03-24/article-4087692/Fishing-boat-on-fire-in-Bonavista/1
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/bonavista-boat-fire-under-control-says-rcmp-1.3006845
http://www.thelabradorian.ca/News/Local/2015-03-24/article-4087692/Fishing-boat-on-fire-in-Bonavista/1
http://newsmanitoba.ca/2015/03/24/fishing-boat-fire-prompts-police-warning/
http://www.vocm.com/newsarticle.asp?mn=2&ID=53558
http://fisherynation.com/archives/34716

Quote:"The RCMP said just when the firefighters thought the blaze was extinguished, it would flare up again."

2015-03-23 - Ferry boat 'Highspeed 5' bursts into flame in coastal Drapetsona (Greece), 1 killed:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Highspeed-5-9329095.html
http://www.seanews.com.tr/article/ACCIDENTS/145427/Highspeed-5-fire-hellenic-seaways/
http://maritime-connector.com/news/security-and-piracy/hellenic-seaways-ferry-ablaze-one-dead/
http://www.newsbeast.gr/greece/arthro/802711/tragodia-sto-ploio-highspeed-5-/
http://www.newsit.gr/ellada/ekrixi-highspee5-itan-gia-episkevi-drapetsona-2303/385074
http://www.naftemporiki.gr/story/930763/o-proistamenos-ilektrologos-nekros-apo-ti-fotia-sto-highspeed-5
http://en.enikos.gr/society/26001,One-dead-from-explosion-on-a-ship-in-southern-Athens-UPDATE.html
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g189422-i244-k8320481-Highspeed_5_suffers_severe_fire_damage-Cyclades.html

Quote:"The chief electrician of the 'Highspeed 5', aged 40, died in a fire aboard the ship on Mar 23, 2015, which broke out around noon at the shipbuilding area of Drapetsona and spread rapidly due to flammable materials. The charred body was found on the deck of the high-speed passenger ship which had been undergoing repairs at the pier in Keratsini. 21 workers were rescued. The fire caused considerable damage to the ship and gutted much of the superstructure."

2015-03-23 - Boat bursts into flame at gas station, fire spreads to bus and truck, at Baugher’s Bay on the island of Tortula (Virgin Islands):
http://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/en/news/boat-vehicles-damaged-by-fire-domino-gas-station

Quote:"According to reports, the fire started on the boat and a safari bus and a truck that were parked nearby were also damaged as the fire raged."

2015-03-22 - Historic pearl lugger ship 'Intombi' bursts into flame while docked in coastal Broome (Australia):
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-23/historic-pearl-lugger-hit-by-fire/6340796

2015-03-22 - Ferry ship bursts into flame while docked in coastal Butterworth (Malaysia):
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/03/22/Accident-Ferry-fire/

2015-03-21 - Boat bursts into flame at the docks in Currie Park in coastal West Palm Beach (Florida), 1 lightly injured:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/fl-west-palm-fire-brief-20150321-story.html
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/breaking-news/west-palm-police-investigate-boat-fire-near-currie/nkcB2/
http://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/west-palm-beach/boat-fire-extinguished-at-currie-park-in-west-palm-beach
http://www.wpbf.com/news/police-juvenile-injured-in-boat-fire/31942566
http://myinforms.com/en/a/11851793-juvenile-injured-in-boat-fire/

2015-03-21 - Boat bursts into flame in coastal Port Phillip Bay in Victoria (Australia):
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/engine-sparks-boat-fire-in-port-phillip-bay-20150321-1m4kos.html
http://danilnews.com/news/engine-sparks-boat-fire-in-port-phillip-bay
http://www.smh.com.au/victoria/engine-sparks-boat-fire-in-port-phillip-bay-20150321-1m4kos.html
http://www.amazonherald.com/news/engine-sparks-boat-fire-in-port-phillip-bay
http://article.wn.com/view/2015/03/21/Engine_sparks_boat_fire_in_Port_Phillip_Bay/

2015-03-21 - Fishing boat bursts into flame off the coast near Goa (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/17-fishermen-stranded-off-goa-coast-rescued/article7018019.ece

2015-03-20 - Boat, several tractors, vehicles and multiple buildings destroyed by fire in Rock (Wisconsin):
http://www.marshfieldnewsherald.com/story/news/local/2015/03/20/firefighters-scene-fire-rock/25103759/

Quote:"One pole building - with several tractors, vehicles and a boat - was destroyed, along with a small barn, two greenhouses and a workshop that contained a considerable amount of tools, Becker said. A house had minor damage. The property owners did not have insurance on the out buildings."

2015-03-20 - Boat bursts into flame on the Tweed River in coastal Tweed Heads (Australia):
http://www.northernstar.com.au/news/emergency-services-attend-boat-fire-tweed-river/2581516/
http://www.thereporter.com.au/news/emergency-services-attend-boat-fire-tweed-river/2581516/

2015-03-19 - Crew boat 'GIS Leonce' bursts into flame in the Gulf of Mexico near coastalPort Fourchon (Louisiana):
http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2015/03/coast_guard_engine_fire_rescue.html
http://www.bayoubuzz.com/sports/lsu-football/item/844884-good-samaritan-vessel-rescues-4-from-gulf-of-mexico-crew-boat-fire
http://www.topix.net/us/coast-guard/2015/03/15031921O66O
http://www.wopular.com/good-samaritan-vessel-rescues-4-gulf-mexico-crew-boat-fire
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/US/754y8lb26/Good-Samaritan-vessel-rescues-from-Gulf-of.htm

2015-03-19 - Fishing boat bursts into flame while docked in coastal Keelung on the island of Taiwan:
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/03/20/2003613990
http://article.wn.com/view/2015/03/19/Coast_guard_fights_fishing_boat_fire_off_Keelung_port/

2015-03-19 - Boat and home destroyed by fire in Enfield (Maine):
http://bangordailynews.com/2015/03/19/news/penobscot/enfield-home-destroyed-by-fire/

Quote:"Besides two 275-gallon tanks of heating oil that had been filled recently, the basement contained a boat with a 75-gallon gas tank, which was among the things burning well into the afternoon."

2015-03-19 - Boat, tractors, trailers, vehicles and shed go up in flames in Taylorville (Australia):
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/03/19/15/35/firefighters-battle-large-sa-shed-fire

Quote:"Firefighters are battling to defend the blaze at the large shed at Taylorville, which contains tractors, specialist trailers, other vehicles and a boat."

2015-03-18 - Cargo ship 'Grey Shark' hit by fire near coastal Stapleton (New York), ship towed to port to fight fire:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Grey-Shark-7907647.html
http://splash247.com/new-york-firefighters-battle-fire-docked-ship/
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/03/fdny_battles_fire_aboard_ship.html
http://www.myfoxny.com/story/28555758/coast-guard-smoldering-blaze-on-cargo-ship-towed-to-nyc
http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/155125/ro-ro-ship-catches-fire-off-new-york/
http://www.topix.com/city/staten-island-ny/2015/03/150318M4BDPL
http://snewsi.com/id/15111847166/Coast-Guard-port-partners-respond-to-fire-aboard-vessel-inbound-to-New-York
http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/2480462/Coast-Guard-port-partners-respond-to-fire-aboard-vessel-inbound-to-New-York

2015-03-18 - Cargo ship 'Bright Spark' hit by fire in coastal Dunkirk (France):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Bright-Spark-8821814.html
http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/dunkerque-un-debut-d-incendie-maitrise-sur-un-navire-ia17b47588n2717989

2015-03-18 - 17 boats go up in flames while docked near the Five Falls at Courtallam (India):
http://www.beautycribtv.com/news/17-boats-damaged-in-fire
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/17-boats-damaged-in-fire/article7009943.ece
http://danilnews.com/news/17-boats-damaged-in-fire

Quote:"Seventeen boats kept at Vennamadaikulam near the Five Falls at Courtallam in the district suffered extensive damage when mysterious fire broke out on Wednesday evening."

2015-03-18 - Houseboat goes up in flames at the Hartford Marina in Cambridgeshire (Britain):
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Lucky-escape-Hartford-Marina-houseboat-resident/story-26195320-detail/story.html
http://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/fire_breaks_out_on_houseboat_at_huntingdon_marina_1_3998951
http://www.newseast.org.uk/news/fire-breaks-out-on-houseboat-at-huntingdon-marina

2015-03-18 - Boat, four semi tractors, three cars and two buildings destroyed by fire in Eyota (Minnesota):
http://kimt.com/2015/03/18/fire-damages-at-least-500000-in-eyota/
http://krocam.com/eyota-area-fire-damage-estimated-at-500k/
http://m.kttc.com/w/news-local/story/127171818/

Quote:"Officials say at least four semi tractors and three classic cars were lost in the fire and a boat. There is no word on a cause, but investigators say the damage is at least $500,000."

2015-03-17 - Ferry boat 'Korsfjord' hit by fire, truck ignites on car deck, near coastal Rørvik (Norway):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Korsfjord-9534860.html
http://www.fosna-folket.no/nyheter/article10761818.ece
http://www.adressa.no/incoming/article10761733.ece
http://www.nrk.no/trondelag/lastebil-sto-i-brann-pa-flakk-ferga-1.12265488

Quote:"On Mar 17, 2015, at 5.30 p.m. a fire broke out on a truck from Bring aboard the 'Korsfjord' on its way from Rørvik to Flakk. The crew was able to extinguish the fire on the way to shore."

2015-03-16 - Fishing boat 'Shofuku Maru No. 78' bursts into flame in the Indian Ocean near Dampier (Australia), crew abandons ship:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Shofuku-Maru-No.78-I318123.html
https://www.sailors-club.net/latest-maritime-news-articles/item/5092-blazing-fishing-vessel-abandoned

Quote:"The 'Shofuku Maru No. 78' caught fire on Mar 14, 2015, in the Indian Ocean. The 24 crew members abandoned the vessel in position 16 05S 112 44E, about 360 nm northwest of Dampier. The abandoned vessel, engulfed in flames, was last reported to be in position 16 03S 112 44E. The crew, including 18 Indonesians, was rescued by the Greek tanker 'Axios' (IMO-No.: 9294666), which was enroute from Melbourne to Singapore with an ETA of Mar 20. "

2015-03-16 - Boat explodes into flame in backyard at home in Gainesville (Florida), 1 injured:
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20150316/ARTICLES/150319646
http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/feeditem/man-injured-backyard-boat-fire
http://www.wopular.com/man-injured-backyard-boat-fire
http://www.wcjb.com/morning-edition-local-news/2015/03/gainesville-man-burned-boat-fire
http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/231141323

2015-03-14 - Tanker ship 'Sun Wing' bursts into flame near coastal Ulsan (South Korea), crew abandons ship, 3 injured:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Sun-Wing-9163453.html
http://www.fleetmon.com/newsroom/2015/6843/chemical-tanker-sun-wing-fire-busan-crew-evacuated/
http://www.themeditelegraph.com/en/transport/sea-transport/2015/03/14/chemical-tanker-sun-wing-fire-off-busan-crew-evacuated-acid-leaking-JGZl9Zk5xOXVjDQtcz2bsM/index.html

Quote:"On Mar 14, 2015, at 8 a.m. the 'Sun Wing' reported a fire on board around 80 miles northeast of Busan in the Japan Sea. Korean Coast Guard ships and helicopters were dispatched to the vessel, which was found engulfed in fire. The 16 crew members, among them three Koreans and 13 Indonesians, were evacuated. Three of them were delivered to a hospital with burns, the rest was safe. The vessel which was loaded with nitric acid and sulfuric acid was listing to port side, some tanks were already breached, with sea water coming into reaction with acid."

Note: So this was another fire involving nitric acid. I've warned about this problem with previous nitric acid fires and explosions. Nitric acid is non-flammable itself, but it is explosively flammable if any nitric acid comes into contact with gaseous hydrogen sulfide. So if a nitric acid container should not be completely sealed and some hydrogen sulfide blows by then there is apt to be a fire and/or explosion. A cargo ship carrying nitric acid, 'Hayang Ace', exploded while moored near Ulsan in January too, injuring 4 people, mentioned in the 2015-01-11 update, so this makes two big ships carrying nitric acid devastated by fires/explosions in just over two months. There will be more...

