Boat And Ship Fires

2013-05-19 - Boat bursts into flame in the Gulf of Mexico near Egmont Key (Florida), 4 aboard rescued:
http://www.wfla.com/story/22297759/4-rescued-from-burning-boat-off-st-pete-beach
http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2013/5/19/boat_catches_fire_ne.html
http://www.wtsp.com/rss/article/317388/8/Four-people-escape-burning-boat-off-Egmont-Key

2013-05-19 - Boat bursts into flame while parked in carport at home in Albury (Australia):
http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/1512633/boat-ablaze-in-carport/?cs=55

2013-05-18 - Dredging barge bursts into flame in canal in coastalBay Shore (New York):
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/bay-shore-firefighters-battle-barge-blaze-1.5289294
http://hudsonvalley.news12.com/news/tri-state/fire-destroys-dredging-boat-in-bay-shore-1.5289323
http://longisland.news12.com/news/fire-destroys-dredging-boat-in-bay-shore-1.5289323

2013-05-18 - Boat explodes at Roy's Boat Harbor in Harrison Township (Michigan), 2 injured:
http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/05/18/2-people-injured-in-boating-explosion/

2013-05-18 - Boat bursts into flame, completely incinerated, at Toorbul Point (Australia):
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/six-metre-boat-incinerated-100-metres-off-shore-from-toorbul-point-moreton-coast-towed-back-to-toorbul-point/story-e6freoof-1226645928366

2013-05-18 - Timber-framed boat bursts into flame on the Kennet and Avon Canal in Sulhamstead (Britain):
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/s/2134301_fire_crews_tackle_boat_blaze_in_sulhamstead

2013-05-17 - Water taxi explodes in coastal South Kalimantan (Indonesia), 6 killed, 5 injured:
http://www.borneocolours.com/2013/05/water-taxi-explosion-in-south-kalimantan-claimed-6-lives/

2013-05-16 - Cargo ship 'Taigan' bursts into flame at port on the island of Hokkaido (Japan), 6 killed, 3 injured:
http://japandailypress.com/6-russians-killed-in-cargo-ship-fire-in-hokkaido-1629009
http://english.pravda.ru/news/hotspots/16-05-2013/124578-russian_sailors_japan-0/
http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/six-killed-in-fire-aboard-crab-fishing-boat-manned-by-russian-ukrainian-crew-at-japanese-port-324354.html

2013-05-16 - Large boat bursts into flame while moored in coastalCape Coral (Florida):
http://www.cape-coral-daily-breeze.com/page/content.detail/id/534987/Officials--CCFD-extinguishes-boat-fire.html
http://www.news-press.com/article/20130516/NEWS0101/130516046/Cape-Coral-Fire-Department-stops-boat-fire

Quote: "The involved boat was a fiberglass hull, twin-engine sports fisherman boat that is approximately 42 foot in length, with a fly bridge and fishing tower."

2013-05-16 - Boat bursts into flame at Loch Leven Fisheries in Kinross (Scotland):
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/30-000-boat-destroyed-in-fire-at-loch-leven-fisheries-1.94013

2013-05-16 - Houseboat bursts into flame at St. Mary's Marina in Rufford (Britain):
http://www.osadvertiser.co.uk/news/ormskirk-news/2013/05/16/boat-house-catches-fire-in-rufford-80904-33334272/

2013-05-15 - Cargo ship bursts into flame off the coast near Sharjah (UAE):
http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/crew-rescued-from-fuel-ship-fire-off-uae-coast

2013-05-15 - Lobster boat bursts into flame off the coast near Wells (Maine):
http://www.pressherald.com/news/maine-2-escape-burning-lobster-boat-off-Wells.html

2013-05-14 - Shrimp boat bursts into flame in coastal Tarpon Springs (Florida), burns and sinks:
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/15/3398298/crews-battle-shrimp-boat-fire.html
http://www.tampabay.com/news/fire-crews-battling-boat-fire-in-tarpon-springs/2120980
http://www.wtsp.com/rss/article/316629/8/Shrimp-boat-destroyed-by-fire-in-Tarpon-Springs
http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/region_north_pinellas/tarpon_springs/boat-caught-fire-near-tarpon-springs-sponge-docks

Quote: "At about 8 p.m. Tuesday, the Skye Marie, an 85-foot shrimp boat moored at the fueling station on the Anclote River's south bank, caught fire."

Quote: "Longtime residents said that it was one of the worst fires ever seen in the area."

Quote: "A witness, 53-year-old Bill Gresko, saw 5-foot-high flames sprint across the river and ignite a dock on the opposite shore. 'It was almost in an instant,' said Gresko, who has worked as a sponge diver for 30 years and said he had had never seen anything like it. 'For almost half an hour the river was on fire.'"

Quote: "Boat owner Billy Harris of Port Richey told the Times he had just put $18,000 worth of fuel into the boat. He says he has no idea what started the fire. 'There was no power to it,' he said. 'An act of God, I guess.' Harris said he has no insurance for the boat, which is named after his granddaughter."

2013-05-14 - Boat bursts into flame at home in coastal Toms River (New Jersey), fire damages home too:
http://www.app.com/article/20130514/njnews/305140081/1001/rss

2013-05-13 - Fishing trawler bursts into flame near Mermaid Beach on the Gold Coast (Australia), 2 aboard flee in dinghy:
http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2013/05/14/451822_gold-coast-news.html

2013-05-12 - Saudi ship 'Asir' bursts into flame in the Red Sea, 4 injured:
http://www.arabnews.com/news/451341
http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20130513165494

2013-05-11 - Norwegian cargo ship 'Siem Sailor' bursts into flame near Stavanger (Norway):
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritimenews/2013/fire-engine-room-ahst-siem-sailor-norway/
http://www.fleetmon.com/en/vessels/Siem_Sailor_49670

2013-05-11 - Boat bursts into flame, eventually explodes, near BayHarborIsland (Florida), family escapes in dinghy:
http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/21010600394112/family-escapes-boat-fire-no-injuries/
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2013/05/11/family-safely-escapes-boat-blaze/

2013-05-11 - Boat bursts into flame at Wickford CoveMarina in North Kingstown (Rhode Island):
http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/local_news/south_county/boat-catches-fire-in-lightning-storm

2013-05-10 - Tug boat bursts into flame in St. John's Harbour (Canada):
http://ntv.ca/ship-fire-catches-fire-in-st-johns-harbour/

2013-05-10 - Fishing boat bursts into flame in Vietnam, fire spreads to adjacent vessel:
http://news.dbv.vn/fishing-port-panic-because-the-ship-is-parked-fire-11366.html

2013-05-08 - Boat bursts into flame at repair shop in Aberdeen (South Dakota):
http://www.aberdeennews.com/news/aan-fire-reported-in-south-aberdeen-20130508,0,4445060.story?track=rss

2013-05-07 - Speedboat bursts into flame in garage, fire spreads to garage then home, in coastal Indianola (Washington), 1 injured:
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2013/may/08/indianola-fire-sends-one-to-hospital-with-burn/

Quote: "Total damage estimates were not known early Wednesday morning, but the garage was destroyed along with a truck parked in the garage, the boat and about half of the home."

Note: It's a big risk parking any kind of vehicle inside an attached garage now. You could easily lose everything, including your life...

2013-05-07 - Boat bursts into flame at 5 AM in field near Palm Beach Boulevard in coastal Fort Myers (Florida):
http://www.abc-7.com/story/22179303/fort-myers-police-investigating-boat-fire
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/22179303/fort-myers-police-investigating-boat-fire

2013-05-07 - Boat bursts into flame near Okanagan LakeMarina in Penticton (Canada):
http://www.am1150.ca/News/Local/Penticton/Story.aspx?ID=1955546

Note: Penticton is sandwiched between Okanagan Lake and Skaha Lake...

2013-05-07 - Boat explodes at Sharpness Marina (Britain), explosion blows roof off, 1 injured:
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/Boat-explosion-Sharpness-Marina-injures-woman/story-18912546-detail/story.html

2013-05-06 - NOAA ship bursts into flame on Lake Washington (Washington):
http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2020932773_apwaseattleshipfire1stld.html
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/ship-fire-causes-large-hazmat-response-magnuson-pa/nXhxr/
http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2020932647_apwaseattleshipfire.html?syndication=rss

Quote: "He says the fire is in a storage compartment below the main deck that holds netting and other materials."

Note: Netting is another flammable absorbent material...

2013-05-06 - Large boat bursts into flame while parked in canal in coastal Lighthouse Point (Florida):
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/lighthouse-point/fl-lighthouse-point-boat-fire-20130506,0,1174778.story

2013-05-06 - Boat bursts into flame at 2:30 AM outside home in coastal St. Petersburg (Florida), fire damages home too:
http://www.wtsp.com/news/article/315077/8/Home-catches-fire-after-boat-goes-up-in-flames

2013-05-06 - Boat bursts into flame while parked in coastal Anacortes (Washington), fire damages nearby van too:
http://www.goskagit.com/all_access/boat-catches-fire-in-anacortes/article_850681b6-b697-11e2-b216-0019bb2963f4.html

2013-05-06 - Boat hit by explosion and fire at Ala Wai Harbor in coastal Honolulu (Hawaiia), 1 seriously injured:
http://www.khon2.com/2013/05/06/man-injured-in-ala-wai-yacht-explosion/
http://www.kitv.com/news/hawaii/man-burned-in-possible-ala-wai-boat-explosion/-/8905354/20036792/-/117ci0k/-/index.html

2013-05-06 - Boat bursts into flame on Winterton Way at Lyme Green Business Park in Macclesfield (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/large-skip-on-fire-in-macclesfield

2013-05-06 - Small boat (skip) bursts into flame at Parkgate Court in Chester (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/skip-on-fire-in-chester

2013-05-05 - Tour boat bursts into flame in San Francisco Bay (California):
http://coastguardnews.com/coast-guard-rescues-14-from-a-tour-boat-in-san-francisco-bay/2013/05/06/
http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/1765483/

Note: Not that far from where the limousine burst into flame and burned 5 women alive the previous evening, as mentioned in the 2013-05-04 update...

2013-05-05 - Powerboat bursts into flame at marina in coastal Marathon (Florida), fire spreads, destroys adjacent boat too:
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2013/05/05/two-boats-destroyed-in-marathon-marina-fire/
http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/21010549858918/2-boats-destroyed-1-damaged-in-marina-fire/
http://www.local10.com/news/2-boats-destroyed-in-Florida-Keys-blaze/-/1717324/20030922/-/gocmn6z/-/index.html

Note: And five lobster boats were incinerated while docked in Canada the day prior, as mentioned in the 2013-05-04 update. And the day before that a boat burst into flame, started itself, and created havoc in a harbor in Australia, as mentioned in the 2013-05-03 update...

2013-05-04 - Five lobster boats incinerated by fierce blaze at dock in Tabusintac, New Brunswick (Canada), on Miramichi Bay:
http://news.ca.msn.com/local/newbrunswick/5-fishing-boats-burn-in-tabusintac-fire
http://news.yahoo.com/5-fishing-boats-burn-tabusintac-fire-153039416.html

2013-05-03 - Fishing boat bursts into flame, starts itself, smashes into other vessels, in coastal Coffs Harbour (Australia):
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/phantom-boat-mayhem-at-nsw-marina/story-e6freuy9-1226634384298
http://www.news.net/article/266992/Top+Stories

Note: Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper, like battery cables on vehicles of all kinds. This is now the 5th event that I know of involving a motor or vehicle starting itself. This may be because a fire involving hydrogen sulfide's reactivity with copper might melt away insulation on wiring and the vehicle then basically 'hot-wires' itself and starts its own engine. And then you end up with a 'ghost vehicle' starting itself and moving around on its own, quite possibly while it's burning, as in this case...

2013-05-02 - Transport ship bursts into flame, 12 cars aboard destroyed too, while berthed at Hansa Hafen, Hamburg (Germany):
http://news.odin.tc/index.php?page=view/article/366/Major-fire-on-ro-ro-Atlantic-Cartier-Hamburg
http://www.hafen-hamburg.de/en/vessel/atlantic-cartier
http://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama/hamburger-hafen-brand-auf-autotransportschiff-1.1663174
http://www.focus.de/panorama/welt/deck-mit-65-wagen-in-flammen-autotransportschiff-brennt-im-hamburger-hafen_aid_977662.html

Quote: "Fire broke out on board of container / ro-ro vessel Atlantic Cartier, berthed in Hansa Hafen, Hamburg, at night May 1 13. Fire spread to car deck with some 70 cars already loaded for transportation to USA."

Note: Second link shows some info about the ship itself, named 'Atlantic Cartier'. Latter two links are in German...

2013-05-02 - Fire breaks out on Princess Cruises' Coral Princess cruise ship near the island of Aruba:
http://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/news/news.cfm?ID=5334

2013-05-02 - Speedboat bursts into flame near the Marina Club in coastal Manama (Bahrain):
http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=352513

2013-05-01 - Fuel barge explodes at port in Sangatta, East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo, 4 killed, 5 injured:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/05/02/e-kalimantan-barge-explosion-kills-4.html-0

Note: Say, didn't we just have some fuel barges explode recently? Ah yes, two fuel barges exploded in the Mobile River near coastal Mobile (Alabama), as mentioned in the 2013-04-24 update...

2013-05-01 - Boat and section of dock destroyed by fire at Windsor Beach State Park in Lake Havasu City (Arizona):
http://www.havasuscannerfeed.com/video-report-boat-fire-north-ramp-may-1-2013/

2013-04-29 - Boat bursts into flame off the coast near Sea Isle City (New Jersey):
http://www.nbc40.net/story/22111077/boat-catches-fire-off-the-coast-of-sea-isle-city
http://www.capemaycountyherald.com/article/fires/sea+isle+city/91773-boat+blaze+extinguished+sea+isle+city+fire+chief

2013-04-29 - Houseboat bursts into flame at the Hartlepool Marina in coastal Hartlepool (Britain), 1 injured:
http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/local/couple-flee-houseboat-fire-on-hartlepool-marina-1-5626356
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/10386318.Couple_flee_fire_on_house_boat/

Quote: "The incident happened around 3.30am on Monday..."

Note: The wee hours are when the atmosphere cools and contracts, which will push any hydrogen sulfide or methane floating above closer to the ground, making, fires, explosions and death from hydrogen sulfide poisoning more common during those hours...

2013-04-27 - Junked boat bursts into flame in Sahuarita (Arizona):
http://www.gvnews.com/news/local/junked-boat-goes-up-in-flames-in-sahuarita-heights/article_06d0edc0-b0ef-11e2-be25-001a4bcf887a.html

2013-04-27 - Lobster boat bursts into flame off coast near Rockport (Massachusetts), 2 rescued:
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/04/27/men-rescued-from-burning-boat-in-rockport-witness-says/
http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/boston-north/lobster-boat-burns-in-rockport-harbor/-/11984708/19924202/-/6kqgey/-/index.html

2013-04-27 - Boat bursts into flame in San Francisco Bay (California), 4 aboard rescued:
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/04/27/4-rescued-after-boat-catches-fire-near-candlestick-point/
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/state&id=9082077

2013-04-26 - Sailboat bursts into flame at West BayMarina in coastal Olympia (Washington):
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/55599-boat-fire-at-west-bay-marina
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/04/27/2575252/sailboat-catches-fire-at-west.html

2013-04-26 - Yacht bursts into flame while anchored at Considine Beach, North Keppel Island (Australia):
http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/helpless-family-watches-as-fire-destroys-their-yac/1846243/

2013-04-25 - Small fire erupts on the deck of nuclear submarine in coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20130426-38992-GBR

2013-04-25 - Boat bursts into flame at home in coastal West Palm Beach (Florida), fire spreads, damages home:
http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_c_palm_beach_county/west_palm_beach/firefighters-battle-boat-fire-next-to-a-home-in-west-palm-beach
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/breaking-news/fire-rescue-saves-dog-puts-out-boat-fire-in-west-p/nXXfT/

Quote: "Since the boat was so close to the home, the fire moved into the attic."

Note: I guess they didn't hear me mention that it might not be wise to park your vehicle(s) next to your home...

2013-04-24 - Two fuel barges explode and burn in the Mobile River near coastal Mobile (Alabama), 3 injured:
http://www.connectamarillo.com/news/story.aspx?id=889704
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/apr/25/fire-out-hours-after-fuel-barges-explode-ala/
http://www.kjonline.com/news/Fuel-barges-explode-causing-large-fire-in-Ala-.html
http://www.lex18.com/news/fuel-barges-explode-causing-large-fire-in-alabama/
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/04/25/3_hurt_as_fuel_barges_explode_catch_fire_in_ala.html
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/world/Alabama+fuel+barges+explode+catch+fire+hospitalized+with+burns/8291604/story.html

Quote: "The initial blast took place in a ship channel near the George C. Wallace Tunnel — which carries traffic from Interstate 10 under the Mobile River, Vega said. The river runs south past Mobile and into Mobile Bay, which in turn flows into the Gulf of Mexico."

Quote: "A crew that was cleaning fuel barges in Mobile Bay likely caused a spark the triggered an explosion and critically burned three workers."

Note: When was the last time a spark from a cleaning crew caused two fuel barges to explode? Oh right, NEVER. Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper, like that in machinery that might be used by a cleaning crew. So, some hydrogen sulfide hits some electrified copper, a spark is generated, which ignites whatever hydrogen sulfide and/or methane is blowing around, and that causes a fire, and that ends up resulting in both barges exploding and burning. So, they're probably telling the truth, in a sense, but not ALL of the truth. That's the best way to perpetrate a lie, by the way - mix in enough truth to sell the story, so you can slide the deception right on by beneath whatever element of truth you throw in as a coating...

2013-04-24 - Cruise ship bursts into flame on the Nile River near Aswan (Egypt):
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/3/12/70084/Business/Economy/Cruise-ship-fire-in-Aswan-causes-no-casualties.aspx

2013-04-24 - Boat bursts into flame, explodes, in coastal Ft. Lauderdale (Florida), fire spreads to second boat, 1 injured:
http://www.firehouse.com/news/10927781/fla-boat-fire-explosion-shakes-homes-hurts-one
http://www.local10.com/news/two-boats-on-fire-near-fort-lauderdale/-/1717324/19872014/-/i96yj7z/-/index.html
http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/state/fort-lauderdale-boat-fires-two-boats-on-hendricks-isle-drive-catch-fire-1-person-hurt

2013-04-24 - Boat bursts into flame in the Grand Union Canal in Hemel Hempstead (Britain):
http://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/news/local/dawn-canal-boat-blaze-treated-as-suspected-arson-1-5031744

2013-04-23 - Boat explodes and burns at yacht club in coastal Stony Point (New York):
http://www.lohud.com/article/20130423/NEWS03/304230094/Fire-destroys-powerboat-Stony-Point-yacht-club

2013-04-22 - Large ship catches fire on waterway in Lithuania:
http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/35011/fire-broke-out-on-ship-en-route-to-klaipeda-201335011/

Quote: "The extent of the damage to goods and vehicles on the car deck, where the fire broke out, cannot be assessed until the ship is in port in Klaipe.da. No other area on the ship other than the main deck, which is a closed vehicle deck, was affected by the fire."

Note: I'd bet one of the vehicles on that deck burst into flame and that was the originating point of this fire...

2013-04-21 - Boat explodes at Lake Apache near Apache Junction (Arizona), two children injured:
http://www.azfamily.com/news/2-children-suffer-minor-burns-in-boat-explosion-204005011.html
http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/story/22035865/2-children-suffer-minor-burns-in-boat-explosion
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/22036579/2-children-suffer-minor-burns-in-boat-explosion

2013-04-21 - Boat bursts into flame in the Solent near coastal Portsmouth (Britain):
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/four-people-rescued-after-boat-catches-fire-in-the-solent-1-5023457

Note: The Solent is the waterway that separates the Isle of Wight from mainland Britain...

2013-04-20 - Large leisure boat bursts into flame on waterway in Wuhan (China):
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2013-04/20/c_132325602_2.htm

2013-04-19 - Boat bursts into flame at Galloway Creek Marina in coastal Middle River (Maryland), second boat damaged too:
http://essex.patch.com/articles/no-cause-yet-determined-for-boat-fire#photo-14055964
http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/region/baltimore_county/fire-reported-at-marina

2013-04-19 - Boat bursts into flame in backyard at home in Seacow Pond on coastal Price Edward Island (Canada):
http://www.journalpioneer.com/News/Local/2013-04-19/article-3223609/Boat-destroyed-in-backyard-fire/1

Quote: "The cause of the fire wasn’t determined, but there was some speculation it might have been related to the boat’s battery. Dorgan had only put the battery back in the boat on Thursday and he was waiting until Friday to start it up for the first time before getting the boat hauled to the harbor."

Note: As mentioned, hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper. Putting the battery back into the boat electrified the copper wiring in his boat...

2013-04-19 - Canal boat bursts into flame on the Stafford Union Canal in Wheaton Aston (Britain):
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/04/19/canal-boat-burned-out-after-an-electrical-fault/

Note: 'Battery problem' again...

2013-04-18 - Boat bursts into flame at Golden Beach (Australia):
http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/boat-fire-golden-beach/1836007/

2013-04-17 - Fishing ship bursts into flame off the coast of Antarctica, 97 crew rescued:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20130418-38899-ATA
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-04/18/c_132318813.htm
http://english.eastday.com/e/130418/u1a7333710.html
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/04/18/chile-tugboat-on-its-way-to-antarctica-to-avoid-ecological-disaster-after/

2013-04-16 - Cabin cruiser boat bursts into flame at Mayfair Boat Yard and Marina on Kelleys Pond in South Dennis (Massachusetts):
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130416/NEWS11/130419783

Quote: "A fire at a dock at Mayfair Boat Yard and Marina at 4:15 this morning on Kelleys Pond destroyed a 37-foot cabin cruiser..."

Note: Wee hours again. That's when the atmosphere cools and contracts and will push any methane or hydrogen sulfide floating above closer to the ground. That doesn't mean you're immune during other parts of the day; it just means that this is the most dangerous time of the day in terms of being hit by fires, explosions and poisonous hydrogen sulfide...

2013-04-16 - Recreational fishing boat bursts into flame while dry-docked in Freeport (Texas):
http://thefacts.com/news/article_19e3d2ce-a712-11e2-94ba-0019bb2963f4.html

Quote: "50-foot recreational fishing boat is considered total loss."

2013-04-15 - Boat bursts into flame on Lake Conroe in Conroe (Texas):
http://www.conroetoday.com/npps/story.cfm?nppage=5295

2013-04-13 - Fire breaks out on new littoral combat ship Coronado in the Gulf of Mexico:
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/apr/13/navy-coronado-fire/

Note: A fishing boat just burst into flame in the Gulf of Mexico, near Galveston, the day prior, as mentioned in the 2013-04-12 update...

2013-04-13 - Fishing boat bursts into flame in the ocean near Taiwan:
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2013/04/14/375997/Boat-catches.htm

2013-04-12 - Fishing boat bursts into flame in the Gulf of Mexico near Galveston (Texas):
http://www.khou.com/news/local/Good-Samaritans-help-rescue-shrimpers-from-boat-fire-202714481.html

2013-04-12 - Fishing boat bursts into flame off the coast near Knights Point (New Zealand):
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10877135
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/8542485/Four-rescued-from-burning-boat

2013-04-11 - Boat explodes and burns at Hague Marina in the Socastee community on the Intracoastal Water (South Carolina):
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2013/04/11/3431951/horry-county-crews-respond-to.html
http://www.myhorrynews.com/news/local/horry_county/article_2164f1b8-a2f3-11e2-bbf6-0019bb30f31a.html

Quote: "Police and bomb experts are expected to return to the scene of a boat explosion and fire on Friday to investigate what caused the incident Thursday at Hague Marina on the Intracoastal Waterway, where four other boats have burned in recent months."

2013-04-09 - Fishing boat explodes, burns, fire spreads, five boats destroyed, at port in Ras al-Khaimah (UAE), 1 killed, 6 injured:
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/emergencies/fiery-explosion-rocks-ras-al-khaimah-port-1.1168907

2013-04-08 - Sailboat bursts into flame off coast near Jacksonville (Florida):
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/content/topstories/story/No-one-injured-after-boat-fire/TRmW21rv3Ey9wsBWoEH5zA.cspx

2013-04-05 - Boat bursts into flame, burns and sinks, on the Bosque River in Waco (Texas):
http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Boat-Catches-Fire-At-Local-Marina-Sinks-Occupants-Swim-To-Safey-201705661.html

2013-04-03 - Transport ship bursts into flame off the coast of Istanbul (Turkey):
http://www.turknewsline.com/fire-on-adalar-bostanci-boat-put-out-2/

2013-04-03 - In separate incidents, boat and pickup truck burst into flame, two homes apart, in Madison County (Kentucky):
http://richmondregister.com/crime/x2055656627/Truck-boat-set-on-fire-in-county
http://www.wkyt.com/news/headlines/Police-Two-fires-set-two-doors-apart--201365381.html

Quote: "Arson investigators have taken on the case and say they believe the two fires are connected."

Note: They were definitely connected in at least one way: by the atmosphere. And that's what you might expect to see as a flammable hydrogen sulfide and/or methane plume blows through an area...

2013-04-02 - Explosion and fire destroys two boats, damages two more, at marina in Harrison Bay State Park near Chattanooga (Tennessee):
http://www.wdef.com/news/story/Explosion-at-Harrison-Bay-State-Park-Marina/76sus6LGVEGZYx04lVW1SQ.cspx
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/21852445/boat-and-dock-fire-hits-harrison-bay-state-park
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/apr/02/marina-fire-hits-harrison-bay-state-park/?news

Quote: "According to a boat owner from Dock F, there was a loud explosion before the fire."