2015-03-14 - Boat bursts into flame in parking lot in Lake Havasu City (Arizona):
http://www.havasunews.com/news/site-six-boat-catches-fire-in-parking-lot/image_c6ae755e-ca8d-11e4-9202-732da66c761a.html
http://www.riverdavesplace.com/forums/showthread.php?128281-Site-6-Boat-Fire

2015-03-13 - Boat bursts into flame on the River Thames near Castle Mill in Oxford (Britain), 1 injured:
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/11850969.Man_taken_to_hospital_after_boat_fire_at_Castle_Mill/
http://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/oxford/man-taken-to-hospital-after-boat-fire-at-castle-mill/
http://www.southnews.org.uk/news/man-taken-to-hospital-after-boat-fire-at-castle-mill
http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=74586

2015-03-12 - Fishing boat 'Guariste I' bursts into flame, burns and sinks, 840 miles south of Lima (Peru), 1 killed:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Guariste-Primero-9205031.html

Quote:"In the afternoon of Mar 11 the 'Guariste I' was sinking 840 miles south of Lima on the Pacific Ocean, before the body of the chief engineer, Juan Bordas, Peruvian and Spanish nationality, 57 years and resident in Burela (Lugo), could be recovered."

2015-03-12 - Two boats and a truck destroyed by fire while parked at home in Yucaipa (California), home scorched too:
http://www.sbsun.com/general-news/20150312/yucaipa-fire-burns-truck-boats
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/11696089-yucaipa-fire-burns-truck-boats/
http://inlanddaily.com/yucaipa-fire-burns-truck-boats/

Quote:"Two boats and a truck burned in a fire that also slightly damaged a home Thursday evening. Two windows broke and the roof of a home in the 33500 block of Colorado Street sustained minor damages, but no residents were displaced, according to John Toon, a Cal Fire battalion chief. A resident was treated at the scene for difficulty breathing, and a neighbor across the street was taken away in an ambulance after an anxiety attack, Toon said."

2015-03-12 - Boat, multiple trucks, backhoe, skid steer and garage destroyed by fire in Conemaugh Township (Pennsylvania):
https://www.indianagazette.com/news/police-courts/fire-destroys-garage-equipment,21664903/

Quote:"The garage housed several pieces of equipment such as a backhoe, skid steer, multiple trucks and a boat, according to Dice. The structure was a total loss and Dice estimated the damages could be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars."

2015-03-12 - Lobster boat bursts into flame and explodes, near Little Corn Island (Nicaragua), nobody aboard:
http://community.nicaraguadispatch.com/2015/03/12/watch-amazing-video-of-lobster-boat-explosion-off-little-corn-island/

Quote:"Expats, locals and tourists gathered on the beach of Little Corn Island yesterday to watch a lobster boat catch fire then explode in dramatic fashion. The boat was empty at the time and no one was injured in the fireball."

2015-03-11 - Fishing boat bursts into flame at 7 AM near coastal Zhoushan (China), 5 killed, 10 rescued:
http://english.sina.com/china/2015/0311/790441.html
http://english.cntv.cn/2015/03/11/ARTI1426083657909830.shtml
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/150311/five-killed-after-boat-catches-fire-e-china
http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/230977209
http://article.wn.com/view/2015/03/11/Five_killed_after_boat_catches_fire_in_China/
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-03/11/c_134059209.htm
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/Five-killed-after-boat-catches-fire-in-China/articleshow/46531095.cms
http://www.spyghana.com/fishing-boat-caught-fire-in-china-5-people-killed/

2015-03-10 - Boat bursts into flame while docked at marina in New Buffalo Harbor in New Buffalo (Michigan):
http://www.harborcountry-news.com/articles/2015/03/11/news/doc54ff8b2e4a759152296944.txt
http://www.heraldpalladium.com/news/local/fire-sinks-sailboat-in-nb-marina/article_78d86dcc-6abf-5fff-a8a4-b10020e12bf9.html

Quote:"A fire that broke out early Monday evening, March 9, on a sailboat docked in New Buffalo's harbor destroyed and sank that vessel while damaging another."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-03-10 - Fishing ship 'Guariste Primero' bursts into flame 840 miles southwest of Lima (Peru), crew abandons ship:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Guariste-Primero-9205031.html
http://www.laopinioncoruna.es/mar/2015/03/10/desaparecido-trece-rescatados-incendio-buque/935365.html#

Quote:"The 'Guariste Primero' caught fire in the Pacific on Mar 8, 2015, at 7.30 p.m. about 840 miles southwest of Lima while catching swordfish. The crew of 14 was unable to the extinguish the fire, and went into life rafts. "

2015-03-10 - Cargo ship 'Chamari' bursts into flame on the River Waal near Oosterhout (Netherlands):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Chamari-I1798307.html
http://www.112nijmegen.nl/brand-op-binnenvaartschip/#prettyPhoto/0/
http://www.112gld-zuid.nl/nieuws/26-brandweer/branden/1168-brand-op-binnenvaartschip-op-de-waal-bij-nijmegen-foto-s
http://www.regio024.nl/index.php/112-nieuws/112-nijmegen/22251-binnenvaartschip-vliegt-in-brand-op-de-waal-in-nijmegen

Quote:"On Mar 9, 2015, around 1 p.m. a fire broke out in the engine room of the 'Chamari', 826 ts (EU-No.: 02203735), on the Waal near Oosterhout off Lent."

2015-03-09 - Paddle-steamer ship bursts into flame before 6 AM on the Murray River while docked at the Port of Echuca (Australia):
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-09/blaze-damages-murray-river-paddle-steamer/6289948

Quote:"A fire has badly damaged a privately-owned paddle-steamer on the Murray River at Echuca, near the New South Wales border. Police said the boat, moored at the Port of Echuca, was well alight when crews arrived just after 5:00am (AEDT) today."

2015-03-09 - Yacht bursts into flame at the St Katharine Docks on the River Thames near coastal London (Britain):
http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/LatestIncidentsContainer_09031531.asp
http://www.london24.com/news/ten_tonne_yacht_on_fire_at_st_katharine_s_docks_1_3985044
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/firefighters-battle-blaze-on-board-luxury-yacht-docked-in-exclusive-east-london-marina-10096023.html

Quote:"Fire crews have been called to a yacht on fire in St Katherine Docks on St Katharine’s Way, Wapping E1. Crews fought the fire from the jetty while firefighters wearing breathing apparatus boarded the vessel to put out the blaze. The middle deck of the 10 tonne motor yacht was left gutted."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-03-08 - Cargo ship 'Golden 168' bursts into flame at 3:15 AM while docking in coastal Vung Tau (Vietnam):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Golden-168-9505950.html
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-03/09/c_134050743.htm
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/society/124960/vn-forces-put-out-fire-on-panama-ship.html
http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/vietnam-rescues-20-on-board-panamanian-cargo-ship-ablaze-off-vung-tau-39539.html
http://www.vietnambreakingnews.com/2015/03/panamanian-freighter-catches-fire-off-vung-tau-20-crew-members-saved/
http://en.baomoi.com/Info/VN-forces-put-out-fire-on-Panama-ship/3/530162.epi
http://www.talkvietnam.com/2015/03/vietnam-rescues-20-on-board-panamanian-cargo-ship-that-burnt-off-vung-tau/
http://www.vietmaz.com/2015/03/vn-forces-put-out-fire-on-panama-ship/
http://congly.com.vn/xa-hoi/van-de-quan-tam/chay-tau-hang-dang-neo-dau-o-vung-tau-85806.html
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/154188/panamanian-boxship-catches-fire-off-vietnam/

2015-03-08 - Ferry ship 'Silja Symphony' hit by truck fire on the car deck, in coastal Helsinki (Finland):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Silja-Symphony-8803769.html

Quote:"On Mar 8, 2015, a truck caught fire on the car deck of the 'Silja Symphony'. The ferry was in port in Helsinki when the fire occurred. The fire extinguishing system jointly with the fire fighting team of the crew and the alerted Helsinki Rescue Department were able to extinguish the fire and the flames within short time. The passengers had already left the car deck when the fire broke out."

Note: Much like the cars bursting into flame while parked on car-hauler trucks...

2015-03-08 - Yacht bursts into flame between coastal Tiburon and Angel Island (California):
http://www.marinij.com/general-news/20150308/boaters-rescued-off-tiburon-after-43-foot-yacht-catches-fire
http://abc7news.com/news/fishermen-rescue-7-from-smoking-yacht-in-the-bay-/550330/
http://wn.ktvu.com/story/28298912/good-samaritan-rescues-six-from-burning-boat-on-bay
http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/03/09/boat-burns-in-bay-near-angel-island
http://patch.com/california/sanbruno/good-samaritan-pulls-6-people-burning-yacht
http://www.firehouse.com/news/12051798/yacht-catches-fire-calif-couple-rescued

Quote:"Ayers said fire boat crews spent about two hours extinguishing the flames while keeping the yacht away from the shore and other bay traffic. He said the damage to the boat could exceed $200,000, if it is salvagable at all."

2015-03-08 - Two boats destroyed by fire at boat business in coastal Cocoa (Florida):
http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2015/03/08/fire-destroys-two-boats-in-cocoa/24617655/
http://spacecoastdaily.com/2015/03/brevard-cocoa-fire-knock-down-blaze-in-boat-repair-shop/
http://www.wopular.com/fire-destroys-two-boats-cocoa

Quote:"A pair of boats were destroyed in a fire that occurred just after 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, according to Scott Jurdensen, District Chief with Brevard County Fire Rescue."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-03-08 - Boat explodes, burns, sinks, on the Calcasieu River in Sulphur (Louisiana), 1 killed:
http://www.wbrz.com/news/boat-fire-kills-man-on-board/
http://www.sulphurdailynews.com/article/20150308/News/150309748
http://www.kplctv.com/story/28292808/body-recovered-from-boat-fire-in-sulphur
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/8/fire-engulfed-boat-sinks-in-sulphur-1-dead/
http://www.knoe.com/home/headlines/Fire-engulfed-boat-sinks-in-Sulphur-1-dead-295543891.html
http://www.topix.com/city/sulphur-la/2015/03/1503082T4L5E
http://www.americanpress.com/Boat-fire-in-Sulphur-claims-life

Note: Just like the car fires, sometimes you survive and sometimes you don't. Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-03-08 - Boat bursts into flame shortly before midnight, burns and sinks, at marina on Lake Lanier in Flowery Branch (Georgia):
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/108315/
http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=286052
http://www.wsbtv.com/videos/news/investigation-underway-after-boat-starts-on-fire/vDJ8BZ/

Quote:"The boat at Aqualand Marina, 6800 Lights Ferry Road, was engulfed by the time firefighters arrived about 11:45, Hall County Fire Services spokesman Scott Cagle said."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-03-08 - Pontoon boat, vehicle and garage destroyed by fire at home in Fort Ann (New York):
http://poststar.com/news/blotter/fire-destroys-garage-in-fort-ann/article_20de3f8e-c5f0-11e4-991b-e372b064d9ce.html

Quote:"Tools and a vehicle inside the garage were destroyed, as was a pontoon boat next to the structure."

2015-03-07 - Tugboat 'Edison Chouest' damaged by fire in the Gulf of Mexico, towed to Port Fourchon (Louisiana):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Edison-Chouest-9132325.html
http://gcaptain.com/edison-chouest-anchor-handler-towed-across-caribbean-catching-fire/

2015-03-07 - Boat, two cars, two motorcycles and garage destroyed by fire at 2:40 AM at home in Grand Chute (Wisconsin):
http://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/local/2015/03/07/grand-chute-fire-destroys-garage-contents/24563877/
http://www.jrn.com/nbc26/news/Entire-garage-contents-lost-in-Grand-Chute-fire-295492861.html
http://wixx.com/news/articles/2015/mar/08/fire-heavily-damages-grand-chute-garage-saturday/

Quote:"The garage, two cars, two motorcycles and a boat were declared total losses."