2013-04-02 - Boat bursts into flame on the River Haven in Boston (Britain):
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/video-update-crews-called-to-boat-fire-in-boston-1569038.html

2013-04-01 - Large boat bursts into flame at boatyard in coastal Port Angeles (Washington):
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20130401/NEWS/130409999/boat-fire-in-port-angeles

2013-04-01 - Boat destroyed by fire, three more damaged, at boatyard in coastal Adelaide (Australia):
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-04-02/police-investigate-boat-fire/4604538
http://au.news.yahoo.com/sa/latest/a/-/article/16486876/fire-causes-major-damage-in-boatyard/
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/fire-destroys-boat-damages-others-at-blair-athol/story-e6frea83-1226610665762

Note: The last link mentions another fire nearby which destroyed a car and a shed about 10 minutes after the boats burned. That's a sign of a flammable gas plume, hydrogen sulfide or methane or both, blowing through the area and igniting things here and there...

2013-03-31 - Cargo ship explodes and burns off the coast of Denmark, near Lyo Island, injuries reported:
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritimenews/2013/bulk-carrier-csk-glory-towed-frederica-after-explo/
http://www.shippingherald.com/Admin/ArticleDetail/ArticleDetailsShippingNews/tabid/98/ArticleID/9669/Explosion-on-CSK-Glory-off-Denmark.aspx

2013-03-31 - Cargo ship bursts into flame in the Gulf of Aden:
http://marnews.net/atlantik-confidence-fire-indian-ocean/

2013-03-29 - Boat and three yachts damaged by fire at quayside in coastal Wells-next-the-Sea (Britain):
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/gallery_firefighters_tackle_four_boat_blaze_at_wells_quay_1_1996807
http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/update/2013-03-29/yachts-on-fire-at-wells-harbour/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-21976159

Quote: "They were three of the biggest and most expensive yachts that Wells harbour has. There's nothing left of two of them."

2013-03-29 - Boat explodes and burns off coast near Camarines Sur in the Philippine Islands, 2 injured:
http://www.rappler.com/nation/politics/elections-2013/25135-explosion-aga-boat-injures-2

Note: This boat was owned by Ariel Aquino Muhlach, aka Aga Muhlach, two-time Gawad Urian and FAMAS award-winning Filipino actor and product endorser, but he wasn't on it at the time it exploded and burned...

2013-03-29 - Boat bursts into flame in coastal Christchurch (New Zealand):
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/grounded-yacht-found-fire-5390411
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/8490281/Fire-aboard-grounded-yacht

2013-03-29 - Yacht bursts into flame in Allan Rice Court near the Port River in Largs North (Australia):
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-03-29/two-people-escape-burning-boat/4601368

Quote: "A separate fire overnight caused $100,000 damage to a house in Port Pirie."

2013-03-28 - Three boats burst into flame at marina in coastal Pompano Beach (Florida):
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Firefighters-Put-Out-Boat-Fires-at-Pompano-Beach-Marina-200522851.html
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/pompano-beach/fl-pompano-marina-fire-20130328,0,7242282.story

Note: Another boat burst into flame in Pompano Beach recently too, as mentioned in the 2013-01-12 update. Florida is downwind of the dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico, which are surely pluming highly flammable (and deadly) hydrogen suldide now. Lots of mysterious deaths all across Florida this past year too...

2013-03-28 - Boat bursts into flame at Chebogue River Aquatic Club in coastal Yarmouth (Canada):
http://www.thevanguard.ca/News/2013-03-28/article-3209419/Boat-fire-very-suspicious/1

Quote: "Staff-Sgt. Lacroix said police suspect a connection between the boat fire and two grass fires they responded to late Tuesday night. All three calls came within a span of about 45 minutes..."

Note: Hmmm, what could possibly connect these three fires, in the same general area and the same general timeframe? Ah yes, the atmosphere...

2013-03-26 - Tugboat explodes and burns at shipyard in coastal Singapore, fire spreads to 3 more tugboats, 4 injured:
http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/tanoto-shipyard-fire-early-signs-show-fire-started-one-tug-boat-201303
http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/man-injured-jurong-ship-fire-critical-condition

Quote: "There were four vessels berthed alongside one another at the Tanoto Shipyard at Jalan Samulun when the fire broke out at around 9pm last night, with workers reporting a deafening explosion. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that all four vessels were on fire when they arrived on the scene. One of the vessels sank."

2013-03-26 - Fishing boat bursts into flame off the coast of Ohka (India), boat sinks, crew rescued:
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/six-fishermen-rescued-after-boat-catches-fire/1093952/

2013-03-24 - Boat bursts into flame in Mission Bay near coastal San Diego (California):
http://www.10news.com/news/mission-bay-boat-fire-03242013
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/mar/24/boat-fire-rescue-mission-bay/

2013-03-24 - Boat bursts into flame behind Maddigan’s Waterfront Grill in Occoquan (Virginia):
http://potomaclocal.com/2013/03/24/occoquan-boat-fire-cause-electrical/

Note: They say 'electrical fire'. Well, seeing as hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper, a whole lot of fires are ostensibly going to be 'electrical fires', in the sense that the fires will break out near electrified copper, such as that near batteries in vehicles...

2013-03-23 - Boat explodes and burns inside storage building at marina in Spring Lake (Michigan), 2 other boats damaged too:
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2013/03/boat_explosion_fire_damages_no.html
http://www.freep.com/article/20130323/NEWS06/130323049/Man-injured-during-explosion-fire-West-Michigan-marina-

2013-03-22 - Boat bursts into flame on Squaw Lake near Yuma (Arizona):
http://www.yumasun.com/news/fire-86238-boat-caught.html

2013-03-21 - Six boats destroyed or damaged by fire in suburb of coastal Mandurah (Australia):
http://www.mandurahmail.com.au/story/1379336/another-suspicious-boat-fire/

2013-03-21 - Two boats burst into flame in the Coventry Canal near Foleshill (Britain):
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/2013/03/21/two-boats-fires-at-coventry-canal-92746-33033121/

2013-03-21 - Boat bursts into flame outside home in coastal Spring Hill (Florida), fire spreads, home destroyed too:
http://www.realnewsrealfast.com/about/article.php/fire-engulfs-home-and-boat--officials-report-a-total-loss-18583
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/fire/fire-destroys-mobile-home-in-spring-hill-birds-saved/2110464

2013-03-20 - Blaze destroys or damages nearly a dozen boats at business in coastal Dartmouth (Canada):
http://www.globalmaritimes.com/fire+rips+through+dartmouth+boat+depot/6442832035/story.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2013/03/20/ns-boat-fire.html

2013-03-20 - Tugboat bursts into flame near coastal Alameda (California), 3 injured:
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/03/20/3-hospitalized-after-engine-fire-on-alameda-tugboat/
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_22833396/alameda-three-hurt-when-fire-breaks-out-aboard
http://alameda.patch.com/articles/three-hospitalized-after-morning-fire-on-tugboat-docked-at-alameda

2013-03-20 - Boat bursts into flame at the Gangplank Marina in coastal Washington DC:
http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/03/capital-yacht-club-boat-fire-reported-86461.html
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/DC-Fire-Battles-Blaze-on-Boat-Docked-at-Waterfront-199207731.html

2013-03-19 - Boat bursts into flame at marina in coastal Auckland (New Zealand):
http://www.3news.co.nz/Boat-fire-at-Auckland-marina/tabid/423/articleID/291047/Default.aspx
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/16403464/crews-attend-okahu-bay-marina-boat-fire/

2013-03-18 - USS Miami nuclear sub catches fire in the sonar room, at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in coastal Kittery (Maine):
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20130318-NEWS-130319723

2013-03-17 - Boat bursts into flame in Fremantle Harbour (Australia):
http://www.centraladvocate.com.au/story/1369012/boat-catches-fire-in-fremantle-harbour/
http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/boat-catches-fire-in-fremantle-harbour-20130317-2g8l1.html

2013-03-16 - Boat explodes at marina on Saguaro Lake in Mesa (Arizona), 2 seriously burned:
http://www.kpho.com/story/21662272/two-severely-burned-in-saguaro-lake-boat-explosion
http://www.azcentral.com/community/mesa/articles/20130316saguaro-lake-marina-explosion-injuries.html

2013-03-14 - Tanker ship bursts into flame in the Yellow Sea near Buan (South Korea):
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/yonhap-news-agency/130314/ship-fire

2013-03-14 - Seven trailered boats burst into flame in coastal Mandurah (Australia):
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-03-14/boat-fire-in-mandurah/4572476

2013-03-12 - Sailboat bursts into flame while docked at boatyard in Allen (Maryland):
http://www.wboc.com/story/21583905/sailboat-fire-cause-7000-worth-of-damage

2013-03-10 - Boat bursts into flame at dock in coastal Dania Beach (Florida), 2 injured:
http://www.local10.com/news/2-injured-after-boat-catches-fire-at-Dania-Beach-dock/-/1717324/19259892/-/format/rss_2.0/-/etvh4mz/-/index.html
http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/21010065671742/father-son-injured-after-boat-fire/

Quote: "He was just fueling then out of no where the boat just bursts into flames and he was on fire. Him and his son were on the boat, and jumped into the water, luckily they jumped in and were able to put themselves out."

2013-03-09 - Several boats burn while docked at Dubai Festival City in coastal Dubai (UAE):
http://www.emirates247.com/news/update-floating-bridge-reopens-boat-fire-near-dubai-festival-city-under-control-2013-03-10-1.497950
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/emergencies/three-boats-loaded-with-diesel-caught-fire-in-al-jaddaf-dubai-1.1156193

2013-03-09 - Boat explodes and burns near Plash Island, close to coastal Gulf Shores (Alabama), 2 injured:
http://blog.al.com/live/2013/03/boat_fire_in_gulf_shores_injur.html
http://www.local15tv.com/news/local/story/Two-in-Hospital-After-Boat-Fire-in-Gulf-Shores/0Ht_WSWFf0e_23xE0gwNXw.cspx
http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/local_news/baldwin_county/two-injured-in-explosion-fire-on-boat

2013-03-09 - Boat bursts into flame at the Sea Landing in the Santa Barbara Harbor in coastal Santa Barbara (California):
http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=110307

2013-03-08 - Fishing boat bursts into flame off the coast near Gunsan (South Korea), 9 killed, 1 missing:
http://english.ruvr.ru/2013_03_09/Fishing-boat-fire-claims-9-lives-in-S-Korea/
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/130309/nine-dead-one-missing-s-korea-fishing-boat-fire
http://english.sina.com/world/2013/0308/569613.html
http://www.ubalert.com/OEwb

2013-03-07 - Coal ship bursts into flame at coastal Immingham Dock (Britain):
http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Coal-ship-Immingham-Docks/story-18346951-detail/story.html

2013-03-07 - Boat bursts into flame outside home in coastal Antioch (California), fire spreads, home damaged too:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_22740760/antioch-fire-starts-boat-spreads-home

2013-03-06 - Luxury cruise ship bursts into flame while moored in coastal Munster (Australia), passengers evacuated:
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/16321897/cruise-vessel-catches-fire/

2013-03-06 - Cruise ship under construction bursts into flame at shipyard in Papenburg (Germany):
http://www.marinelink.com/news/shipbuilders-building352275.aspx

Note: Papenburg sits along the River Ems and is known for its large shipyard, the Meyer-Werft, which specializes in building cruise liners.

2013-03-05 - Yacht explodes and burns at dock in coastal Hillsboro Beach (Florida), 1 injured:
http://www.southflorida.com/news/fl-yacht-explosion-hillsboro-beach-20130305,0,2735331.story
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/fl-yacht-explosion-hillsboro-beach-20130305,0,524371.story
http://www.local10.com/news/Fishing-boat-explodes-Captain-injured/-/1717324/19188996/-/dxlocs/-/index.html

Quote: "It was quite an explosion that blew a hole in the hull..."

2013-03-05 - Boat bursts into flame on the Sacramento River in Sacramento (California):
http://www.news10.net/news/article/233916/2/Boat-catches-fire-on-Sacramento-River

2013-03-04 - Boat bursts into flame in driveway at home in Prospect (Australia):
http://www.examiner.com.au/story/1341429/boat-lost-in-fire-quick-action-saves-homes/

2013-03-03 - Fishing boat bursts into flame at dock in harbor in coastal Cape Town (South Africa):
http://www.iol.co.za/capetimes/fishing-boat-gutted-in-dock-blaze-1.1480112

2013-03-03 - Fishing boat bursts into flame at Rassada Port in coastal Phuket (Thailand):
http://www.thephuketnews.com/fishing-boat-bursts-into-flame-in-phuket-37480.php

2013-03-03 - Boat bursts into flame at coastal Orange Beach (Alabama):
http://www.rsshog.com/a/2013-03-03/boat-fire-on-the-water-orange-beach-alabama/ijx7orjfUfI2j0q3kd9JpbGjJwZe8otzRI24rJ-gVSw_/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNhSMYtMjtg

2013-03-01 - Explosion aboard boat in coastal Jensen Beach (Florida), 1 seriously burned:
http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_martin_county/jensen_beach/man-suffers-burns-in-jensen-beach-boat-gas-explosion
http://www.wpbf.com/news/south-florida/treasure-coast/1-injured-in-reported-boat-explosion-near-Jensen-Beach/-/8882916/19147322/-/format/rsss_2.0/-/vstet8/-/index.html

2013-03-01 - Boat bursts into flame in storage facility in Moses Lake (Washington), fire spreads, other boats and vehicles damaged too:
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/crime-fire/article_234f1da8-81e9-11e2-8135-001a4bcf887a.html

Quote: "The boat sustained extensive damage. Numerous boats, as well as an RV and other vehicles, were damaged in the fire."

2013-02-28 - Coast Guard Cutter 'Bear' bursts into flame while moored in coastal Portsmouth (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2013/02/28/coast-guard-locals-respond-to-report-of-fire-aboard-portsmouth-based-cutter/
http://www.wvec.com/news/local/Report-of-fire-aboard-Portsmouth-based-cutter-193880031.html

2013-02-28 - Fire rips through 6 boats, 5 destroyed, 1 damaged, at marina in coastal Long Branch (New Jersey):
http://www.app.com/article/20130228/NJNEWS/302280029/1001/
http://www.myfoxny.com/story/21422476/boat-fire-in-long-branch-marina
http://www.app.com/article/20130228/NJNEWS/302280029/Multiple-boats-caught-fire-Long-Branch-marina
http://longbranch.patch.com/articles/state-police-investigating-early-morning-long-branch-boat-fires

Quote: "Five boats were destroyed and another heavily damaged in a fire early Thursday morning at a city marina, state police said. A large portion of Dock A at the Marina Bay boatyard, 580 Patten Ave., was also damaged..."

2013-02-28 - In two incidents, 11 boats and 2 cars incinerated at Port du Beal in Cannes (France) on the French Riviera:
http://www.rivieratimes.com/index.php/provence-cote-dazur-article/items/police-baffled-by-stream-of-boat-fires.html

2013-02-28 - Boat bursts into flame at Rangitane Wharf in the Kerikeri Inlet (New Zealand):
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/regional/129337/no-one-hurt-in-boat-fire

2013-02-26 - Fishing boat explodes near Thanh Hoa Province (Vietnam), 2 killed, 2 missing:
http://www.thanhniennews.com/index/pages/20130227-bodies-of-father-son-found-from-gas-blast-off-central-vietnam.aspx

2013-02-26 - Boat bursts into flame in driveway of home in Falcon (Australia):
http://www.mandurahmail.com.au/story/1327901/fire-crews-battle-falcon-boat-blaze/

2013-02-24 - Boat bursts into flame on the River Avon at Birlingham (Britain):
http://www.eveshamjournal.co.uk/news/10248807.Fire_crews_called_to_tackle_boat_blaze/
http://www.herefordtimes.com/archive/2013/02/24/001_news_latest_worcester/10248807.Fire_crews_called_to_tackle_boat_blaze/

2013-02-23 - Boat explodes and burns in coastal Picton (New Zealand), 2 injured:
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/father-and-son-hospitalised-after-boat-explosion-5351202
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/8344789/Father-son-injured-in-fiery-boat-explosion

Quote: "There was quite a large fire ball which caused two people to be seriously injured."

2013-02-22 - Boat bursts into flame at dock in coastal Dania Beach (Florida):
http://www.local10.com/news/Boat-fire-erupts-in-Dania-Beach/-/1717324/19044368/-/o1taq5z/-/index.html

2013-02-21 - Boat bursts into flame at Village West Marina in Stockton (California):
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130222/A_NEWS02/302220318

2013-02-18 - Boat bursts into flame on trailer near warehouse in Medley (Florida), about 7 miles from the coast:
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Boat-Ablaze-on-Ground-Near-Warehouse-in-Medley--191738671.html
http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/21009892506126/boat-catches-fire-no-injuries/

2013-02-18 - Boat bursts into flame outside home in Centereach (New York), 5 miles from the coast:
http://www.suburbanfiremarshal.org/news-feed/boat-fire-in-centereach.html

2013-02-18 - Boat bursts into flame outside home in Craigshill (Scotland), 5 miles from the coast, fire spreads to second boat:
http://www.u.tv/News/Family-escapes-from-suspect-fire/267e6bdc-d57c-4ec4-818a-bbc6fb2a58dc

2013-02-17 - Three yachts destroyed by fire at marina at Lincoln Harbor Yacht Club in coastal Weehawken (New Jersey):
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57569858/boats-on-fire-at-hudson-river-marina-in-n.j/
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2013/02/3_boats_catch_fire_on_the_wate.html
http://www.myfoxny.com/story/21231118/weehawken-boat-fires

2013-02-16 - Cargo ship bursts into flame while docked in northern Turkey in the Sea of Marmara:
http://www.habermonitor.com/en/haber/detay/marmara-cargo-ship-fire/66734/

2013-02-16 - Fishing boat bursts into flame near Liguanea Island, about 50kms southwest of Port Lincoln (Australia):
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/men-rescued-from-burning-boat/story-fndo1z0b-1226579626606
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/men-rescued-from-burning-boat/story-e6frg6n6-1226579626606

2013-02-15 - Yacht bursts into flame at Conch House Marina in coastal St. Augustine (Florida):
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/content/topstories/story/Boat-a-total-loss-after-St-Augustine-fire/yJvpXFs3S0GFGH1ewIKyow.cspx
http://staugustine.com/news/local-news/2013-02-15-0

2013-02-15 - Sailboat bursts into flame, burns and sinks, in Coral Bay in the Virgin Islands:
http://virginislandsdailynews.com/news/sailboat-catches-fire-sinks-in-coral-bay-1.1444881

2013-02-15 - Boat bursts into flame at storage facility in coastal San Leandro (California):
http://sanleandro.patch.com/articles/structure-fire-reported-last-night-on-cherry-street

Note: A boat burst into flame while on a trailer parked behind a business in Ventura (California) recently too, as mentioned in the 2013-02-13 update...

2013-02-15 - Houseboat bursts into flame on the Grand Union Canal in Paddington (Britain):
http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/person_escapes_houseboat_fire_under_the_westway_in_paddington_1_1935850

2013-02-14 - Boat bursts into flame on Lake Belton near Morgan's Point (Texas):
http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Fire-Destroys-Boat-At-Local-Lake-191273031.html

2013-02-13 - Fishing boat bursts into flame off the coast of Thailand, 4 injured:
http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/335707/fire-on-fishing-boat-15-crew-saved

2013-02-13 - Boat bursts into flame while parked behind business on Channel Drive in coastal Ventura (California):
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2013/feb/14/crews-respond-fire-near-boat/

2013-02-12 - Boat bursts into flame on the River Thames near coastal London (Britain):
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/10220765.Lifeboat_rescues_men_after_boat_fire/

2013-02-11 - Boat bursts into flame in Statue Bay in Queensland (Australia):
http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/man-jumps-safety-fire-destroys-boat-statue-bay/1752004/
http://www.news-mail.com.au/news/man-jumps-safety-fire-destroys-boat-statue-bay/1752004/

2013-02-11 - Boat bursts into flame at wharf in coastal Port Saunders (Canada):
http://www.northernpen.ca/News/2013-02-11/article-3174659/Boat-fire-in-Port-Saunders/1

2013-02-10 - Cruise ship bursts into flame in the Caribbean, power and running water go out, ship disabled:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20130211-38180-OTH
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=8987676
http://www.usatoday.com/story/cruiselog/2013/02/10/carnival-triumph-cruise-fire/1907187/
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/texas/article_9ee6369d-01c1-50bb-b393-b9972b0a7917.html

2013-02-10 - Boat bursts into flame inside mansion in Dallas Bay (Tennessee), fire spreads, 3 cars, 2 boats and mansion destroyed:
http://www.newschannel9.com/news/top-stories/stories/house-fire-costs-millions-damages-4128.shtml

Quote: "Mr. Anderson went to find the source of smoke and found a boat on fire."

2013-02-09 - Boat bursts into flame at sea near coastal Fremantle (Australia), 3 people burned:
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/three-burned-in-boat-fire/story-e6frf7jo-1226574596112
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/three-burned-in-boat-fire/story-e6frg13u-1226574596112

2013-02-09 - Luxury speedboat explodes into flame in coastal Moreton Bay (Australia), near Brisbane:
http://www.baysidebulletin.com.au/story/1293195/fire-destroys-boat-near-peel-island/

2013-02-07 - Boat explodes and burns at Grand Marina in coastal Alameda (California), 1 injured:
http://alameda.patch.com/articles/readers-report-fire-crews-at-grand-and-otis-helicopter-lands-at-wood-middle-school
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/man-burned-explosion-boat-grand-marina/nWJd7/

2013-02-06 - Ship bursts into flame while moored at harbor in Lowestoft (Britain):
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/lowestoft_ship_fire_call_out_1_1866330

2013-02-05 - Boat bursts into flame while docked at Captain's Cove Marina on Lake Ray Hubbard (Texas):
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Boat-Catches-Fire-at-Lake-Ray-Hubbard-189874581.html

2013-02-04 - Oil tanker ship explodes and burns on the Hlaing River in Yangon (Myanmar), at least 1 killed:
http://www.mizzima.com/news/inside-burma/8856-at-least-one-killed-in-yangon-oil-tanker-explosion.html

2013-02-04 - Fishing vessel bursts into flame off the East Coast near Nantucket (Massachusetts), 8 aboard rescued:
http://coastguardnews.com/coast-guard-responds-to-boat-fire-with-8-people-aboard-offshore-nantucket/2013/02/04/
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130205/NEWS/302050323/-1/NEWS

2013-02-04 - Boat bursts into flame in driveway at home in coastal Papamoa Beach (New Zealand):
http://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/38586-skiboat-engulfed-fire.html
http://www.bayofplentytimes.co.nz/news/fire-destroys-boat-papamoa-beach-driveway/1743083/

2013-02-02 - Sailboat bursts into flame at dock in coastal Shelter Island (California):
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/feb/02/sailboat-fire-at-Shelter-Island/

2013-01-31 - Lobster boat bursts into flame in Scituate Harbor near Scituate (Massachusetts), totally destroyed:
http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/scituate/2013/01/winds_exacerbate_boat_fire_on.html

2013-01-31 - Boat bursts into flame at Beeston Marina in Beeston (Britain), 1 injured:
http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Man-taken-hospital-boat/story-18015280-detail/story.html

2013-01-29 - Fishing boat bursts into flame off Saltfleet Haven in Lincolnshire (Britain):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-21232080

2013-01-27 - Boat explodes near Myrtleford (Australia), and boat bursts into flame at Lake Mulwala (Australia), 4 injured total:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-28/four-hurt-in-boat-fires/4487012?&section=news

2013-01-27 - Boat bursts into flame at marina in coastal St. Augustine (Florida):
http://staugustine.com/news/local-news/2013-01-27/firefighters-put-out-boat-fire
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/article/294366/3/Boat-catches-fire-in-St-Augustine-marina

2013-01-26 - Boat bursts into flame at dock on Ferry Boulevard in coastal Stratford (Connecticut):
http://stratford.patch.com/articles/stratford-firefighters-called-to-boat-fire-on-ferry-blvd#photo-13130927

2013-01-23 - Chemical tanker ship catches fire in the Sabine-Neches Waterway (Louisiana):
http://kfdm.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/kfdm_cargo-ship-fire-reported-sabineneches-waterway-3429.shtml

2013-01-23 - Luxury yacht bursts into flame at dock in coastal Istanbul (Turkey), 2 killed:
http://www.todayszaman.com/news-304859-2-people-found-dead-in-boat-fire.html
http://www.habermonitor.com/en/haber/detay/luxury-yacht-fire2-dead/50991/

2013-01-23 - Boat bursts into flame at home on Shore Drive in coastal Joppatowne (Maryland), fire spreads to home:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/harford/news/ph-ag-joppatowne-fire-0125-20130123,0,3065077.story
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/maryland/harford-county/Boat-fire-spreads-to-house-in-Joppatowne/-/10635956/18262742/-/1xw0yi/-/index.html
http://belair.patch.com/articles/harford-county-fire-ems-joppatowne-house-boat-fire-jan-23-2013

2013-01-23 - Boat bursts into flame at dock in coastal Miami (Florida), fire spreads to second boat:
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2013/01/23/two-boats-catch-fire-in-water-near-brickell/
http://www.wtvy.com/home/headlines/Miami-Boat-Fire-188176071.html

2013-01-22 - Boat bursts into flame on trailer in coastal Mayo (Maryland):
http://edgewater.patch.com/articles/firefighters-respond-to-boat-fire-in-mayo
http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/for_the_record/anne-arundel-firefighters-called-to-boat-fire-in-mayo/article_32782e68-24d9-5102-8276-e795b96e3c1f.html

2013-01-22 - Boat bursts into flame inside garage at home in Lake Havasu City (Arizona), garage damaged too:
http://www.havasunews.com/news/garage-fire-saturday-night-originated-in-boat/article_9f0958e0-6511-11e2-b20d-0019bb2963f4.html

2013-01-22 - Boat bursts into flame, fire spreads to second boat, in coastal Key Largo (Florida):
http://www.local10.com/news/Two-boats-catch-fire-in-the-Florida-Keys/-/1717324/18235466/-/format/rsss_2.0/-/t1uxoaz/-/index.html

2013-01-20 - Five boats burn at Gator Creek Marine in coastal Punta Gorda (Florida):
http://www.abc-7.com/story/20635539/boat-fires-under-investigation-at-punta-gorda-marina

2013-01-19 - Explosions and fire severely damage seven boats at Whitman Hollow Boat Dock on Norris Lake in LaFollette (Tennessee):
http://www.wate.com/story/20629848/several-boats-catch-fire-at-campbell-county-dock
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/jan/19/campbell-firefighters-contain-marina-blaze/

Quote: "Witnesses told firefighters they heard explosions coming from the dock before seeing flames shooting from the roof."