2015-03-06 - Yacht bursts into flame in coastal Ocho Rios Bay at the island of Jamaica, 1 injured:
http://www.iriefm.net/news/headline/boat-caught-fire-ocho-rios
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/PHOTO--Boat-on-fire-in-Ocho-Rios
http://loopjamaica.com/2015/03/06/jamaica-news-fire-destroys-boat-in-ocho-rios/
http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/20150306/news/news6.html
http://www.og.nr/posts/man-hospitalised-after-boat-fire
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Fire-on-the-waters_18513464
http://www.jamaicantimes.com/index.php/sid/230825819

Quote:"One unit from the Ocho Rios fire brigade responded to the blaze but was unable to attend to the fire as the boat was too far from shore. The Ocho Rios fire brigade is without a working fire boat."

2015-03-05 - Boat bursts into flame at 6:45 AM on River Street in Woodburn (Australia), on the Richmond River, 1 injured:
http://www.northernstar.com.au/news/man-suffers-serious-burns-boat-fire/2564459/

Quote:"A man was taken to Lismore Base Hospital after suffering burns in a boat fire at Woodburn this morning. A NSW Ambulance spokesman said paramedics were called to River St, Woodburn at 6.45am, after reports a man had suffered serious burns."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-03-05 - Fishing boat bursts into flame at midnight in coastal Quang Nam Province (Vietnam):
http://vietnamnews.vn/society/267137/fire-destroys-fishing-boat-in-quang-nam.html
http://www.newsreality.com/post/fire-destroys-fishing-boat-in-quang-nam.html

Quote:"A midnight fire yesterday completely destroyed the boat of cuttlefish fishermen Huynh Van Tri and Nguyen Khanh, residents of Tam Giang Commune, in Quang Nam Province's Nui Thanh District. Property worth an estimated VND5 billion (US$234,000) has been lost in the fire."

2015-03-04 - Boats and cars found incinerated in field in Capestang (France), 1 killed:
http://www.languedocliving.com/hrault-mans-burned-body-found-in-capestang-news-2623.html

Quote:"Once on the scene, firefighters found the body of a man which had been badly burned. They then called the police. On the spot, the police discovered the burned-out carcasses of cars, and also boats."

Quote:"According to the first elements of the investigation, it appears that the victim died as a result of an explosion that scorched the ground. The position of the body and the observations of the forensic team are expected to confirm this first hypothesis. A witness also said he heard an explosion."

2015-03-04 - Yacht bursts into flame while parked next to customs office in the Bahamas:
http://zns.moonfruit.com/#/news/4578190248/Police-Investigate-Mid-Day-Shooting-on-Faith-Ave-Boat-Fire/9472488
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEjpGSIZEns&feature=youtu.be

2015-03-03 - Navy ship USS Gunston Hall burns for 3 hours while docked in coastal Portsmouth (Virginia):
http://www.marinelink.com/news/aboard-fire-navy387045.aspx
http://gcaptain.com/u-s-navy-ship-hit-fire-nassco-shipyard/
http://wtkr.com/2015/03/03/crews-put-out-fire-aboard-uss-gunston-hall/
http://hamptonroads.com/2015/03/fire-reported-aboard-gunston-hall-portsmouth
http://wavy.com/2015/03/03/crews-battle-fire-on-uss-gunston-hall-for-hours/
http://www.13newsnow.com/story/news/2015/03/03/uss-gunston-hall-fire/24343629/
http://news.usni.org/2015/03/03/breaking-amphibious-warship-gunston-hall-suffers-3-hour-fire-at-pier
http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=85875

2015-03-03 - Boat and garage destroyed by fire at home on Mullica River Drive in Mullica Township (New Jersey):
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/mullica-fire-destroys-garage-boat/article_3a39ea0c-c201-11e4-8dd6-a79e0d039bce.html
http://www.wopular.com/mullica-fire-destroys-garage-boat

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-03-02 - Yacht bursts into flame on the Wairoa River near coastal Clevedon (New Zealand):
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11410604
http://dailymail.org.uk/news/6711320/Fire-crews-converge-on-Auckland-marina-as-flames-engulf-yacht.html
https://www.veooz.com/news/fId0S4u.html
http://www.somersetlocalnews.co.uk/news/fire-crews-converge-on-auckland-marina-as-flames-engulf-yacht
http://article.wn.com/view/2015/03/02/Fire_crews_converge_on_Auckland_marina_as_flames_engulf_yach/
http://www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/the-new-zealand-herald/20150303/281552289317203/TextView

2015-03-01 - Car-carrier ship 'Ocean Queen' bursts into flame near coastal Ulsan (South Korea):
http://www.ihsmaritime360.com/article/16912/car-carrier-catches-fire-off-ulsan
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Ocean-Queen-9030644.html

Quote:"The 'Ocean Queen' suffered a fire in stern cargo area on Feb 28, 2015, underway from Busan to Vladivostok about seven miles from Ulsan. The Japan Coast Guard sent a fire team, and the fire was extinguished. Several hours later vessel resumed the voyage to Vladivostok, ETA Mar 02."

2015-02-28 - Fishing boat 'Ar Raok II' bursts into flame at 6:40 AM, crew abandons ship, near the island of Belle-Île-en-Mer (France):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Fv-Arraok2-I353509.html
http://www.ouest-france.fr/belle-ile-un-bateau-de-peche-en-feu-les-marins-secourus-3218905
http://www.infonormandie.com/Un-chalutier-embrase-au-large-de-Belle-Ile-en-Mer-les-quatre-marins-sont-indemnes_a7433.html
http://www.letelegramme.fr/morbihan/belle-ile-en-mer/belle-ile-un-chalutier-en-feu-derive-au-large-28-02-2015-10541544.php

Quote:"On Feb 28, 2015, at 6.40 a.m. the CROSS Etel was alerted by the crew of four that the 'Ar Raok II' was on fire off the Belle-Ile-en-Mer about 15 kilometers off the SE-tip of Skeul. At 6.50 a.m. the crew abandoned ship and was taken aboard the f/v 'Joker' from Croisic."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-28 - Boat bursts into flame in Thomson Bay near coastal Rottnest Island (Australia):
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/26465119/rottnest-boat-blaze/

Quote:"A fire aboard a boat at Rottnest Island this morning caused thousands of dollars of damage. Fremantle Sea Rescue said it dispatched its rescue vessel and attended to the fire with the island's rangers. The blaze is believed to have started in the rear compartment of the boat, which was in Thomson Bay, after 10.30am."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-28 - Boat hit by 'flash fire'near coastal George Town (Cayman Islands), 1 injured:
http://caymannewsservice.com/george-town-man-critical-following-boat-fire/
http://www.cayman27.com.ky/2015/03/01/man-to-be-airlifted-after-boat-fire
http://www.9ijanews.com/news/george-town-man-critical-following-boat-fire
http://www.compasscayman.com/story.aspx?id=149972

2015-02-27 - Cargo ship 'Kosmas V' hit by explosion, gas released, in coastal Drepano (Greece), 1 killed, 3 injured:
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_26/02/2015_547689
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Kosmas-V-9445681.html
http://www.patrastimes.gr/arthro.php?id=85733

Quote:"Four of the 22 mainly East European crew members of the 'Kosmas V' lost consciousness after having inhaled poisonous gases in a cargo hold on Feb 26, 2015, as the vessel was about to offload its cargo of coal in Drepano port. When the sailors opened the hold, an explosion occurred and gas was set free. One Spanish sailor of 45 died, three others were taken to hospital. One man, aged 33, was critical, the two others were stable."

2015-02-27 - Container ship 'Naja Arctica' hit by fire in coastal Aalborg (Denmark):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Naja-Arctica-9100229.html
https://www.fleetmon.com/newsroom/2015/6651/naja-arctica-crew-praised-quick-fire-response/

Quote:"In the morning of Feb 27, 2015, a fire broke out aboard the 'Naja Arctica' in the Greenland Port of Aalborg."

2015-02-27 - Boat bursts into flame at Harbour Cove Marina in coastal Somers Point (New Jersey), nobody aboard:
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/11233243-firefighters-respond-to-somers-point-boat-blaze/
http://www.wopular.com/firefighters-respond-somers-point-boat-blaze
http://inagist.com/all/571390468640137218/
http://www.thebassbarn.com/forum/4-home-port/574730-somers-point-boat-fire.html
http://www.ocsentinel.com/news/local/firefighters-battle-boat-fire-in-somers-point/article_9e8110fe-bebd-11e4-bffe-9be8609891cd.html
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/firefighters-respond-to-somers-point-boat-blaze/article_3cc5500a-beb8-11e4-8100-03d7f4bc541b.html

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-27 - Boat bursts into flame at Highport Marina in Pottsboro (Texas), on Lake Texoma:
http://www.kxii.com/home/headlines/Boat-catches-fire-at-Highport-Marina-294452451.html
http://www.facebook.com/channel12/posts/10153110734189814
http://heralddemocrat.com/news/local/boat-catches-fire-lake-texoma-0

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-27 - Boat, motorcycles, utility vehicles and garage destroyed by fire at home in Kimball Township (Michigan):
http://www.thetimesherald.com/story/news/local/2015/02/27/garage-destroyed-kimball-township-fire/24110313/

Quote:"The garage was a total loss. The fire also destroyed several vehicles inside the garage, including off road utility vehicles, a boat, and motorcycles, Gratz said."

2015-02-27 - Two fishing boats destroyed by fire while docked in coastal North Jakarta (Indonesia):
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/02/27/up-smoke.html

2015-02-26 - Boat, seven cars and large garage destroyed by fire in Dallastown (Pennsylvania), 1 injured:
http://www.yorkdispatch.com/ci_27603382/fire-dallastown-snarls-traffic-police-urge-drivers-avoid
http://local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/crews-responding-large-garage-fire-dallastown-15794.shtml
http://www.wgal.com/news/crews-on-scene-of-garage-fire-in-dallastown/31499454
http://abc27.com/2015/02/26/dallastown-fire-destroys-garage-restored-cars/

Quote:"A man suffered burns trying to douse a fire that ultimately consumed an old Dallastown garage where he stored seven cars and a boat."

2015-02-25 - Ship 'Angélus du Mer' damaged by explosion and fire near coastalPort-en-Bessin-Huppain (France):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Fv-Francois-Elie-I336969.html
https://www.premar-manche.gouv.fr/communiques-presse/incendie-bord-chalutier-equipage-sain-sauf.html

Quote:"On Feb 24, 2015, the 'François Elie' saved the Crew of two of the f/v 'Angélus du Mer' which had suffered an Explosion at 11.36 p.m. The crew was safe and the ship was being towed to the port of Saint-Vaast. The CROSS Jobourg was informed by the trawler that a fire had broken out after the explosion in the engine room, 17 nautical miles north of Port-en-Bessin."

2015-02-25 - Boat bursts into flame while parked at home on Malabar Street in Canley Vale (Australia), 1 injured:
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/south-west/man-injured-in-boat-fire-on-malabar-st-in-canley-vale/story-fngr8hxh-1227238307824

2015-02-24 - Boat bursts into flame while moored in lagoon at Ross Island in Portland (Oregon), nobody aboard:
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2015/02/portland_firefighters_extingui_3.html
http://pdxtraffic.blogspot.com/2015/02/pf-responds-to-sailboat-on-fire.html

Quote:"Portland firefighters were dispatched to extinguish a fire aboard a 30-foot sailboat tied to a floating dock in the Ross Island lagoon Tuesday. Lt. Damon Simmons, a spokesman for the Portland Fire Bureau, said two of the bureau's fireboat crews responded to the fire at 12:25 p.m. The fire was burning in the sailboat's cabin. The craft was unoccupied and tied to the floating dock, Simmons said."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-24 - Ski boat, shed and cypress trees go up in flames at home near coastal Ventura (California):
http://www.vcstar.com/news/fires/crews-respond-to-shed-fire-down-power-lines-in-ventura_95694509

Quote:"Inside the 10-foot-by10-foot shed there were several cans of gasoline, authorities said. Crews also found several cypress trees and a ski boat on fire, officials said."

2015-02-23 - Boat bursts into flame shortly before 4 AM while docked in coastal Essex (Maryland):
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-county/essex/bs-md-co-boat-fire-20150223-story.html
http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/bs-md-co-boat-fire-20150223,0,7750226.story
http://www.marylandleader.com/index.php/sid/230504919

Quote:"A boat caught fire in Essex early Monday morning, a Baltimore County fire dispatcher said. Firefighters were called to the blaze shortly before 4 a.m. to the 800 block of Baltimore Yacht Club Road..."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link) of the area...