Note: This is the same lake and the same town where 58+ boats were incinerated in a massive blaze, as mentioned in the 2012-09-10 update. That is still the record for most vehicles of any type to burn in one fire...

2013-01-19 - Boat bursts into flame at dock in Port Credit, Ontario (Canada), on the shore of Lake Ontario:
http://www.mississauga.com/news/article/1568331--fire-engulfs-yacht-in-port-credit-marina

Note: The owner was away, nobody aboard, so that means engine not running. But these vehicular fires do not require the engine to be running because hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper and rusty iron/steel, among other things, which surely explains why so many non-running unattended vehicles are bursting into flame, in carparks and parking garages, in driveways and garages, parking lots, at docks and marinas, etc.

2013-01-18 - Cargo ship bursts into flame off coast of Japan near Kobe:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-01/18/c_132111913.htm
http://www.nzweek.com/world/cambodian-cargo-ship-on-fire-off-japans-kobe-all-sailors-confirmed-safe-43499/

Quote: "The cargo ship, carrying 948 tons of iron scrap, was sailing from Chiba Port in eastern Japan to China."

Note: Hydrogen sulfide can ignite in the presence of rusty iron, no flame needed...

2013-01-17 - Fishing boat bursts into flame near Uotsuri Island, 3 killed:
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/331457/3-dead-in-s-korean-fishing-boat-fire-japan-coastguard

2013-01-17 - Boat bursts into flame at property in Esk (Australia):
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/police-investigating-suspicious-boat-blaze-20130118-2cy18.html

2013-01-16 - Fishing boat bursts into flame off the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde (Scotland):
http://news.stv.tv/scotland/210082-fire-breaks-out-on-fishing-boat-off-the-coast-of-the-isle-of-arran/

2013-01-13 - Ship bursts into flame at shipyard in coastal Alang (India):
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-13/rajkot/36310930_1_alang-ship-major-fire-cabin

2013-01-11 - Boat bursts into flame on Lake Eppalock (Australia), 1 injured:
http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/1231234/boat-fire-at-lake-eppalock/

2013-01-11 - Boat bursts into flame at the Amble Boat Company in coastal Amble (Britain):
http://www.northumbria.police.uk/news_and_events/news/details.asp?id=70417

2013-01-10 - Boat bursts into flame while docked at Runaway Bay on the Gold Coast (Australia):
http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2013/01/11/445210_gold-coast-news.html

2013-01-09 - Oil tanker ship explodes and burns at Tin Can Island port in Apapa area of coastal Lagos (Nigeria), 4 injured:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-20960214
http://www.bellanaija.com/2013/01/09/massive-explosion-from-mrs-oil-vessel-hits-apapa-seaport-lagos/
http://en.starafrica.com/news/explosion-fire-at-nigerias-main-seaport.html

Note: And the day prior, a huge fire tore through a waterfront slum area in Lagos, as mentioned in the 2013-01-08 update. And not long before that a fireworks factory exploded and devastated a neighborhood in Lagos, as mentioned in the 2012-12-30 update...

2013-01-09 - Boat explodes in coastal Palm Beach Gardens (Florida), 1 injured:
http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_n_palm_beach_county/palm_beach_gardens/one-hospitalized-with-minor-burns-after-boat-explosion-in-pga-marina

2013-01-08 - Boat bursts into flame on the Little Ouse River in Norfolk (Britain):
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/river_boat_destroyed_by_fire_on_little_ouse_in_norfolk_1_1786273

2013-01-07 - Boat bursts into flame near Thacher Island off the coast of Massachusetts:
http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/x1746075337/Rockport-Police-Fire-Boat-fire-off-Thacher-proves-minor

2013-01-06 - Explosion and fire destroys two boats docked at Snug Harbor Marina in Croydon (Pennsylvania):
http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20130107/NEWS/130107007

2013-01-06 - Boat bursts into flame in the Gulf of Mexico near Sarasota County (Florida), 3 injured:
http://www.bradenton.com/2013/01/06/4340938/three-injured-when-fire-breaks.html

2013-01-03 - Boat explodes on Lake Eildon (Australia), 3 children burned:
http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/1217754/child-airlifted-to-hospital-after-boat-explosion/

Quote: "It comes just two days after a 24-year-old man suffered serious burns to 30 per cent of his body during a houseboat fire on Lake Eildon."

2013-01-03 - Cargo ship bursts into flame in channel off coast of Japan:
http://dunyanews.tv/index.php/en/World/135992-Chinesecrewed-cargo-ship-catches-fire-in-Japan

Note: The Cambodian-flagged 1,496-tonne freighter was carrying a load of scrap iron. As mentioned, hydrogen sulfide can ignite in the presence of rusty iron, and this fire did indeed erupt in the cargo hold...

2013-01-02 - Houseboat bursts into flame in canal in Saul (Britain):
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/Man-treated-boat/story-17738270-detail/story.html

2013-01-02 - Houseboat hit by 'flash fire' at Lake Eildon (Australia), man critically injured:
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/breaking-news/man-critically-injured-in-vic-boat-fire/story-e6freono-1226546719875

2013-01-02 - Boat bursts into flame at Atkinson's Dam (Australia), mother and baby rescued:
http://www.qt.com.au/news/ski-boat-burst-into-flames-on-dam/1703473/
http://www.thereporter.com.au/news/ski-boat-burst-into-flames-on-dam/1703473/

2013-01-01 - Boat bursts into flame at berth on the island of Barbados, not running, nobody aboard:
http://www.nationnews.com/articles/view/fire-destroys-boat/

2012-12-31 - Boat, two pickup trucks and snowmobile destroyed by fire inside auto shop garage in Syracuse (New York):
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2012/12/syracuse_fire_damages_two_busi.html

2012-12-29 - Boat bursts into flame on lake in Canterbury (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8129660/Speedboat-turns-fire-engine-to-rescue-blazing-boat

2012-12-27 - Two boats burst into flame in field near coastal Myrtle Beach (South Carolina):
http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=841631

2012-12-27 - Boat bursts into flame at Goose Bayou Bridge marina in Lafitte (Louisiana), 2 injured:
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2012/12/2_injured_in_boat_fire_in_lafi.html

2012-12-26 - Yacht bursts into flame near Kawau Island (New Zealand), 1 lightly injured:
http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/auckland/news/nbeme/275497541-one-treated-for-smoke-inhalation-after-gulf-boat-fire

2012-12-23 - Large fishing vessel 'Okhotnik' bursts into flame at port in Vladivostok (Russia):
http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/12/okhotnik/

2012-12-23 - Boat bursts into flame in the Intracoastal Waterway near the Waccamaw Bridge in Georgetown (South Carolina):
http://www.gtowntimes.com/local/Two-separate-Sunday-fires-keep-firefighters-busy

2012-12-22 - Cargo ship bursts into flame at dockyard in coastal Chittagong (Bangladesh):
http://www.unbconnect.com/component/news/task-show/id-98698

Quote: "Frightened by fire, workers ran helter-skelter for safety."

2012-12-22 - Car bursts into flame in Shaftesbury (Britain):
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/s/2126154_firefighters_attend_car_fire

2012-12-20 - Four boats destroyed by fire at dockyard in coastal Stonington (Connecticut):
http://stonington.patch.com/articles/boat-fire-spreading-at-dodson-boatyard#photo-12651246

Note: And the day prior, 3 boats were destroyed, and 4 more damaged, at a major fire at a marina in coastal Marshfield (Massachusetts), as mentioned in the 2012-12-19 update...

2012-12-19 - Cargo ship bursts into flame near the island of Bozcaada in the Aegean Sea near Turkey:
http://www.habermonitor.com/en/haber/detay/bozcaada-off-the-ship-on-fire/29759/

2012-12-19 - Three boats destroyed by fire, four more damaged, at marina in coastal Marshfield (Massachusetts):
http://www2.turnto10.com/news/2012/dec/20/fire-south-shore-marina-under-investigation-ar-1284225/
http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/boston-south/Fire-destroys-boats-in-Marshfield-marina/-/9848842/17842544/-/f2wa57z/-/index.html
http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2012/12/20/fire-marshfield-marina-destroys-three-boats-and-damages-four-more-cause-under-investigation/mmDDI5EZ14Qk55r5kzOfuO/story.html

2012-12-18 - Boat bursts into flame off the coast near Beachy Head (Britain):
http://www.eastbournernli.org/boat-fire-drama-off-beachy-head/

2012-12-17 - Fishing boat bursts into flame near Kaohsiung (Taiwan), all 5 aboard abandon ship, rescued:
http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201212180023

2012-12-16 - Boat bursts into flame in Sheepshead Bay (New York):
https://www.facebook.com/FdnyIncidents/posts/304043019706803

Note: Sorry 'bout the facebook link. Couldn't find any other link to this story...

2012-12-14 - Cargo ship bursts into flame at port in coastal Chittagong (Bangladesh):
http://bdnews24.com/details.php?id=238157&cid=2
http://www.newstoday.com.bd/index.php?option=details&news_id=2331667&date=2012-12-15

2012-12-14 - Fishing boat bursts into flame in Newlyn Harbour (Britain):
http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/crews-tackle-Newlyn-fishing-boat-blaze/story-17586729-detail/story.html

2012-12-13 - Cargo ship bursts into flame at port in Ipswich (Britain):
http://gulftoday.ae/portal/b9927bcb-aee5-45cb-8e9b-6962a0179a99.aspx

2012-12-13 - Cargo ship bursts into flame at port in Haydarpasa (Turkey):
http://www.habermonitor.com/en/haber/detay/dry-cargo-ship-fire-panic/24012/

2012-12-13 - Boat bursts into flame on trailer at marine shop in coastal Invercargill (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/8080997/Boat-gutted-in-suspicious-fire

2012-12-09 - Massive fire destroys at least 20 boats at marina on Pimpama Island, east of Beenleigh (Australia):
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/boat-shed-blaze-at-pimpama-island-east-of-beenleigh-threatens-200-vessels/story-fndo2iwh-1226533844749

2012-12-07 - Tugboat bursts into flame near Georges Island in Boston Harbor (Massachusetts):
http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2012/12/07/two-emergencies-reported-water-off-boston-fire-breaks-out-tugboat-man-falls-off-fishing-vessel/2HSTFpNtEhDRI7hgGasb1O/story.html

2012-12-06 - Tugboat bursts into flame near Maui (Hawaii):
http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2012/12/06/tugboat-catches-fire-delaying-aloha.html

2012-12-06 - Boat bursts into flame in garage at home on Gulfport Court in coastal Marco Island (Florida), 1 injured:
http://www.news-press.com/article/20121206/MARCONEWS/312060032/Firefighters-battle-boat-fire-garage

2012-12-05 - Houseboat bursts into flame at marina in coastal Tall Timbers (Maryland):
http://smnewsnet.com/archives/36951

2012-12-03 - Boat bursts into flame in St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, 1 injured:
http://virginislandsdailynews.com/news/catamaran-destroyed-in-fire-1.1411156

2012-11-29 - Yacht explodes and burns at marina on the Ohio River in Prospect (Kentucky), 1 injured:
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20121129/NEWS01/311290074/Yacht-fire-injures-one-Oldham-County

2012-11-26 - Houseboat bursts into flame near Ash Island (Britain), fire spreads to second houseboat, both destroyed:
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/kingstonnews/10070761.Houseboat_sinks_in_Thames_fire/

2012-11-25 - Fishing boat bursts into flame, burns, sinks, off coast near County Waterford (Ireland):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20486813
http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/1125/dunmore-east-fishermen-lifeboat-waterford.html
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/fishermen-escape-blaze-on-sinking-trawler-215098.html

2012-11-24 - Large 80-foot yacht bursts into flame off coast near Miami (Florida), completely incinerated:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sfl-yacht-catches-fire-off-miami-beach-20121124,0,6781267.story
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/11/24/yacht-catches-fire-off-miami-beach/

Note: The three people on board abandoned ship and were rescued...

2012-11-24 - Boat bursts into flame at marina in coastal Annapolis (Maryland), fire spreads to two more boats:
http://annapolis.patch.com/articles/multiple-boat-fire-at-bay-ridge-marina

2012-11-23 - Fishing boat bursts into flame in Fortune Bay near Garnish (Canada):
http://www.vocm.com/newsarticle.asp?mn=2&ID=28576

2012-11-23 - Boat bursts into flame at Quissett Harbor Boatyard in coastal Falmouth (Massachusetts):
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121123/NEWS11/121129894

2012-11-22 - Boat bursts into flame at boatyard in coastal Babylon Village (New York), fire spreads to 2 more boats, 1 injured:
http://babylonvillage.patch.com/articles/boat-fire-injures-one-man-leads-to-pd-car-accident

2012-11-21 - Boat bursts into flame at marina in Riverhead, on Long Island (New York):
http://www.riverheadlocal.com/breaking-news/7716-firefighters-knock-down-fire-on-docked-fishing-vessel-at-riverhead-moose-lodge-marina

2012-11-20 - Boat bursts into flame at Shilshole Marina in coastal Seattle (Washington):
http://www.myballard.com/2012/11/20/small-boat-fire-in-shilshole-marina/

Note: Small fire, owner put it out. Just noting as part of the overall trend...

2012-11-19 - Fishing boat bursts into flame in Egmont Bay near Prince Edward Island (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2012/11/19/pei-fisherman-rescue-egmont-bay-584.html
http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/n-b-fisherman-rescued-after-boat-catches-fire-in-egmont-bay-1.1044158

2012-11-19 - Boat bursts into flame in garage at home in Dunn Township (Wisconsin), fire spreads to garage, home:
http://www.channel3000.com/news/Boat-fire-damages-garage-home/-/1648/17477758/-/2hug5sz/-/index.html

2012-11-18 - Boat explodes on trailer at marina in Middlefield (Connecticut):
http://middletownpress.com/articles/2012/11/18/news/doc50a93eadbc863899373247.txt
http://www.wfsb.com/story/20130332/stat

Quote: "The explosion was heard all the way to Durham and Middletown, police said."

2012-11-17 - Boat bursts into flame in canal near the Peartree Roundabout in Wolvercote (Britain):
http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/yourtown/oxford/10055297.Police_investigate_Wolvercote_boat_fire/

2012-11-16 - Fishing boat bursts into flame at Fisherman's Terminal in coastal Seattle (Washington):
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/50-foot-fishing-boat-catches-fire-near-ballard-bri/nS72L/

2012-11-16 - Boat and two RV trailers burst into flame at self-storage facility in Forks Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/index.ssf/2012/11/fire_destroys_camping_trailers.html

Note: Forks Township is in the Lehigh Valley, between Bushkill Creek and the Delaware River...

2012-11-15 - Boat bursts into flame in Whittier Small Boat Harbor in Whittier (Alaska), nice pic:
http://www.turnagaintimes.com/current%20issue/2012-11-15/boat-catches-fire-in-whittier.html

2012-11-13 - Yacht bursts into flame off the Currituck Outer Banks near coastal Corolla (North Carolina):
http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/two-boaters-escape-after-boat-catches-fire-1364555
http://wtkr.com/2012/11/14/yacht-catches-fire-on-the-obx/

2012-11-12 - Cargo ship explodes and burns 12 miles off the coast of Sharjah (United Arab Emirates):
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/general/boat-explosion-off-sharjah-coast-sparks-investigation-1.1104035

2012-11-12 - Five houseboats go up in flames this year in Kerala (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Fire-haunting-the-houseboat-industry/articleshow/17201735.cms

Quote: "Some people have alleged that boat owners were purposefully setting houseboats afire to pocket the insurance money. But that's completely wrong. The five boats that were gutted this year did not have any insurance coverage..."

2012-11-11 - Boat bursts into flame, completely destroyed, near Malletts Bay on Lake Champlain (Vermont):
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20121026/NEWS02/310260014

2012-11-11 - Houseboat bursts into flame at a jetty in Pallathuruthy (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/fire-breaks-out-on-houseboat-near-alappuzha/article4088088.ece

2012-11-05 - Boat bursts into flame on Coniston Water (Britain):
http://www.nwemail.co.uk/home/boat-catches-fire-on-coniston-1.1010915

Note: There was an explosion too, which blew the driver off the boat. They say split fuel line. Could they even find the fuel line after that fire and explosion? View the video; looks like a fierce fire to me. And even if so, how do they know the explosion and fire isn't what caused the damage? They don't. They're making an assumption...

2012-11-08 - Sailboat bursts into flame at Skipper Bud's Marina in Bay City (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2012/11/sailboat_burns_at_skipper_buds.html

2012-11-08 - Boat bursts into flame while docked at Humber Yacht Club in Toronto (Canada):
http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/fire-rips-through-docked-boat-causes-30k-in-damages-1.1029556

2012-11-07 - Boat hit by explosion and fire off the coast near Ferryland (Canada), 1 injured:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2012/11/07/nl-1107-boat-fire-ferryland.html

2012-11-04 - Boat bursts into flame at Lake Eppalock near Bendigo (Australia):
http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/572273/cfa-issues-fire-hazard-warning-after-weekend-fires/

2012-11-03 - Cruise boat bursts into flame on the Nile River in southern Egypt, 77 tourists evacuated:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/tourists-escape-fire-aboard-nile-cruise-boat/story-fn3dxix6-1226509918249

2012-11-02 - Fishing boat bursts into flame in waters 90 kilometers south of St. Anthony (Canada):
http://www.thewesternstar.com/News/Local/2012-11-02/article-3112425/Fire-forces-Northern-Peninsula-fishermen-to-abandon-ship/1

2012-11-01 - Boat destroyed by explosion and fire at Biloxi Boardwalk Marina in Biloxi (Mississippi):
http://www.wlox.com/story/19978561/boat-catches-fire-behind-biloxi-boardwalk-marina

Quote: "Eye witnesses said their was an explosion when the boat caught fire."

2012-10-30 - Boat bursts into flame, burns and sinks, at Shark Bay Ponui Island (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/7881007/Boatie-rescued-after-fire-in-gulf

2012-10-30 - Boat bursts into flame in Melvindale (Michigan), near the Rouge River:
http://www.thenewsherald.com/articles/2012/10/30/news/doc5090216655761681631787.txt

Note: Also mentioned, two garages and a trash container burning, all in the same block...

2012-10-30 - Boat bursts into flame in Bal Harbour (Florida):
http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/21008930539667/boat-catches-fire-off-harbour/

2012-10-28 - Houseboat bursts into flame on the River Pampa in Nedumudy (India), occupants abandon ship, nice pic:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/narrow-escape-for-tourists-in-boat-fire/article4041388.ece

2012-10-27 - Boat bursts into flame on trailer on Highway 14 in Newhall (California), nice pics:
http://www.the-signal.com/section/36/article/79285/

2012-10-26 - Houseboat bursts into flame, completely destroyed, at Wahweap Marina in Glen Canyon (Arizona):
http://www.kpho.com/story/19925182/fire-destroys-houseboat-in-glen-canyon

2012-10-26 - Boat bursts into flame on Lake Champlain near Colchester (Vermont):
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Boat-catches-fire-on-Lake-Champlain-3985191.php
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20121026/NEWS02/310260014

2012-10-21 - Boat bursts into flame, fire spreads to cars, 5 cars destroyed, in Pomona (California):
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=8854741

Quote: "Residents say at one carport, the fire started with a boat, then spread down the line of cars. Every time it hit one of the gas tanks, explosions were heard..."

Note: Fires broke out all over the place, boat, cars, dumpster, and more. This is what one would expect of a good-sized and fairly concentrated flammable gas plume moving through an area. Pomona is about 25 miles from the west coast...

2012-10-21 - Cargo ship bursts into flame off the coast of Okinawa (Japan), 3 lightly injured:
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90883/7985556.html

2012-10-21 - Boat bursts into flame in Marblehead Harbor (Massachusetts):
http://beverly.patch.com/articles/beverly-fire-department-extinguishes-marblehead-boat-fire

2012-10-21 - Boat bursts into flame on trailer in Torbay (Britain) at Tapper's Cove:
http://www.vocm.com/newsarticle.asp?mn=2&ID=27667

2012-10-21 - Boat bursts into flame at property in the Cayman Islands:
http://www.ieyenews.com/2012/10/boat-fire-outside-gt-property/

2012-10-21 - Boat bursts into flame near marina in coastal Fort Lauderdale (Florida):
http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/21008848341644/boat-catches-fire-in-fort-lauderdale/

2012-10-17 - Two boats burst into flame at Pirate Cove Marine in coastal Portsmouth (Rhode Island):
http://portsmouth.patch.com/articles/video-double-boat-fire-breaks-out-in-marina#photo-11770536

2012-10-17 - Boat bursts into flame on Lake Erie off the shore of West Harbor (Ohio):
http://www.wkyc.com/news/article/265600/3/Coast-Guard-rescues-two-from-boat-on-fire-in-Lake-Erie

2012-10-17 - Boat bursts into flame in driveway in coastal Crisfield (Maryland):
http://www.wmdt.com/story/19843046/boat-fire-in-crisfield-under-investigation

2012-10-16 - Boat bursts into flame at Clarence Boatyard in East Cowes on the Isle of Wight (Britain):
http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/news/fire-at-boatyard-46595.aspx

2012-10-15 - Boat bursts into flame at Penton Hook Marina (Britain), fire spreads and damages second boat:
http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/2122301_boats_damaged_in_fire_at_penton_hook_marina

2012-10-13 - Boat bursts into flame at Fisherman's Service and Sales in Bay Minette (Alabama), nice pic:
http://blog.al.com/live/2012/10/fire_heavily_damages_boat_at_f.html

2012-10-13 - Houseboat bursts into flame, burns, sinks, while docked at canal in Dobbs Weir (Britain):
http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/Hoddesdon-and-Broxbourne/Canal-boat-sunk-after-fire-12102012.htm

2012-10-12 - Fishing boat bursts into flame off coast near Cannon Beach (Oregon), nice pic:
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Coast-Guard-pull-three-from-raft-after-fishing-boat-catches-fire-173953591.html

2012-10-12 - Boat bursts into flame offshore near the Port of Los Angeles (California), 1 injured:
http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_21762418/man-burned-boat-fire-four-miles-from-port

2012-10-08 - Boat bursts into flame in Stansbury Park (Utah), near the Great Salt Lake, 2 injured:
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865563496/Two-fishermen-burned-in-boat-accident-in-Stansbury-Park.html

2012-10-08 - Boat explodes and burns at Namosain Port in Kupang (Indonesia), 1 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20121009-36782-IDN

2012-10-06 - Boat bursts into flame at storage facility in coastal St. Augustine (Florida):
http://staugustine.com/police-report/2012-10-05

Quote: "We’ve been here 15 years and nothing like this has ever happened..."

2012-10-05 - Cargo ship bursts into flame between the islands of Honshu and Kyushu (Japan):
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/277013/news/world/chinese-crewed-cargo-ship-catches-fire-in-japan

2012-10-05 - Boat bursts into flame on boat lift near the Severn River Bridge near Annapolis (Maryland):
http://www.wbal.com/article/94548/3/template-story/Boat-Fire-On-The-Severn

2012-10-05 - Boat bursts into flame on trailer in coastal Lonsdale (Australia), 1 injured:
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/man-hurt-after-boat-catches-fire-at-lonsdale/story-fndo471r-1226489399585

2012-10-04 - Ship bursts into flame near coastal Xiamen (China), fire spreads to three more ships, nice pic:
http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news27459.html

2012-10-04 - Boat bursts into flame off Little River (South Carolina):
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2012/10/04/3097634/fishing-boat-catches-fire-thursday.html

2012-10-02 - Ferry bursts into flame near Labuan (Malaysia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20121002-36732-MYS

2012-10-02 - Boat bursts into flame at marina in Riverdale (Illinois), fire spreads to second boat, 1 injured:
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=8832364

2012-10-01 - Missile boat destroyed by fire at Banyuwangi Naval Base (Indonesia):
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/short-circuit-not-sabotage-behind-indonesian-warship-fire/547687

2012-10-01 - Large fishing vessel bursts into flame at Union Wharf in Fairhaven (Massachusetts):
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121001/NEWS/121009965

2012-10-01 - Boat bursts into flame on the Great Salt Lake (Utah), 2 injured:
http://www.abc4.com/content/news/top_stories/story/Fishermen-injured-in-Great-Salt-Lake-boat-blast/KyahM6e6E0qGd9oBohJHFQ.cspx

2012-09-30 - Yacht bursts into flame near Pier 66 in Fort Lauderdale (Florida):
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-09-30/news/fl-lauderdale-yacht-fire-20120930_1_fort-lauderdale-fire-rescue-boat-fires-fire-investigators

2012-09-28 - Large 1999-tonne cargo vessel bursts into flame in Japanese bay near Osaka (Japan):
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/chinese-crew-rescued-from-burning-boat-by-japan-s-coastguard-273187

2012-09-28 - Houseboat bursts into flame at Moccasin Point Marina in Tuolumne County (California):
http://www.mymotherlode.com/news/local/1803105/A-Fire-Damages-A-Houseboat.html