2015-02-22 - Fishing ship 'Scombrus Junior' bursts into flame while docked in coastal Haugesund (Norway), nobody aboard:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Scombrus-Junior-I254752.html
http://article.wn.com/view/2015/02/22/Fishing_boat_is_heavily_exposed_to_fire_in_Haugesund/
http://www.abcnyheter.no/nyheter/2015/02/22/218461/fiskebat-overtent-i-haugesund
http://www.dagbladet.no/2015/02/22/nyheter/batbrann/innenriks/haugesund/roykutvikling/37848658/
http://www.aftenbladet.no/nyheter/lokalt/nordfylket/Kontroll-pa-brann-i-fiskebat-3640289.html
http://www.h-avis.no/Brann_i_b_t_ved_Indre_kai-5-62-18637.html
http://www.h-avis.no/Fiskeb_ten_-3-C30117DA.html
http://www.h-avis.no/tv/3-CA92E700.html
http://www.tv2.no/a/6602208

Quote:"On Feb 22, 2015, at 3:59 a.m. the 'Scombrus Junior' was on fire in the inner harbor of Haugesund. There was no Crew on board. Attempts to get the fire under control lasted into the morning hours."

2015-02-22 - Commercial ship bursts into flame, crew abandons ship, near coastal Deliverance Island (Australia):
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/12-rescued-in-torres-strait-after-abandoning-burning-boat-20150223-13m9cd.html
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/02/23/13/23/twelve-abandon-fiery-boat-in-torres-strait
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/twelve-abandon-fiery-boat-in-torres-strait/story-fni0xqi4-1227235429592

2015-02-21 - Yacht bursts into flame while docked in coastal Newport Beach (California), 1 injured:
http://abc7.com/news/flames-rip-through-30-ft-boat-in-newport-beach/528536/
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Boat-Fire-Newport-Beach-Bay-293313591.html
http://ktla.com/2015/02/21/fire-breaks-out-on-boat-in-newport-beach-area-1-injured/
http://patch.com/california/newportbeach/one-person-injured-newport-beach-boat-fire
http://www.dailypilot.com/news/tn-dpt-boat-catches-fire-near-3-thirty-3-waterfront-restaurant-in-newport-beach-20150221,0,1921664.photo

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area. Also see the crabs that washed ashore on Balboa Island in this area on this day, many dead or dying...

2015-02-21 - Boat bursts into flame in coastal Aotea Harbour near Raglan (New Zealand), occupants abandon ship, rescued:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/66495302/boaties-abandon-burning-launch
http://www.raglan23.co.nz/2015/raglan-men-rescued-after-boat-fire/
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11405876

Quote:"Two men were rescued after their 16-metre launch caught fire south west of Raglan, off Aotea Harbour early on the evening of Saturday 21st. February."

2015-02-20 - Boat and four RV trailers destroyed by fire while parked in storage facility in Sayre (Pennsylvania):
http://wnbf.com/fire-damages-sayre-storage-facility/

Quote:"Officials are looking into the cause of a fire in a storage facility that destroyed four campers and a boat in Sayre, Pennsylvania."

2015-02-20 - Yacht 'Betsy Ross' bursts into flame and/or explodes in coastal Lami Bay in Lami (Fiji Islands), 2 killed, 4 injured:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Betsy-Ross-I1806800.html
http://www.fbc.com.fj/fiji/27067/rescued-crew-member-dies-in-hospital

Quote:"One more crew member rescued from the "Betsy Ross" in the Lami Bay has died in hospital on Feb 20, 2015. He was one of six people taken to hospital from the ship after an accident on board the vessel.The police was trying to establish whether there was a fire or an explosion. One man died on Feb 19 after he was trapped in the hull of the vessel for almost five hours."

Note: A passenger bus just burst into flame near here too, in coastal Suva (Fiji Islands), mentioned in the 2015-02-19 update...

2015-02-20 - Boat bursts into flame just before midnight while parked in transport yard in Leedstown (Britain):
http://www.cornishman.co.uk/Arson-suspected-boat-Leedstown-transport-yard/story-26057160-detail/story.html
http://www.southwestnews.org.uk/news/arson-suspected-after-boat-fire-in-leedstown-transport-yard

2015-02-19 - Five fishing boats destroyed by fire at fishing town in coastal Hainan Province (China), 1 killed:
http://www.news.nom.co/boat-fire-leaves-one-dead-in-south-china-15606689-news/
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/video/boat-fire-leaves-one-dead-162420993.html
http://on.aol.com/video/boat-fire-leaves-one-dead-in-south-china-518660041
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dQ_cvV8ubc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oONW2pDdnGU
http://www.independent.ie/videos/world-news/video-boat-fire-leaves-one-dead-in-south-china-31006262.html
http://www.msn.com/en-nz/weather/watch/boat-fire-leaves-one-dead-in-south-china/vp-ea6396a7-1a07-4251-98cc-8ed6c58889d8

Quote:"Five fishing boats caught fire this morning at a fishing port in a town of south China's Hainan Province, leaving one dead."

2015-02-19 - Two boats, three ATVs and garage destroyed by fire at home near DeLand (Florida):
http://newsdaytonabeach.com/firefighters-on-scene-after-explosion-at-home-west-of-deland/
http://www.orlandoecho.com/index.php/sid/230416509
http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20150219/news/150219334
http://www.mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2015/2/19/deland_structure_fir.html

Quote:"No injuries are reported but 5 vehicles – including 2 boats and 3 all-terrain vehicles – are destroyed in the aftermath of a garage fire west of DeLand."

2015-02-17 - Boat 'Sasha Marie' bursts into flame twice in harbor near coastal Corona del Mar (California):
http://www.coronadelmartoday.com/48218/home/boat-fire-details-emerge/
http://www.coronadelmartoday.com/48201/home/boat-fire-in-harbor-off-cdm/

Quote:"Witnesses said they noticed the smoke and saw the burning boat about 5:15 p.m. In the water between the U.S. Coast Guard offices at 1911 Bayside Drive and China Cove. The boat was towed after the fire. Witness Cynthia Dickinson said Coast Guard officials said the boat was called Sasha Marie."

2015-02-16 - Yacht bursts into flame at 7:45 AM at docks in coastal Fleetwood (Britain):
http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/fire-drama-in-harbour-leaves-boat-wrecked-1-7109147
http://www.ybw.com/news-from-yachting-boating-world/boat-fire-sees-vessel-destroyed-fleetwood-docks-9930
http://www.pbo.co.uk/news/investigation-after-fire-destroys-motor-cruiser-19138
http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/community/community-news/probe-as-vessel-destroyed-in-blaze-at-docks-1-7110639

2015-02-15 - Semi-submersible drilling rig 'ENSCO 8502' bursts into flame in the Gulf of Mexico near Louisiana:
http://gcaptain.com/ensco-drilling-rig-catches-fire/
http://www.rigbaby.com/rig-fire-in-gulf-of-mexico/
http://www.offshoreenergytoday.com/report-rig-on-fire-in-gulf-of-mexico/

Quote:"A semi-submersible drilling rig reportedly caught fire in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico on Friday, February 13, 2015. According to gCaptain, which was first to report the news, the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed the incident had happened on an offshore rig when a fire broke out in the engine room. gCaptain claims that the rig in question is the ENSCO 8502 semi-submersible drilling rig, owned by the UK-based drilling contractor, Ensco."

2015-02-15 - Container ship 'MOL Contribution' bursts into flame at the Port of Oakland in coastal Oakland (California):
http://gcaptain.com/mol-containership-suffers-fire-at-port-of-oakland/
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Mol-Contribution-9629914.html
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Oakland-Firefighters-Battle-Fire-on-Cargo-Ship-292070461.html
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/02/15/ship-berthed-at-port-of-oakland-catches-fire/
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Fire-crews-fight-ship-blaze-at-Port-of-Oakland-6083008.php
http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_27534482/oakland-fire-crews-battle-two-alarm-blaze-aboard
http://www.wopular.com/fire-crews-fight-ship-blaze-port-oakland
http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/ship-fire-in-port-of-oakland

2015-02-15 - Cargo ship 'Volga-4052' bursts into flame near coastal Zonguldak (Turkey):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Volga-4052-8728490.html

Quote:"On Feb 12, 2015, a fire broke out aboard the 'Volga-4052' which was en route from Taganrog to Zonguldak."

2015-02-14 - Three boats destroyed by fire shortly after midnight, two more damaged, at marina in Evansville (Indiana), 1 injured:
http://www.14news.com/story/28110042/three-boats-sink-two-more-damaged-in-marina-fire
http://www.courierpress.com/news/local-news/fire-breaks-out-at-inland-marina
http://www.notjustanotherfire.net/2015/02/14/houseboat-fire-ignites-other-docked-boats-at-marina/
http://www.fox19.com/story/28110042/three-boats-sink-two-more-damaged-in-marina-fire
http://www.courierpress.com/news/local-news/marinastuff_22015490
http://www.wopular.com/crews-scene-inland-marina-fire

Quote:"The boat became heavily engulfed by the blaze and one person was taken by AMR for unknown injuries. That boat then drifted into 'a couple of other boats and caught those boats on fire,' Garrett said."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-14 - Boat bursts into flame at marina in coastal Hampton Bays (New York):
http://www.27east.com/news/article.cfm/Hampton-Bays/96735/Boat-Catches-Fire-In-Hampton-Bays-Marina-Friday-Night

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-14 - Boat bursts into flame on the Trent and Mersey Canal in Middleport (Britain), dog killed:
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Man-jumped-canal-ball-canal-boat-Middlport-update/story-26026779-detail/story.html
http://www.westmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/dog-dies-after-blaze-on-canal-boat
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Dog-dies-blaze-canal-boat/story-26026525-detail/story.html
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/man-jumped-into-canal-after-fire-ball-on-canal-boat-in-middlport-update-2970117.html

2015-02-14 - Boat bursts into flame at the Derby Motor Boat Clubo on Warren Lane in Long Eaton (Britain):
http://www.ilkestonadvertiser.co.uk/news/local/fire-at-long-eaton-boating-club-1-7107605

Quote:"Firefighters put out a boat fire at a motor boat club today (Saturday, February 14). The crew from Long Eaton attended Derby Motor Boat Club, in Warren Lane, Long Eaton, at 1.07pm. On arrival they found one boat well alight."

2015-02-13 - Cargo ship bursts into flame while anchored near coastal Ranong Province (Thailand):
http://www.thaivisa.com/news/thailand/myanmar-cargo-ship-catches-fire-in-ranong/11049/
http://www.oananews.org/content/news/general/myanmar-cargo-ship-catches-fire-bt15m-loss-no-casualties
http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/myanmar-cargo-ship-catches-fire-ranong

Quote:"An anchored Myanmar freighter in Thailand's southern seaside Ranong Province caught fire on Friday, totally damaging the cargo ship, with an initial survey showing at least 15 million baht loss, but all its 16 crew members were safe."

2015-02-13 - Boat bursts into flame near the Courtney Campbell Causeway in coastalPort Canaveral (Florida):
http://tampabaynewsservice.com/breaking-news/small-boat-catches-fire-at-courtney-campbell-boat-ramp/
http://www.wftv.com/gallery/news/boat-fire-at-port-canaveral-caught-on-camera/gXq5/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fILOiyTRPc

Quote:"Published on Feb 13, 2015 - On the way home from work today we came across a boat on fire. Disregard our trash talk, we're two adult males riding in a car during rush hour traffic... it's obligatory."

2015-02-13 - Boat and off-road vehicles go up in flames at storage facility in Raymondville (Texas):
http://www.valleymorningstar.com/news/local_news/article_ee8f3c94-b402-11e4-89d0-cff8512a34e2.html

Quote:"The fire broke out in a storage unit behind the county jail, destroying a boat, four off-road vehicles and other equipment, Spence said."

2015-02-12 - Fishing boats, motorcycles and barn destroyed by fire in Pendleton (Indiana):
http://www.heraldbulletin.com/news/fire-destroys-pole-barn-and-contents/article_3e926436-b251-11e4-8b8d-4f3e7bbb002a.html

Quote:"Hall estimated the total loss of the building and contents between $75,000 and $100,000. The building, which included an office area, stored fishing boats and motorcycles. A fairly new camping trailer, parked near the building, was also damaged in the fire."

2015-02-11 - Oil drilling ship damaged by explosion and fire near Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 5 killed, 25 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20150212-46969-BRA
http://oilpro.com/post/10537/twenty-five-injured-bw-fpso-explosion-brazil
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/12/us-brasil-petrobras-accident-bw-offshr-idUSKBN0LG20H20150212
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/12/petrobras-oil-ship-explosion-brazil-five-dead
http://www.fireapparatusmagazine.com/apnews/2015/02/12/death-toll-of-explosion-on-brazilian-oil-ship-rises-to-5.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-31430467
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/11/petrobras-brazil-oil-ship-explosion-three-dead-six-missing
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Cidade-De-Sao-Mateus-8706014.html
http://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-explosion-offshore-petrobas-20150211-story.html
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article9752867.html
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/explosion-brazil-oil-ship-union-deaths-28893957
http://gcaptain.com/explosion-aboard-brazilian-fpso-kills-least-3-offshore-workers/

2015-02-11 - Yacht bursts into flame while docked on the Arnavutköy Coast in coastal Istanbul (Turkey):
http://en.cihan.com.tr/news/Fire-enrages-a-luxury-boat-causes-wide-range-of-property-damage_2931-CHMTY3MjkzMS80
http://en.haberler.com/fire-enrages-a-luxury-boat-causes-wide-range-of-653558/

2015-02-11 - Boat bursts into flame at 4:29 AM while moored on river in March (Britain):
http://www.cambstimes.co.uk/news/gallery_appeal_for_information_after_boat_set_on_fire_in_march_1_3951724
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/latest-news/narrow-boat-set-on-fire-by-arsonists-1-6574099

Note: They're assuming arson without eliminating accidental causes. And look at all the evidence that they mention that this was arson. It won't take you long to look at it, because there isn't any. I scoff in their general direction!

2015-02-10 - Seven boats destroyed by inferno while docked in city in East China:
http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/World/ID/2653036217/
http://news.yahoo.com/video/raw-boats-catch-fire-while-165626758.html
http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/video/raw-boats-catch-fire-while-moored-on-dock-in-east-china-city/vi-AA9dOjl

Quote:"7 vessels burn as fire crews rescue desperate victims..."

2015-02-10 - Passenger boat bursts into flame on the Congo River (Democratic Republic of Congo), 7 killed, 14 missing:
http://www.ubalert.com/MYTb
http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Boat-fire-on-Congo-River-fatal-20150210
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/10/us-congodemocratic-boat-idUSKBN0LE24C20150210
http://www.topix.com/forum/world/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/T91J4CMJ6BRHTST8V
http://breaking.gotnewswire.com/news/boat-fire-on-congo-river-kills-at-least-seven
http://article.wn.com/view/2015/02/10/News24com_Boat_fire_on_Congo_River_fatal/
http://www.wopular.com/boat-fire-congo-river-kills-least-seven
http://www.news.nom.co/boat-fire-on-congo-river-kills-at-15399444-news/
http://theafrikamarket.com/2015/02/10/boat-caught-fire-congo-river-fatal-feu-de-bateau-sur-le-fleuve-congo-fatal/

Quote:"Seven people died and 14 more are missing after a boat carrying cargo and passengers caught fire on the Congo River in northern Democratic Republic of Congo, a local official said on Tuesday."

2015-02-10 - Ferry ship 'Vacancier' bursts into flame near coastal Souris (Canada):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Ctma-Vacancier-7310260.html

Quote:"The ferry service between Souris, P.E.I. and the Magdalen Islands returned to normal on Feb 10, 2015, after a small fire on Feb 5 had put the ferry out of commission for a few days."

2015-02-10 - Cargo ship bursts into flame at the Immingham Docks in coastal Immingham (Britain):
http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Firefighters-extinguish-blaze-coal-ship-Immingham/story-26003049-detail/story.html
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/firefighters-called-to-tackle-fire-on-coal-ship-at-immingham
http://maritime-connector.com/news/security-and-piracy/firefighters-called-to-tackle-fire-on-coal-ship-at-immingham-docks/

2015-02-10 - Cargo ship 'Vera' bursts into flame at the Rheinau Port in Mannheim (Germany):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Vera-I426252.html
http://www.morgenweb.de/mannheim/mannheim-stadt/schiffsbrand-schnell-geloscht-1.2100907
http://www.morgenweb.de/newsticker/mannheim-feuerwehr-l%C3%B6scht-schiffsbrand-im-hafen-1.2100667

Quote:"On Feb 9, 2015, at 12.30 p.m. a fire broke out in the engine room of the 'Vera', 1452 ts (EU-No.: 2104810), which was berthed in the Rheinau Port in Mannheim."

2015-02-10 - Cargo ship 'Panta Rhei 2' bursts into flame at the Deutz Yard (Germany):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Panta-Rhei-2-I1791345.html
http://www.express.de/koeln/deutzer-werft-in-koeln-feuer-auf-schiff-auf-dem-rhein-ausgebrochen,2856,29800372.html

Quote:"On Feb 10, 2015, at 11.10 a.m. a fire broke out aboard the 'Panta Rhei 2' which had berthed at the Deutz Yard which had come from Andernach on the Rhine to Colonia."

2015-02-10 - Boat bursts into flame along Yaquina Bay Road in coastal Newport (Oregon):
http://www.newslincolncounty.com/archives/135346
http://www.newportnewstimes.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=86&story_id=46998

Quote:"A man looking to buy a pleasure boat from a private party out Yaquina Bay Road suddenly saw the boat burst into flames right in front of him."

Note:'Soooo...interested?!'

2015-02-09 - Three boats go up in flames at 6 AM while stored at business on the waterfront in Buffalo (New York):
http://wivb.com/2015/02/09/boats-catch-fire-at-marina-in-buffalo/
http://www.wcax.com/story/28059357/fire-causes-400k-damage-to-3-boats-stored-at-buffalo-marina
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/communities/fire-causes-400000-damage-to-boats-being-stored-in-buffalo-20150209
http://www.wkbw.com/news/crews-battle-boat-fire-in-outer-harbor
http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2015/02/09/damage-into-six-figures-after-buffalo-boat-fire.html
http://www.leaderherald.com/page/content.detail/id/790087/Fire-causes--400K-damage-to-3-boats-stored-at-Buffalo-marina.html

Quote:"Three boats being stored at a facility along Buffalo’s waterfront sustained an estimated $400,000 damage in a fire early Monday morning. Firefighters were dispatched to RCR Yachts, 284 Fuhrmann Blvd., just before 6 a.m., according to fire dispatch. Heavy, acrid smoke could be seen and smelled throughout the area. Damage was estimated at $300,000 to one boat, and $50,000 each to two others."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-09 - Boat bursts into flame as man works on it, fire spreads, home heavily damaged, in Clovis (New Mexico):
http://www.cnjonline.com/2015/02/09/fire-destroys-boat-spreads-to-home/

2015-02-09 - Yacht bursts into flame, burns and sinks, at Dysart’s Marina in coastal Southwest Harbor (Maine):
http://www.ellsworthamerican.com/maine-news/waterfront/blaze-destroys-newly-built-yacht
http://www.mdislander.com/featured/flames-destroy-boat-dysarts-marina-southwest

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-08 - Luxury yacht 'Moon Dreams' bursts into flame, burns and sinks, in the Marmara Sea near Turkey:
http://www.fleetmon.com/newsroom/2015/6447/luxury-yacht-moon-dreams-fire-and-sank/
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Moon-Dreams-I1712525.html
http://www.kiyiemniyeti.gov.tr/Default.aspx?p=R&pid=238

Quote:"On Feb 7, 2015, at 7.50 a.m. the 'Moon Dreams' caught fire in the Bosphorus at Kadikoy in the Marmara Sea. The SAR boat 'KEGK 4' was sent to the scene immediately and was on site at 08:30 a.m. The crew of three was saved with a zodiac and taken to Tuzla for health checks. Despite the attempts to douse the flames the boat sank at 09.20 a.m."

2015-02-07 - Boat bursts into flame at Lake O' the Pines in Marion County (Texas), 2 jump overboard, 1 missing:
http://www.kltv.com/story/28051463/game-wardens-investigating-possible-drowning-in-marion-county
http://www.ksla.com/story/28051463/game-wardens-investigating-possible-drowning-in-marion-county

Quote:"A fire on a boat Saturday morning forced a man and woman on board to jump into the water. One of them is still missing."

2015-02-06 - Yacht bursts into flame shortly after midnight while moored along Lido Drive in coastal Fort Lauderdale (Florida):
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-boat-fire-fort-lauderdale-20150206-story.html

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-06 - Three boats go up in flames while docked at marina in coastal Glen Burnie (Maryland), other fires too:
http://www.abc2news.com/news/region/anne-arundel-county/firefighters-battle-5-blazes-in-24-hours
http://www.wbal.com/article/113288/3/investigators-declare-marina-fire-an-accident
http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/ph-ac-cn-burned-boats-0207-20150206,0,6979958.story
http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/maryland/2015/02/06/2-boats-catch-fire-at-md-hand-bros-marina/23020293/
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/firefighters-called-to-2alarm-fire-at-glen-burnie-marina/31138876
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2015/02/06/crews-battle-2-alarm-blaze-in-glen-burnie/
http://baltimore.gotnewswire.com/news/crews-battle-boat-fire-in-glen-burnie

Quote:"The fire destroyed at least three boats and caused an estimated $40,000 damage."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-03 - Tourist boat bursts into flame in coastal Ha Long Bay (Vietnam):
http://www.vietnambreakingnews.com/2015/02/ha-long-bay-tour-boat-catches-fire-all-safely-rescued/
http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/16-foreigners-rescued-as-tourist-boat-bursts-into-flames-in-ha-long-38367.html
http://tuoitrenews.vn/society/25886/16-foreigners-rescued-from-ship-blaze-in-vietnams-ha-long-bay
http://vietnamnews.vn/society/266092/16-foreign-tourists-rescued-from-burning-ship.html
http://www.vietnambreakingnews.com/2015/02/16-foreign-tourists-rescued-from-burning-ship/
http://en.baomoi.com/Info/16-foreign-tourists-rescued-from-burning-ship/2/523136.epi
http://www.talkvietnam.com/2015/02/16-foreign-tourists-rescued-from-burning-ship/
http://vietnamnews.vn/society/266151/electrical-fault-caused-tourist-boat-fire.html

2015-02-02 - Yacht bursts into flame at the Nanaimo Yacht Club in coastal Nanaimo (Canada):
http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/290382051.html

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-01 - Yacht bursts into flame and explodes near coastal Burleigh Heads (Australia), 1 injured:
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/02/01/13/43/person-believed-to-be-badly-burnt-in-gold-coast-boat-fire
http://www.breakingnews.com/item/2015/02/01/photo-boat-fire-off-australias-gold-coast-1-per/
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/owner-jumps-from-burning-boat-off-gold-coast/story-fnn8dlfs-1227204034985
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/sailor-badly-burned-as-boat-catches-fire-off-the-gold-coast-20150201-1334fk.html
http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2015/02/01/man-hospitalised-after-boat-fire.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2934955/Man-received-burns-40-cent-body-jumping-boat-engulfed-flames.html

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-01-31 - Tanker ship 'Berezovneft' bursts into flame near coastal Vladivostok (Russia):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Berezovneft-7109336.html

Quote:"The 'Berezovneft' suffered a fire in the engine room during the night from Jan 29, 2015, to Jan 30, while approaching the oil terminal Pervaya Rechka, Vladivostok. The fire was extinguished by flooding the engine room."

2015-01-31 - Houseboat goes up in flames while docked at marina on Lake Waco in Waco (Texas):
http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Flames-Engulf-Houseboat-At-Local-Marina-290432971.html
http://www.kxxv.com/story/27994191/barge-fire-leads-to-fuel-spill-in-private-marina

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-01-31 - Boats, pickup trucks, RV trailers, trailers and business destroyed by blaze in Centerville (Iowa):
http://www.kcci.com/news/fire-destroys-50yearold-commercial-building/31026130
http://www.dailyiowegian.com/news/local_news/update-a-m-fire-crews-fighting-blaze-at-cowan-enterprises/article_13a0c1bc-a902-11e4-9d24-7340849f9257.html

Quote:"Craig said the wind whipped the flames around, quickly destroying the campers, semitrailers, boats and other equipment stored inside."