2012-09-27 - Boat explodes and burns at home in Las Vegas (Nevada), fire spreads to home, father and son killed:
http://www.ktnv.com/news/local/171642481.html
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/sep/27/father-son-killed-house-fire-ignited-explosion/

2012-09-27 - Boat bursts into flame on trailer on Highway 101 in Baxter County (Arkansas):
http://ktlo.com/wire/newsthu/02516_Boat_fire_in_Panther_Cove_165528.php

2012-09-27 - Boat bursts into flame in driveway of home in Rockhampton (Australia):
http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/story/2012/09/28/quick-action-saves-unit-from-boat-fire/

2012-09-27 - Boat bursts into flame at home in Torquay (Britain):
http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/Arson-suspected-series-fires-night/story-16995165-detail/story.html

2012-09-26 - Barge bursts into flame in Barataria Bay (Louisiana):
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2012/09/coast_guard_responds_to_barge.html

2012-09-26 - Yacht bursts into flame at marina in San Diego (California), nice pic:
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/sep/26/yacht-destroyed-in-marina-blaze/

2012-09-23 - Boat bursts into flame at marina in Lenoir City (Tennessee), fire spreads and destroys second boat too:
http://www.wate.com/story/19615642/fire-damages-boats-at-lenoir-city-marina

2012-09-22 - Boat bursts into flame, burns and sinks, off the coast near Cork (Ireland):
http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0922/burning-boat-off-cork.html

2012-09-22 - Boat bursts into flame at Morro Bay Yacht Club in Morro Bay (California):
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2012/09/22/2237719/early-moring-fire-burns-boat-in.html

2012-09-20 - Boat bursts into flame outside home in Hampton (Virginia):
http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_news/hampton/boat-catches-fire-outside-home

2012-09-20 - Boat bursts into flame at home in Ponca City (Oklahoma):
http://poncacitynews.com/Boat-Fire

2012-09-17 - Vacant shrimp boat bursts into flame in Savannah (Georgia):
http://savannahnow.com/latest-news/2012-09-17/savannah-shrimp-boat-catches-fire

2012-09-16 - Boat bursts into flame on Lake Havasu (Arizona), near Windsor Beach, burns and sinks:
http://www.havasunews.com/news/boat-catches-fire-sinks-late-saturday/article_5e9a3100-ffac-11e1-935c-001a4bcf887a.html

2012-09-16 - Boat explodes and burns on Lake Pleasant near Peoria (Arizona), 3 people burned:
http://www.kgun9.com/news/local/169963116.html

2012-09-15 - Unoccupied boat explodes and burns on the Sacramento River in West Sacramento (California):
http://www.news10.net/news/article/209656/2/Boat-catches-fire-on-Sacramento-River

2012-09-15 - Boat explodes and burns at Shelter Island (California), 1 injured:
http://www.cbs8.com/story/19552669/man-injured-in-boat-fire-at-shelter-island

2012-09-14 - Boat bursts into flame, twice, in driveway of home on Peppers Drive in Paris (Tennessee):
http://www.parispi.net/articles/2012/09/14/news/local_news/doc5053681998e64491038290.txt

2012-09-14 - Boat bursts into flame on the River Medway in Allington (Britain):
http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/Firefighters-tackle-blaze-boat-moored-River/story-16903147-detail/story.html

2012-09-13 - Tug boat bursts into flame at Hickman Harbor in Hickman (Kentucky):
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/19526227/crews-called-to-boat-fire-at-hickman-harbor

2012-09-13 - Boat bursts into flame in driveway at home in East Lake (Florida):
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/fire/article1251442.ece

2012-09-13 - Boat bursts into flame in Southold Bay (New York):
http://northfork.patch.com/articles/police-boat-fire-extinguished-on-southold-bay

2012-09-12 - Fishing boat bursts into flame off coast of New Zealand, 39 people abandon ship and are rescued:
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120911-713757.html

2012-09-10 - Massive fire erupts at marina on Norris Lake in Lafollette (Tennessee), 58 boats destroyed by fire:
http://www.wmctv.com/story/19503326/fire-burns-nearly-60-boats-on-norris-lake

Note: This is a new record for most vehicles burning in one fire, eclipsing the previous record of 50...

2012-09-09 - Jet ski explodes at Long Lake Marina in Naples (Maine), man launched 20 feet into the air, 1 injured:
http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2012/09/09/danvers-man-blown-feet-the-air-after-watercraft-explosion-maine/UxPHTUdw1MNfIt5iN6hbDP/story.html

2012-09-07 - Boat bursts into flame on Lake Wylie near Lake Club Marina and Ebenezer Park (South Carolina):
http://www.lakewyliepilot.com/2012/09/07/1656425/boat-catches-fire-on-lake-wylie.html

2012-09-05 - Three boats erupt in flame outside repair shop in McAllen (Texas):
http://www.krgv.com/news/fires-destroy-boats-in-mcallen/

2012-09-04 - Sailboat explodes and burns in Branford Harbor near Branford (Connecticut):
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Sailboat-Fire-in-Branford-Harbor-168443886.html

2012-09-02 - Boat bursts into flame, burns, sinks, in channel near Lake Winnebago (Wisconsin):
http://www.fdlreporter.com/article/20120902/FON0101/120902022

2012-09-02 - Boat bursts into flame at home in Kaukauna (Wisconsin), fire spreads to nearby car and garage:
http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/news/local/fox_cities/kaukauna-fire-damages-boat-home

2012-09-02 - Boat bursts into flame near Lamma Island in Chinese waters, 1 missing, 1 critically injured:
http://www.scmp.com/article/352724/fisherman-missing-after-boat-fire

2012-09-01 - Boat bursts into flame in Puget Sound near Bellingham (Washington), 7 people jump overboard:
http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-boat-catches-on-fire-near-bellingham-7-jump-overboard-20120901,0,3247751.story

2012-09-01 - Boat explodes and burns near Grandpappy Point Marina on Lake Texoma near Denison (Texas), 3 injured:
http://www.kxii.com/home/headlines/Boat-goes-up-in-flames-on-Lake-Texoma-168279126.html

2012-08-29 - Ship bursts into flame, massive fire, in Lyttleton Harbour in Christchurch (New Zealand):
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/christchurch-boat-fire-extinguished-5052344

2012-08-29 - Boat bursts into flame in canal in Birmingham (Britain):
http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2012/08/29/boat-catches-fire-on-birmingham-canal-97319-31715926/

2012-08-26 - Boat bursts into flame in waters near New Bern (North Carolina):
http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/Fire-Crews-Called-To-Boat-Fire-In-New-Bern-167483735.html

2012-08-26 - Boat bursts into flame at the Barry Old Harbour in South Wales (Britain):
http://newspano.com/news/barry-old-harbour-boat-fire-investigation

2012-08-26 - Boat bursts into flame at the Neshaminy State Park marina in Bristol Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.phillyburbs.com/my_town/bristol/docked-boat-catches-fire/article_e4a7b4a4-77f5-57cf-a709-4c568efa8f0e.html

2012-08-25 - Pier 56 erupts in flame on the coast in Seattle (Washington):
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2012/08/fire-boat-battles-pier-fire-in-seattle/

2012-08-25 - Boat engine explodes and burns on Lake Wentworth near Wolfeboro (New Hampshire):
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20120825/NEWS07/708269999

2012-08-24 - Boat explodes and catches fire in Manchester Harbor off Crocker’s Boatyard (Britain):
http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/x236910317/Manchester-Police-Fire-Fire-damages-boat-in-Manchester-harb-or

2012-08-24 - Boat bursts into flame on Lake Mendota near Madison (Wisconsin):
http://www.nbc15.com/home/headlines/Emergency-Crews-Respond-To-Boat-Fire-On-Lake-Mendota-167325225.html
http://www.wxow.com/story/19371911/boaters-make-it-safely-off-boat-fire-on-lake-mendota

2012-08-23 - Two boats destroyed by fire, third boat and pier damaged, at South River Marina in Edgewater (Maryland):
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2012/08/23/2-boats-destroyed-in-edgewater-marina-fire/
http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=218029

2012-08-23 - Boat bursts into flame in the Connecticut River near South Hadley (Massachusetts):
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/08/connecticut_river_boat_fire_in.html

2012-08-22 - Boat bursts into flame at the Crows Nest in Sharpsburg (Pennsylvania):
http://northzonescrapbook.blogspot.com/2012/08/boat-fire-at-crows-nest-in-sharpsburg.html

2012-08-21 - Vacant house boat bursts into flame near Blawnox (Pennsylvania):
http://www.aspinwallvfd.org/news/fullstory/newsid/169416

2012-08-21 - Boat bursts into flame in driveway of Riverside home in East Providence (Rhode Island):
http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/local_news/providence/boat-catches-fire-in-east-providence

2012-08-18 - Boat bursts into flame in Crab Marsh, Wisbech (Britain):
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/local/fire-crews-tackle-boat-fire-1-4179651

2012-08-18 - Boat bursts into flame, twice, at the Boston Waterfront Marina in Boston (Massachusetts):
http://northendwaterfront.com/?p=176765

2012-08-18 - Fire erupts at the South Jersey Marina in Cape May (New Jersey):
http://www.capemaycountyherald.com/article/fires/cold+spring/85845-fire+south+jersey+marina

2012-08-17 - Boat bursts into flame while being towed, at Williams Lake Road in Waterford Township (Michigan):
http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2012/08/17/news/local_news/doc502ea515e0ae6306107626.txt

2012-08-15 - Boat bursts into flame at Anchorage Marina in Baltimore (Maryland):
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/breaking/bs-md-ci-boat-fire-20120815,0,2110954.story
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/Crews-battle-boat-fire-at-Anchorage-Marina/-/10131532/16142690/-/hgau7cz/-/index.html

2012-08-15 - Boat bursts into flame in driveway in Logan (Utah):
http://news.hjnews.com/news/article_16d6cb68-e683-11e1-826a-0019bb2963f4.html

2012-08-14 - Yacht Haven Marina stockroom destroyed by fire at resort on the island of Phuket:
http://www.thailandnews.co/2012/08/fire-strikes-phukets-yacht-haven-marina-damage-in-millions/

Quote: "Apart from the stockroom, which was totally destroyed, losses included sailing equipment, boat maintenance equipment, and golf carts."

2012-08-14 - Boat bursts into flame on Lake of the Ozarks at Sunrise Beach (Missouri):
http://lakeexpo.com/boating/the_lake/image_3d7fd83c-e628-11e1-afb3-001a4bcf887a.html

2012-08-14 - Boat bursts into flame at St. Marys Boat Yard in St. Mary's (Georgia), charred body found:
http://stmarys.firstcoastnews.com/news/news/82275-police-find-skeleton-search-person-interest-boat-fire

2012-08-14 - Boat bursts into flame at wharf in Burnie (Australia):
http://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/210502/burnie-crews-called-to-boat-fire/

2012-08-12 - Superyacht bursts into flame while under construction inside warehouse in Auckland (New Zealand):
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10826401

2012-08-12 - Small boat bursts into flame at Brixham Lifeboat Station in coastal town of Brixham (Britain):
http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/Boat-Brixham-Lifeboat-Station/story-16696318-detail/story.html

2012-08-12 - Cruise boat bursts into flame at Navy Pier in Chicago (Illinois):
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-cruise-boat-ventilated-after-motor-burns-out-20120812,0,5340039.story?track=rss

Note: Twitter showed people saying they were on the boat who saw flames. Interesting that they would try to hide that. But I guess cruise boats won't get much business once people realize boats are bursting into flame at an increasing rate...

2012-08-12 - Boat explodes and burns at marina on Wheeler Lake in Decatur (Alabama), 2 blown off boat, 1 injured:
http://timesdaily.com/stories/Woman-hurt-when-boat-catches-fire-at-Wheeler-Lake-marina,194151

2012-08-12 - Boat bursts into flame off coast of Bird Island, near St. John's on the island of Antigua:
http://www.caribarena.com/antigua/news/latest/101292-four-survive-boat-fire.html

2012-08-11 - Pirate boat bursts into flame on the Newport River at event in Carteret County (North Carolina):
http://www.wcti12.com/news/Pirate-Boat-Catches-Fire/-/13530444/16077250/-/50wkghz/-/index.html

2012-08-11 - Tow boat bursts into flame on the Stono River near North Charleston (South Carolina):
http://www.abcnews4.com/story/19253945/ncfd-fireboat-helps-fight-tow-boat-fire

2012-08-10 - Water taxi boat bursts into flame near Seattle (Washington):
http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-west-seattle-water-taxi-fire-20120810,0,3844823.story

2012-08-10 - Boat bursts into flame in Bedford (Britain):
http://www.bedfordshire-news.co.uk/News/Fuel-leak-causes-boat-blaze-10082012.htm

2012-08-10 - Boat bursts into flame on Lake Lanier in Gainesville (Georgia), 1 injured:
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/1a1ba6d900b74216887552cf03f23713/GA--Sailboat-Blaze

2012-08-09 - Iranian boat bursts into flame in the Gulf of Oman, 10 people rescued by U.S. Navy vessel:
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/09/13200712-us-navy-rescues-10-iranians-from-vessel-burning-in-gulf-of-oman

Note: Nice to see that. If we'd put more energy and resources into saving each other and less into killing each other, more people would survive this extinction event...