2015-01-31 - Boat bursts into flame in coastal Dubai (UAE):
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/emergencies/small-boat-catches-fire-in-dubai-1.1449326
http://dailymail.org.uk/news/6166773/Small-boat-catches-fire-in-Dubai.html
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/10328408-small-boat-catches-fire-in-dubai/
http://dubaiinformer.com/142881/small-boat-catches-fire-in-dubai/
http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/small-boat-catches-fire-dubai-215059572.html

2015-01-30 - Boat explodes and burns at gas station in coastal Tauranga (New Zealand), 1 injured:
http://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/other/man-suffers-burns-as-boat-explodes/ar-AA8Lspq
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/pictures-boat-explodes-tauranga-petrol-station-6226342
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/65619193/explosion-burns-man-and-boat
http://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/92290-man-burnt-boat-fire.html
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11394358
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=11394281
http://www.3news.co.nz/nznews/man-burned-in-boat-fire-improves-2015020115

2015-01-30 - Boat bursts into flame while parked in yard at home in Pascoe Vale South suburb of coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://www.mfb.vic.gov.au/News/Media-releases/Boat-fire-in-Pascoe-Vale-South.html
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/central/firefighters-battle-blazes-in-st-kilda-pascoe-vale-south-and-glen-waverley-in-busy-night/story-fngnvlpt-1227203036640

Quote:"Earlier, firefighters attended a boat on fire in the rear yard of a house in Reynolds Pde, Pascoe Vale South, about 7.50pm. The fire caused a significant amount of smoke, with early callers concerned that neighbouring properties were under threat."

2015-01-29 - Cargo ship 'Fortune Ocean' bursts into flame while docked in coastal Pyeongtaek (South Korea):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Fortune-Ocean-9010010.html

Quote:"A fire broke out aboard the 'Fortune Ocean' which was moored at berth 7 in Pyeongtaek port on Jan 29, 2015, at 0900 a.m. LT. The ship had arrived at Pyeongtaek coming from Hong Kong on Jan 28 at 3 a.m. The fire started in a cargo hold, presumable loaded with coconut by-products. Firefighting teams extinguished fire within two hours, no injures, no spill reported."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-01-29 - Boat, tractor, ATVs and two buildings destroyed by fire in Ruffin (South Carolina):
http://www.colletontoday.com/crime/fire-destroys-buildings-on-lowcountry-highway-news-the-press-and/article_d2aa4bc2-a7d7-11e4-80a8-bb742a99b75d.html

Quote:"Multiple vehicles including a tractor, ATVs, a pontoon boat and farm implements were destroyed in the large garage. The outside storage building was completely destroyed. Firefighters were able to put out the fire in the workshop; however, the interior was gutted and all of the tools and equipment inside were heavily damaged."

2015-01-28 - Ferry ship 'Ullensvang' bursts into flame near coastal Hareid (Norway):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Ullensvang-8513596.html
http://www.smp.no/nyheter/article10585485.ece
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.smp.no%2Fnyheter%2Farticle10585485.ece&edit-text=

Quote:"The ferry was near the breakwater of Hareid when it abruptly turned and passengers were notified about a fire with loudspeakers. Smoke emerged from ventilation hatches. The crew extinguished the fire quickly."

2015-01-27 - Boat bursts into flame in coastal Santa Barbara Harbor (California):
http://www.keyt.com/news/crews-act-quickly-and-put-out-boat-fire-in-santa-barbara-harbor/30958580
http://www.keyt.com/news/santa-barbara-harbor-boat-fire-pkg/30976378
http://www.firehouse.com/video/12039114/santa-barbara-crews-tackle-boat-fire
http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=147205
http://www.independent.com/news/2015/jan/28/catamaran-catches-fire-harbor/
http://www.facebook.com/noozhawk/posts/10153049316598259

Quote:"Santa Barbara City Firefighters acted quickly and put out a boat fire in the Santa Barbara Harbor Tuesday night."

2015-01-26 - 14 houseboats destroyed by fire just after midnight at the Walnut Creek Marina in Sacramento County (California):
http://www.firehouse.com/news/11818745/many-boats-burn-at-walnut-grove-marina-fire
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article8153076.html
http://fox40.com/2015/01/26/early-morning-marina-fire-burns-down-14-boats/
http://fox40.com/2015/01/26/overnight-fire-engulfs-14-boats-on-walnut-grove-marina/
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2015/01/26/walnut-grove-marina-fire-damages-14-houseboats/
http://www.kcra.com/news/local-news/news-sacramento/several-boats-destroyed-in-walnut-grove-marina-fire/30920686
http://www.news10.net/story/news/local/elk-grove/2015/01/26/walnut-grove-house-boat-fire/22342565/
http://www.wect.com/story/27940898/14-boats-destroyed-in-ca-marina-fire
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/home/3443893-181/more-than-a-dozen-boats

Quote:"Many of the boat owners live out of town and didn't know anything was wrong until they saw televised images of flames devouring their boats or got phone calls from friends."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-01-25 - Cruise ship 'Boudicca' bursts into flame at 4 AM off the coast of Morocco:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2925415/Boudicca-cruise-ship-stranded-Morocco-engine-room-fire.html
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Boudicca-7218395.html
http://news.sky.com/story/1414543/cruise-ship-listed-as-vessel-hit-by-fire
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-30972125
http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=6165
http://www.tradewindsnews.com/casualties/353090/Cruise-ship-fire-scare
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/cruise-ship-boudicca-was-left-without-power-after-engine-room-fire-off-coast-of-morocco-10001060.html

Quote:"Holidaymakers on board the Boudicca were told to don life jackets and gather at emergency muster stations, according to the son of one passenger. The fire at 04:00 BST left the ship 'listing' and 'in pitch black', said Dave Tonkin, whose father is onboard."

2015-01-25 - Eight boats and boat business go up in flames, building collapses, $1 million damage, in Bluff City (Tennessee):
http://www.wjhl.com/story/27936784/fire-does-1m-in-damage-to-bluff-city-business
http://www.tricities.com/news/article_d0fcec3c-a4f1-11e4-b24e-bb819c0d83e1.html
http://www.bbcboards.net/bbc-lounge/564758-watsons-marine-bluff-city-tn-burned-tonight.html
http://www.wcyb.com/news/fire-causes-damage-at-bluff-city-marina/30915936

Quote:"No injuries were reported, but there were at least eight boats inside the building at the time of the fire and the overall damage estimate to be at least 1 million dollars."

2015-01-24 - Yacht and boat go up in flames shortly after 2:30 AM while docked at marina in coastal League City (Texas):
http://abc13.com/news/fire-rips-through-league-city-marina/489171/
http://www.galvestondailynews.com/free/article_dfb8ac66-a45b-11e4-9d1a-63594ccb249c.html
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/texas/article_01c0791a-c643-5ddb-bd83-41aee0111a83.html
http://www.lmtonline.com/news/state/article_80f4ecc9-0328-5648-bc8f-36702c1bf821.html
http://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/1-boat-sunk-another-damaged-after-marina-fire-6039255.php
http://www.topix.com/forum/news/fire/TBLU39HO3R9PS5V6K

Quote:"Flames ripped through the South Shore Harbor Marina in League City early this morning. Authorities say the fire broke out on a yacht and spread to a smaller boat nearby. The fire started just after 2:30am."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-01-23 - Boat bursts into flame while docked in coastal Newport Beach (California):
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/boat-649126-fire-beach.html
http://www.topix.com/forum/county/orange-ca/TEM8OGJLKUNCM1E48

Quote:"A boat was heavily damaged after it caught fire at a Newport Beach dock on Friday night, authorities said. The 21-foot Sea Ray boat caught fire before 8:30 p.m. while moored at Finlay Dock. The boat came loose from its mooring and began to drift into the harbor..."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-01-22 - Ship 'Reecon Emre' bursts into flame while docked at the island of Réunion (France):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Mv-Reecon-Emre-9356684.html

Quote:"On Jan 21, 2015, at 11:25 a.m. firefighters were alerted to a fire in the engine room on the 'Reecon Emre' which was berhted in the west port of La Réunion since Jan 5."

2015-01-22 - Ship 'Seahope II' bursts into flame at 1:50 AM while docked in coastal Novorossiysk (Russia):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Seahope-Ii-9486013.html

Quote:"On Jan 21, 2015 at 01.50 a.m. Moscow time a fire erupted in a cargo hold 3 of the 'Seahope II' while she was loading sulfur in Novorossiysk."

2015-01-22 - Ship 'Dettifoss' bursts into flame while docked in coastal Halmstad (Sweden):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Dettifoss-9086801.html

Quote:"In the morning of Jan 22, 2015, at 7.30 a.m. a fire broke out on the 'Dettifoss' in the Kattegat Port of Halmstad. The ship had arrived from Frederikstad only at 7 a.m."

2015-01-22 - Yacht bursts into flame at the Docklands in coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/three-evacuate-as-yacht-catches-fire-in-docklands/story-fni0fit3-1227193708371
http://www.melnews.com/news/yacht-damaged-by-fire-in-docklands
http://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/yacht-damaged-by-fire-in-docklands/
http://www.news.nom.co/yacht-damaged-by-fire-in-docklands-14937593-news/

Note: Here's a Google Maps link) of the area. Also see the naked man found dead in the water at the Docklands on this day, very near this yacht fire...

2015-01-22 - Boat bursts into flame at 5:30 AM in coastal Pensacola (Florida):
http://www.weartv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/pensacola-man-survives-boat-fire-53704.shtml

Note: Also see the man, 66, found dead on rocks at waterfront at the Port of Pensacola on this day...

2015-01-22 - Boat bursts into flame in coastal North Miami Beach (Florida), 2 injured:
http://www.wsvn.com/story/27917947/2-hospitalized-after-boat-catches-fire-in-north-miami-beach
http://www.breakingnews.com/item/2015/01/22/breaking-2-airlifted-after-boat-fire-in-north-mi/
http://miami.suntimes.com/mia-news/7/97/112655/2-hospitalized-after-boat-catches-fire-in-north-miami-beach
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/wsvn/558394164849553408

Note: A car just burst into flame while parked at a home in North Miami too, mentioned in the 2015-01-20 update...

2015-01-22 - Three boats and barn destroyed by fire shortly before 5 AM near Jasper (Texas):
http://www.kjas.com/news/local_news/article_c7005fd0-a22a-11e4-9f62-2f894945a674.html

Quote:"An early morning fire has destroyed a barn and the three boats it contained, along with tools and other equipment."

2015-01-22 - Boat bursts into flame while moored in Cheruthoni Reservoir in Kerala (India), nobody there:
http://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/kseb-boat-catches-fire-cheruthoni-reservoir.html

2015-01-21 - Diving support ship 'Uncle John' bursts into flame in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Uncle-John-7529902.html
http://gcaptain.com/cal-dive-diving-support-vessel-hit-fire-louisiana-coast/

Quote:"A semi-submersible saturation diving support vessel belonging to Cal Dive International found itself adrift in the waters off the Louisiana coast on Sunday night following a fire in its engine room. In a statement to gCaptain, the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed that the MV Uncle John suffered a fire in its #2 engine room, causing the vessel drift approximately 20 miles off the coast of Venice, Louisiana and 14 miles from an 'obstruction'."

2015-01-21 - Yacht 'Notorious' bursts into flame at 5 AM while dry-docked at Ditto Landing in Huntsville (Alabama):
http://whnt.com/2015/01/21/firefighters-are-on-the-scene-of-a-boat-fire-at-ditto-landing/
http://www.al.com/news/huntsville/index.ssf/2015/01/formerly_sunken_boat_notorious.html
http://www.waaytv.com/appnews/luxury-boat-catches-fire-at-ditto-landing/article_25b820be-a198-11e4-9a84-b39715b5d75c.html

Quote:"Notorious has had an illustrious history. The boat's previous owners include former President Gerald Ford and an alleged Chicago mob boss. Photos from one of the boat's other famous users - actor Charlton Heston - were also on board. Heston reportedly lived on the boat while filming 'Planet of the Apes.'"

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-01-21 - Boat bursts into flame while docked in False Creek area in coastal Vancouver (Canada), nobody aboard:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sailboat-catches-fire-in-false-creek-1.2921541
http://www.vancouversun.com/video+Boat+fire+Fisherman+Wharf+False+Creek/10748022/story.html
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Boat+catches+fire+Fisherman+Wharf+False+Creek/10747691/story.html
http://www.cknw.com/2015/01/21/overnight-boat-fire/
http://video.theloop.ca/news/top-stories/watch/boat-fire-under-investigation/4003213935001/
http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2015/01/explosions-heard-sailboat-catches-fire-false-creek-photos-video/
http://www.cknw.com/2015/01/21/overnight-boat-fire/

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-01-20 - Yacht bursts into flame while docked in coastal St. Kilda (Australia):
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/01/20/18/56/catamaran-gutted-by-blaze-in-melbourne-harbour
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/fire-engulfs-large-yacht-in-st-kilda-marina-20150120-12udp6.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-20/catamaran-catches-fire-at-st-kilda-pier/6029292
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/boat-erupts-in-flames-at-st-kilda-pier/story-fni0fit3-1227191175756
http://melbourne.dotnewz.com/smoke-warning-after-st-kilda-boat-fire-melbourne/
http://ban.jo/News/Australia-New-Zealand/20150120/Fire-Destroys-Boat-Off-Melbourne-Coast-Port-Phillip-St-Kilda/
http://australia.gotnewswire.com/news/smoke-warning-after-st-kilda-boat-fire
http://australia.news.net/article/2697261/catamaran-catches-fire-at-st-kilda-pier

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-01-19 - Two houseboats and another boat destroyed by fire just after 2 AM while docked at marina in Port Washington (New York):
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/port-washington-boat-fire-injures-four-police-say-1.9821724
http://7online.com/news/port-washington-marina-fire-destroys-2-houseboats-smaller-boat/481304/
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/port-washington-boat-fire-injures-four-police-say-1.9821724
http://patch.com/new-york/portwashington/firefighters-battle-early-morning-houseboat-fire-port-washington
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Long-Island-Houseboat-Fire-Sinks-Port-Washington-289075291.html
http://7online.com/news/raw-video-of-port-washington-houseboat-fire/481477/
http://www.fireengineering.com/articles/2015/01/port-washington-ny-fire-damages-house-boats.html
http://www.topix.com/county/nassau-ny/2015/01/four-people-treated-for-smoke-inhalation-after-port-washington-boat-fire-police-say

Quote:"Two houseboats and a smaller boat were destroyed in a raging fire at a marina on Long Island overnight Monday. The Port Washington fire department responded to a call of a boat fire in the Haven Marina on Manhasset Bay in Port Washington just after 2 a.m."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-01-19 - Boat bursts into flame at Shoreline Marina in coastal Long Beach (California):
http://www.presstelegram.com/general-news/20150119/long-beach-firefighters-extinguish-boat-fire-at-shoreline-marina
http://www.fireengineering.com/news/2015/01/20/long-beach-firefighters-extinguish-boat-fire-at-shoreline-marina.html

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-01-18 - Two large yachts, 50 feet and 78 feet, destroyed by fire at 6:45 AM in coastal Fort Lauderdale (Florida):
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2015/01/18/fire-engulfs-two-large-boats-early-sunday-morning/
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Fire-Engulfs-Two-Yachts-at-Fort-Lauderdale-Marina-288968901.html
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article7395488.html
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-fort-lauderdale-yacht-fire-20150118-story.html
http://cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/fort-lauderdale-fire-destroys-two-yachts-22493.shtml
http://www.yachtforums.com/index.php?threads/two-yachts-destroyed-in-fire-at-fort-lauderdale-marina.24142/

Quote:"The sun was barely up, when smoke began to rise over I-95 in Fort Lauderdale. Fire raged inside two multi-million dollar yachts around 6:45 a.m. on Sunday."

2015-01-18 - Two boats destroyed by fire at 2:15 AM while dry-docked at marina near coastal Annapolis (Maryland):
http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/for_the_record/ph-ac-cn-boat-fire-0119-20150118,0,5318626.story
http://www.rbvfc13.com/news/fullstory/newsid/216541

Quote:"Two boats were destroyed by fire early Sunday morning near Annapolis. County Fire Department spokesman Capt. Russ Davies said firefighters responded to Whitehall Marina on the Broadneck peninsula at 2:15 a.m. and found two boats engulfed in flames."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-01-17 - Large 80-foot houseboat bursts into flame at 3:15 AM at marina in coastal Hoo (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/firefighters-tackle-blaze-on-houseboat-30327/
http://www.southnews.org.uk/news/fire-on-board-barge-at-port-werburgh-residential-marina-vicarage-lane-hoo
http://www.kentnews.co.uk/news/crews_tackle_blaze_on_80ft_houseboat_1_3920817
http://www.maidstoneandmedwaynews.co.uk/crews-fighting-major-houseboat-blaze-marina/story-25881146-detail/story.html

Quote:"Firefighters spent the day making safe an 80ft houseboat after it caught fire in Hoo this morning. Crews were called to the Dutch barge, believed to weigh about 20 tonnes, at Port Werburgh Residential Marina in Vicarage Lane at 3.15am."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-01-16 - Leisure ship bursts into flame in the Indian Ocean near the Seychelles Islands:
http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/2170/Leisure+boat+catches+fire+in+Seychelles+waters
http://myinforms.com/en/a/9644126-seychelles-leisure-boat-catches-fire-in-seychelles-waters/

Quote:"A leisure boat with 19 people on board caught fire yesterday returning from the Amirante Islands, a group of coral islands more than 200 km south-west of Mahe, the main island of the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean located. 'The owner of the boat informed us that the fire started on one of his ships and the passengers and crew were forced to abandon ship,' the director of the Seychelles Maritime Safety Authority, Richard Ernesta, told SNA."

2015-01-15 - Dozens of yachts and boats destroyed by fire before 5 AM at marina in Wessem (Netherlands):
http://www.nltimes.nl/2015/01/15/massive-limburg-harbour-fire-destroys-multiple-luxury-yachts/
http://www.epa.eu/disasters-photos/fire-photos/marina-blaze-photos-51737935
http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/firemen-put-out-a-fire-in-a-marina-in-wessem-on-january-15-news-photo/461568426
https://www.google.com/maps/place/6019+Wessem,+Netherlands/@51.1617355,5.8759725,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47c0ca8be0b5e813:0x5be7028aeddb31d5

Quote:"A large fire broke out at the Comfortparc marina in Wessem, Limburg at 4:30 a.m. Thursday destroying a few dozen luxury yachts and houseboats. The burnt down ships are beyond repair and considered lost, reports 1limburg on their webpage."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-01-15 - Boat explodes, burns and sinks on the Oubangui River near Bangui (Central African Republic), 100 feared dead:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20150115-46681-CAF
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/15/central-african-republic-boat-fire-sinks
http://news.yahoo.com/100-feared-missing-boat-sinks-c-africa-081600815.html
http://www.dw.de/fatality-figures-sketchy-after-car-river-boat-accident/a-18194899
http://sputniknews.com/africa/20150115/1016946964.html
http://tvcnews.tv/?q=article/scores-missing-after-boat-car-catches-fire-and-sinks
http://www.russianews.net/index.php/sid/229404987
http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/us/100-feared-dead-after-boat-sinks-in-c-africa/vp-dff01d29-77d9-4deb-84ed-d281d78fa5c1

Quote:"About 100 people are missing after a boat caught fire and sank in a river in the Central African Republic this week. The sinking happened on Monday after the boat’s motor exploded, starting a fire that quickly engulfed the vessel and forced terrified passengers to jump overboard. The boat was carrying an estimated 100 people down the Oubangui river from the capital, Bangui, when the fire broke out near the village of Modale, officials said on Thursday."

Quote:"Only one body has so far been found, he said, that of a 'child who is being taken back to Bangui with his mother, [who was] one of the few survivors. It is hard to say how many people have died because there is no rescue team [in the area]'."

2015-01-15 - Cargo ship 'Retaj' bursts into flame in coastal Iskenderun (Turkey):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Retaj-7711919.html
http://www.haberturk.com/gundem/haber/1030396-yanan-gemiyi-yagmur-sondurdu
http://www.denizhaber.com.tr/retaj-adli-gemide-cikan-yangin-kontrol-altina-alinamiyor-haber-59870.htm
http://www.haberler.com/iskenderun-korfezinde-saman-yuklu-gemide-yangin-6867216-haberi/
http://www.haberufku.com/asayis/gemideki-yangin-kontrol-altina-alinamiyor-h153941.html
http://www.elazighaberi.com/guncel/togo-bandrali-gemideki-yangini-sondurme-calismalari-suruyor-h413977.html
http://www.denizhaber.com.tr/iskenderun-denbirport-limaninda-gemi-yaniyor-haber-59858.htm
http://www.habertuar.com/guncel/togo-bandrali-gemideki-yangini-sondurme-calismalari-suruyor-h203970.html
http://www.ajanshaber.com/gemide-korkulu-saatler-haberi/157176
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/27971708.asp
http://www.turkishmaritime.com.tr/freighter-catches-fire-in-iskedrun-port-20821h.htm
http://www.shippingherald.com/Admin/ArticleDetail/ArticleDetailsShippingNews/tabid/98/ArticleID/18823/Togo-flagged-cargo-vessel-on-fire-in-Iskenderun-Turkey.aspx

Quote:"Despite all intervention of the fire rescue the blaze could not be contained. Both from sea and shore teams were trying to control the fire. Four fire fighting tugs were on scene. However, the ship loaded with 5700 tons hay was completely ablaze with flames raging meters high and the sound of explosions."

2015-01-15 - Boat bursts into flame, fire spreads to RV, at mobile home park in coastal Palm Beach Gardens (Florida):
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/local/palm-beach-gardens-woman-cleaning-boat-it-just-wen/njpkf/

Quote:"One of the boats owners, who only identified herself as Barbara, said she was wiping the boat with a dry cloth when she suddenly smelled smoke. 'I looked and I see smoke coming out of the back,” she said. “The next thing you know it just went up in flames.'"

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-01-14 - Cargo ship 'Citeca' hit by fire at port in coastal Akita, Honshu (Japan):
http://www.porttechnology.org/news/two_ships_in_mysterious_blaze
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Citeca-8320638.html
http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASH1F6745H1FUBUB016.html
http://www.sakigake.jp/p/akita/news.jsp?kc=20150113q
http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/149450/cargo-ship-ablaze-in-akita-port/
http://www.ntv.co.jp/englishnews/economy/cargo-ship-on-fire/
http://www.sailors-club.net/latest-maritime-news-articles/item/4851-plywood-on-main-deck-on-fire

Quote:"On Jan 13 at 5.30 p.m. LT a fire erupted on board of the 'Citeca', which was anchored in Akita port, Honshu. The cargo of plywood on the cargo deck was on fire. The ship had come from Plastun to Akita and loaded 4100 tons, 1400 tons of which were to be unloaded before proceeding to Ishinomaki in the Miyagi Prefecture. The crew of 14 Russians, aged 21-63 years, was evacuated, no spill reported. Port firefighting teams were engaged in firefighting until the next day."

2015-01-13 - Boat 'Bahia Belle' bursts into flame in coastal Mission Bay, San Diego (California):
http://www.10news.com/news/fire-reported-on-historic-bahia-belle
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Boat-Catches-Fire-in-Mission-Bay-288457241.html
http://fox5sandiego.com/2015/01/13/smoke-pours-out-of-bahia-bell-in-mission-bay/
http://sandiego.gotnewswire.com/news/boat-catches-fire-in-mission-bay

2015-01-12 - Boat bursts into flame at 4:30 AM on the Oxford Canal in Rugby (Britain), nobody there:
http://www.rugbyadvertiser.co.uk/news/local-news/fire-crews-dealt-with-boat-blaze-in-rugby-1-6515332
http://www.westmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/fire-crews-dealt-with-boat-blaze-in-rugby

Quote:"Two appliances and water rescue vehicles dealt with the blaze on the Oxford Canal, off Leicester Road, Rugby. Warwickshire Fire Service were alerted to the fire at 4.30am. Crews used hose, breathing apparatus and a light portable pump to extinguish the fire. No people were on board the boat."

2015-01-11 - Cargo ship 'Hanyang Ace' carrying nitric acid explodes while moored near coastal Ulsan (South Korea), 4 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20150111-46629-KOR
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-01/11/c_133911206.htm
http://www.china.org.cn/world/2015-01/11/content_34530290.htm
http://www.fleetmon.com/newsroom/2015/6025/explosion-chemical-tanker-hanyang-ace-4-crew-hospi/

Quote:"In the afternoon of Jan 11, 2015, an explosion occurred on the cargo deck of the 'Hanyang Ace', while she was loading nitric and sulphut acid in Ulsan. At the time of an accident there were 14 crew on board, four of whom were injured in the blast and resulting gas leak."

Note: I've mentioned the nitric acid problem before with other nitric acid explosions at schools, universities, factories, metal businesses, etc. Hydrogen sulfide gas is explosively reactive with nitric acid. If any hydrogen sulfide gas blows over any exposed nitric acid then you're apt to see a fire or an explosion or both. Normally nitric acid is no great threat unless you touch it, but nowadays, as the atmosphere is increasingly contaminated with hydrogen sulfide, it's a growing explosion and fire threat. Because it's sometimes found and used in school science classes, a number of fires/explosions involving nitric acid in classrooms have burned and injured students around the world in recent times...

2015-01-11 - Boat destroyed by fire while docked at boat yard in coastalGulf Shores (Alabama):
http://www.al.com/news/mobile/index.ssf/2015/01/sunday_morning_boat_fire_demol.html
http://www.wkrg.com/story/27821983/boat-fire-in-gulf-shores
http://fox10tv.com/2015/01/11/boat-fire-in-gulf-shores/
http://www.utv44.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wpmi_boat-destroyed-fire-gulf-shores-17354.shtml
http://www.facebook.com/FOX10News/posts/10153025551288944
http://snewsi.com/id/1519873727/Boat-fire-in-Gulf-Shores

Quote:"Sunday morning a fire at Nelson Boat Yard in Gulf Shores destroyed one boat and damaged several others, according to the Gulf Shores Fire Department."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link) of the area...

2015-01-10 - Four boats go up in flames at 12:15 AM at marina in coastal Kinsale (Virginia):
http://www.tidalfish.com/forums/showthread.php/429410-Fire-at-Port-Kinsale-Marina
http://www.sdvfd5.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=272
http://www.thehulltruth.com/boating-forum/643759-port-kinsale-marina-fire.html

Quote:"At 0015 hours, Boat 5 was alerted mutual aid to Westmoreland County Virginia for a marina fire. The fire was located at the Port Kinsale Marina which is located on Allen Point Road in Kinsale, VA. Virginia land units arrived to find the covered slips at the marina well involved in fire with several boats burning."

Quote:"Very Sad News. On the night of January 9th, Port Kinsale Marinas "D" dock caught on fire. 4 boats were destroyed in the fire, including Capt. Scottie Moss's boats the Pamela Sue and the Subek."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-01-10 - Boat, RV and other vehicles go up in flames at boat storage facility in coastal San Diego (California):
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/jan/10/fire-blaze-boat-storage-movers/
http://snewsi.com/id/1519867246/Fire-hits-boat-storage-yard
http://article.wn.com/view/2015/01/11/Fire_hits_boat_storage_yard/
http://sandiego.dotnewz.com/fire-hits-boat-storage-yard-sandiego/
http://www.wopular.com/fire-hits-boat-storage-yard-0
http://www.topix.com/forum/san-diego/TO154DOAKHTHHN9P7
https://bako.com/sandiego/news/Fire-Hits-Boat-Storage-Yard/231481

Quote:"At least one boat, some trailers and vehicles were damaged or destroyed Saturday as fire spread from one to another at an Allied Gardens boat storage yard, San Diego fire officials said."

2015-01-10 - Tugboat explodes and burns while docking in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), 2 killed:
http://www.vietnambreakingnews.com/2015/01/2-killed-in-tug-boat-blast-in-ho-chi-minh-city/
http://www.talkvietnam.com/2015/01/2-killed-in-tug-boat-blast-in-ho-chi-minh-city/
http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/1-dead-1-injured-in-hcmc-boat-blast-37449.html
http://tuoitrenews.vn/society/25315/2-killed-in-tug-boat-blast-in-ho-chi-minh-city

2015-01-09 - Yacht bursts into flame at marina on Ocean Street in coastalPortland (Maine):
http://www.wmtw.com/news/fire-heavily-damages-50foot-yacht/30616584
http://wpor.com/news/074470-fire-on-50-foot-yacht/
http://www.pressherald.com/2015/01/09/coast-guard-spots-boat-on-fire-at-south-port-marine/
http://www.wcsh6.com/story/news/local/south-portland/2015/01/09/south-portland-boat-fire/21507299/
http://newenglandboating.com/news/fire-onboard-50-foot-yacht-in-south-portland-me-extinquished.html
http://www.wopular.com/coast-guard-spots-boat-fire-south-port-marine-0

2015-01-09 - Ship bursts into flame at Osprey Quay in coastalPortland (Britain):
http://www.wessexfm.com/news/dorset-news/1497354/fire-on-board-ship-at-osprey-quay/

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-01-08 - Boat, two vehicles and garage destroyed by fire at 5:47 AM at home in Sauk City (Wisconsin):
http://host.madison.com/news/local/crime_and_courts/fire-destroys-sauk-city-garage-no-injuries-reported/article_6d389cfb-b333-5cef-977e-f70e42047359.html

Quote:"Two vehicles and a boat were in the garage and were destroyed in the fire. The home suffered smoke and water damage."

2015-01-07 - Fishing boat 'North Ocean' bursts into flame near the Faroe Islands:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/North-Ocean-7530016.html
http://www.mrcc.fo/Index.asp?pID=
http://aktuelt.fo/north+ocean+a+havnini+a+midnatt.html
http://aktuelt.fo/eldurin+var+kovdur+men+hitin+hevur+verid+nogvur.html
http://aktuelt.fo/myndir+manningin+umbord+a+north+ocean+verdur+bjargad.html

Quote:"In the night of Jan 5, 2015, the Faroese Coastguard was alerted after a fire broke out in the engine room the 'North Ocean' fishing in Faroese waters 90 miles south of Akrabergi."

2015-01-06 - Boat explodes and burns at Lake Nagambie (Australia), 7 injured:
http://trendingnewsz.com/six-children-caught-in-boat-explosion-at-nagambie
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/six-children-caught-in-boat-explosion-at-nagambie-20150106-12iqgx.html
http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2015/01/06/seven-injured-in-boat-explosion.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4C0eMnBOyg

Quote:"Six children have been badly injured and a man has suffered serious burns after their boat exploded into flames amidst holiday celebrations at Lake Nagambie. Nearby holidayers waded through heavy smoke to pull the screaming children from the boat to safety."

2015-01-06 - Houseboat bursts into flame at 1:30 AM in Manhattan Harbor in Dayton (Kentucky):
http://www.wlwt.com/news/woman-dog-escape-nky-houseboat-fire/30550536
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2015/01/06/women-escapes-houseboat-fire-after-dog-wakes-her-dayton/21322775/
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/2015/01/06/dog-wakes-woman-in-dayton-houseboat-fire/21343923/
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/campbell-county/dayton/dog-saves-owner-from-fire-that-destroyed-her-houseboat

2015-01-06 - Yacht bursts into flame on the Shoalhaven River near Nowra (Australia):
http://www.2st.com.au/news/shoalhaven-news/82281-yacht-destroyed-by-fire-on-shoalhaven-river
http://www.southcoastregister.com.au/story/2799867/yacht-burns-on-the-shoalhaven-river-video-photos/

2015-01-05 - Oil tanker ship 'Run Guang 9' damaged by explosion and fire near coastal Zhanjiang (China), 2 missing:
http://www.seatrade-global.com/news/asia/two-seafarers-missing-after-oil-tanker-explodes-off-zhanjiang-port.html
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Run-Guang-9-I1606488.html
http://newscontent.cctv.com/NewJsp/news.jsp?fileId=275926

Quote:"On Jan 4, 2015, the 'Run Guang 9' exploded off China’s Zhanjiang port, leaving two crew members missing while 12 others were rescued. The product tanker Rwent up in flames after a tank caught fire when the ship was sailing from Zhuhai port to Zhanjiang port."

2014-01-05 - Boat bursts into flame near Gulf Beach Highway in coastal Pensacola (Florida), 1 lightly injured:
http://www.weartv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/pensacola-boat-fire-send-elderly-man-hospital-53663.shtml
http://snewsi.com/id/1519685407/Pensacola-boat-fire-send-elderly-man-to-hospital
http://www.pnj.com/story/news/2015/01/05/one-injured-boat-fire/21281415/
http://www.wopular.com/one-injured-boat-fire

2015-01-05 - Boat, motorcycle, ATVs, snowmobile, garage and home destroyed by fire in Port Clinton (Ohio):
http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/story/news/local/2015/01/06/fire-engulfs-east-sand-road-home/21336677/

Quote:"In addition to the garage and home, one boat, east of the garage, was engulfed in flames. Johnson said another boat was wheeled out by the owner and sustained moderate damage, he said. Vehicles including a motorcycle, four-wheelers and a snowmobile also were lost."

2015-01-04 - Boats, cars, trailers and storage building go up in flames on North Spring Street in Beaver Dam (Wisconsin):
http://www.wiscnews.com/bdc/news/local/article_a4f93ed2-1840-5481-bd32-ff9eb2ee0a98.html
http://www.wiscnews.com/news/local/article_a4f93ed2-1840-5481-bd32-ff9eb2ee0a98.html
http://www.fdlreporter.com/videos/news/local/2015/01/05/21275669/

Quote:"Desirae Jimenez, whose boat had been stored there since October, said she found out about the fire after a relative who saw the building on fire called her. 'We were the second boat to be stored, but the owner mentioned as soon as he put out a sign that he was opening the building up for storage he received numerous calls and was probably going to fill up quickly,' Jimenez said. 'When we stored our boat there were a few old/vintage vehicles in there as well. My brother also ended up storing his boat there.'"

Note: Beaver Dam is located on the eastern (downwind) shore of Beaver Dam Lake...

2015-01-02 - Ship and five-star hotel ravaged by huge blaze at Marina Bay in coastal Gibraltar (Britain):
http://www.surinenglish.com/20150102/news/gibraltar/serious-fire-damages-five-201501021138.html

Quote:"Emergency services were called to the scene at approximately 5.30pm after a member of the hotel’s staff spotted smoke coming from the ship. Hundreds of onlookers gathered to watch the fire as emergency services tackled the blaze."

Note: A power plant exploded and burned in Gibraltar in April 2014, blacked out part of the city and disrupted gambling, mentioned in the 2014-04-20 update...

2015-01-02 - Cruise ship hit by fire on the River Ganga in Kolkata (India):
http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/minor-fire-breaks-out-at-luxury-cruiser-in-kolkata-643124
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-minor-fire-breaks-out-at-luxury-cruiser-2048916

2015-01-02 - Boat bursts into flame at 2:53 AM while moored on the River Cam in Stourbridge Common (Britain), nobody there:
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/crews-called-New-Year-boat-blaze-Stourbridge/story-25797244-detail/story.html
http://www.newseast.org.uk/news/fire-crews-called-to-new-year-boat-blaze-at-stourbridge-common

2015-01-02 - In two separate incidents, boat bursts into flame, and RV and 3 cars go up in flames, in the wee hours, in coastal Sunderland (Britain):
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/local/all-news/boat-and-caravan-wrecked-in-devastating-arson-attack-1-7029684

2015-01-01 - Boat, two tractors and barn destroyed by fire at 4:18 AM in St. Clair Township (Ohio):
http://www.reviewonline.com/page/content.detail/id/582215/Early-morning-fire-destroys-barn.html

Quote:"The barn, used as a storage building for the trailer park, was destroyed along with the items inside, which included at least two tractors, a boat, spare trailer furnaces and miscellaneous tools."