2012-08-09 - Fishing boat bursts into flame near Jonesport (Maine), 48-foot vessel completely destroyed:
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Crew-member-injured-in-fishing-boat-fire-off-Jonesport.html

2012-08-08 - Major fire erupts at Shelter Bay Marina on Okanagan Lake in Kelowna (Canada), fire damages 2 boats too:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/08/08/bc-marina-fire-west-kelowna.html

2012-08-08 - Boat bursts into flame while docked in Arklow on the east coast of Ireland:
http://www.wicklownews.net/Post/2012/8/2483/arklow-fire-service-attend-boat-fire-

2012-08-06 - Barge burns after transformer on it explodes and catches fire off coast of Brooklyn (New York):
http://gothamist.com/2012/08/06/generator_explosion_barge_fire_resp.php

2012-08-06 - Boat bursts into flame off the Maldive islands:
http://www.miadhu.com/2012/08/local-news/frs-extinguishes-a-fire-outbreak-on-a-boat-2/

2012-08-05 - Boat bursts into flame in Greedwood Lake (New York):
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120804/NEWS/208040311/-1/GARDEN

2012-08-04 - Unmanned fishing boat bursts into flame off Borneo Island, completely destroyed:
http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/08/05/fishing-boat-gutted-in-early-morning-fire/

2012-08-03 - Boat bursts into flame off Long Beach Island (New Jersey):
http://barnegat-manahawkin.patch.com/articles/boat-near-lbi-catches-fire-two-people-evacuated

2012-08-02 - Boat bursts into flame at Prince William Marina outside Occoquan (Virginia), 1 injured:
http://www2.insidenova.com/news/2012/aug/02/2/one-injured-boat-fire-prince-william-marina-ar-2104897/

2012-07-31 - Unoccuped houseboat explodes and burns on Barren River Lake near Mason Island (Connecticut):
http://www.wbko.com/news/headlines/Boat-Explosion-Rattles-Barren-River-Lake-164332806.html

2012-07-31 - Crane ship bursts into flame at Ocean Quay Marina in Southampton (Britain):
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/9847311.Fire_on_boat_moored_in_marina/

2012-07-30 - Ship bursts into flame at the Cammell Laird shipyard in the coastal city of Birkenhead (Britain):
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/2012/07/30/rfa-diligence-ship-fire-at-cammell-laird-100252-31503798/

Note: The ship was the RFA Diligence, docked and undergoing renovation. The fire was in the engine room...

2012-07-30 - Fishing boat bursts into flame off coast of China, 1 seriously injured:
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/724382.shtml

2012-07-30 - Boat bursts into flame at Watergate Marina in Clear Lake Shores (Texas):
http://galvestondailynews.com/story/331026

2012-07-30 - Boat bursts into flame on Lake Pleasant in Arizona, 1 critically burned:
http://www.azcentral.com/community/surprise/articles/2012/07/30/20120730lake-pleasant-boat-fire-critical.html

2012-07-29 - Boat bursts into flame in driveway in Ft. Lauderdale (Florida), damages adjacent home:
http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/21008134888524/boat-catches-fire-near-home/

2012-07-29 - Boat explodes and bursts into flame on Shawnigan Lake (Canada), 4 injured:
http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Shawnigan+Lake+boat+fire+badly+burns+injures+women/7009375/story.html

2012-07-29 - Boat bursts into flame at East Cowes Marina on the Isle of Wight (Britain):
http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/news/boat-fire-at-marina-45486.aspx

2012-07-28 - Boat bursts into flame on the Ohio River near Cincinnati (Ohio):
http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20120728/NEWS/307280057/

2012-07-27 - Boat explodes and burns in the Columbia River near Hayden Island (Oregon):
http://www.koinlocal6.com/news/local/story/Three-survive-Columbia-River-boat-explosion/CtS1YWujyUaBkZ0-TNooMA.cspx

2012-07-27 - Boat bursts into flame at Massey's Landing in Delaware:
http://www.wgmd.com/?p=64427

2012-07-27 - Boat bursts into flame at mouth of the South River near Annapolis (Maryland):
http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/arundel_digest/five-people-make-it-off-boat-after-engine-catches-fire/article_602635d6-511f-5f47-b0ab-9f9732bd82c8.html

2012-07-27 - Massive fire engulfs Marietta Shipyard Warehouse in Point Pleasant (West Virginia):
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Marietta-Shipyard-Warehouse-fire-163990406.html

2012-07-27 - Boat bursts into flame while parked in Oceanside, Long Island (New York):
http://www.longislandpress.com/2012/07/27/oceanside-boat-fire-probed/

2012-07-26 - House boat bursts into flame and explodes at Antelope Marina on Lake Powell (Utah):
http://www.lakepowelllife.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3699:news-alert-houseboat-fire-at-antelope-marina&catid=186:latest-local-news&Itemid=18

2012-07-26 - Boat bursts into flame on trailer in driveway in Elyria (Ohio):
http://morningjournal.com/articles/2012/07/26/news/doc5011424bef0d8860749838.txt

2012-07-25 - Tanker ship bursts into flame off Borneo Island (Malaysia), 5 people missing:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20120726-35936-MYS

2012-07-25 - Canal boat bursts into flame while moored at Botany Bay in Chorley (Britain):
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/chorley/9837345.Canal_boat_destroyed_in_blaze/

2012-07-25 - Boat bursts into flame at Village Street Pier in Marblehead (Massachusetts):
http://www.itemlive.com/articles/2012/07/25/breaking_news/breakingnews08.txt

2012-07-24 - Boat bursts into flame near Spieden Island off the coast of Washington:
http://www.sanjuanjournal.com/news/163628666.html

2012-07-23 - Boat bursts into flame, burns and sinks, off coast of Troon (Scotland), pilot rescued:
http://local.stv.tv/glasgow/112136-man-rescued-from-inflatable-dinghy-after-his-boat-caught-fire-and-sunk/

2012-07-23 - Boat bursts into flame at Four Corners area at Lake of the Ozarks (Missouri):
http://lakeexpo.com/boating/the_lake/article_f5ec75a0-d49f-11e1-86b2-001a4bcf887a.html

2012-07-22 - Shrimp boat bursts into flame at Carolina Beach (North Carolina):
http://www.wwaytv3.com/2012/07/22/crews-contain-flames-shrimp-boat

2012-07-22 - Commercial boat bursts into flame at port in coastal city of Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), 2 injured:
http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20120722130678

2012-07-22 - Boat bursts into flame off coast at West Lakes, near Adelaide (Australia):
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/men-leap-into-sea-after-boat-fire-at-west-lakes/story-e6frea83-1226432170772

2012-07-22 - Boat bursts into flame at Capitol Beach in Lincoln (Nebraska):
http://www.klkntv.com/story/19082100/boat-goes

2012-07-21 - Power boat explodes at marina in Oakville (Canada), 3 seriously injured:
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/1230080--power-boat-explosion-injures-2-in-oakville

2012-07-21 - Boat bursts into flame off the coast of Hampton (Virginia):
http://www.dailypress.com/news/breaking/dp-hampton-boat-fire-0720,0,6940096.story

2012-07-21 - Boat bursts into flame at Cobbs Quay Marina in Poole Harbour (Britain), 1 injured:
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/9831057.Man_injured_in_boat_fire_in_Poole_Harbour/

2012-07-21 - Sailboat bursts into flame at Port Huron Yacht Club in Port Huron (Michigan):
http://www.thetimesherald.com/article/20120721/NEWS05/120721003/Fire-damages-sailboat-moored-Port-Huron-Yacht-Club

2012-07-20 - Boat explodes and burns at Port Harcourt in Nigeria, 2 nearby ferries burn too, 30 feared dead:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20120721-35867-NGA

2012-07-20 - Boat bursts into flame in Chesapeake Bay near Hampton (Virginia), 2 aboard rescued:
http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_news/hampton/2-jump-from-boat-on-fire-in-ches-bay

2012-07-20 - Boat repair shop catches fire at marina in northern Sydney (Australia):
http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/14324402/blaze-at-sydney-marina-extinguished/

2012-07-20 - RV, boat and tent burn in Freshwater Creek in Victoria (Australia):
http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2012/07/20/338781_news.html

2012-07-19 - Yacht bursts into flame at Cabral's Marina in Provincetown (Massachusetts):
http://www.wickedlocal.com/provincetown/news/x736427730/Fire-damages-yacht-in-Provincetown

2012-07-19 - Boat bursts into flame on the Essequibo River in Guyana, 2 injured:
http://guyanachronicleonline.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46632

2012-07-18 - Commercial fishing boat bursts into flame at dock in Cape May (New Jersey):
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/commercial-fishing-boat-damaged-in-fire/article_7a844b18-d19d-11e1-b5ba-001a4bcf887a.html

2012-07-18 - Boat explodes and burns at Barto Landing in Spring Valley (Illinois):
http://www.bcrnews.com/2012/07/18/boat-catches-fire-at-barto-landing/aze7x4n/

2012-07-18 - Boat bursts into flame at Fox's Marina in March, Cambridgeshire (Britain):
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/local/boat-blaze-tackled-1-4066259

2012-07-18 - Boat bursts into flame at Morris Yacht and Beach Club on City Island (New York):
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20120718/city-island/boat-catches-fire-on-city-island-fdny-says

2012-07-18 - Boat house destroyed by fire, and boat damaged, at Lake Hopatcong (New Jersey):
http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20120718/NJNEWS/307180046/1005/

2012-07-17 - Boat bursts into flame on Pelican Lake (Minnesota):
http://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/2012/07/16/boat-burns-sinks-on-pelican-lake/

2012-07-17 - Small fire breaks out in cabin on the cruise ship Crown Princess in the Mediterranean:
http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=4915

2012-07-16 - Fishing vessel bursts into flame off Jacksonville (Florida), 4 aboard rescued:
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/07/16/2897456/4-fishermen-rescued-from-boat.html
http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/1495695/

2012-07-15 - Boat bursts into flame on Lake Michigan near Burnham Harbor in Chicago (Illinois):
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/07/15/none-hurt-when-boat-in-lake-michigan-catches-fire/

2012-07-15 - Boat bursts into flame inside garage in North Miami Beach (Florida), garage destroyed too:
http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/21008001676188/boat-fire-destroys-home-s-garage/

2012-07-14 - Boat bursts into flame off coast of Port Aransas (Texas), burns and sinks within minutes:
http://www.kristv.com/videos/boat-burns-and-sinks-during-deep-sea-roundup/

2012-07-13 - Boat bursts into flame in Carlisle (Pennsylvania):
http://www.abc27.com/story/19019027/suspicious-fire-damaged-boat

2012-07-13 - Boat bursts into flame on Oneida Lake (New York):
http://www.uticaod.com/news/x736421690/Three-people-rescued-after-boat-engine-catches-on-fire

2012-07-13 - Boat bursts into flame on Millbrook Oak Drive in Lakeland (Florida), 1 injured:
http://www.cfnews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2012/7/13/_15_year_old_boy_bur.html

2012-07-13 - Jet ski explodes, throws rider high into the air, at Lake Wylie (South Carolina), 1 injured:
http://www.wbtv.com/story/19020742/witnesses-man-thrown-bridge-high-after-explosion-on-lake-wylie

2012-07-12 - Boat bursts into flame at Holly Bay Marina in Laurel County (Kentucky):
http://www.sentinel-echo.com/x471596346/Boat-burns-at-Holly-Bay-Marina

2012-07-11 - Boat bursts into flame on trailer in the Queen Anne neighborhood in Seattle (Washington):
http://queenanne.komonews.com/news/911/765199-fire-destroys-boat-trailer-queen-anne

2012-07-10 - Fishing boat bursts into flame near the Orkney Islands (Scotland):
http://www.ybw.com/news/motorboats/532114/six-rescued-from-fishing-boat-fire

2012-07-09 - Boat explodes and burns at Sea Isle City Marina in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), 1 injured:
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Man-Seriously-Hurt-in-Boat-Fire--161871745.html

2012-07-09 - Boat bursts into flame and is destroyed by fire at Sunrise Marina in Barrachois (Canada):
http://www.trurodaily.com/News/Local/2012-07-09/article-3025962/Early-morning-fire-destroys-boat-at-Barrachois-marina/

2012-07-08 - Boat bursts into flame on Conesus Lake in western New York:
http://geneseesun.com/index.php/news/livonia/1616-boat-destoryed-by-fire-on-conesus-lake

2012-07-08 - Boat bursts into flame at dock in a Dania Beach canal in Florida:
http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/21007939502158/boat-docked-in-dania-beach-canal-catches-fire/

2012-07-08 - Boat bursts into flame on High Rock Lake in North Carolina:
http://www.wxii12.com/news/local-news/piedmont/Boat-catches-fire-at-High-Rock-Lake/-/10703612/15437866/-/2vmlnjz/-/index.html

2012-07-08 - Boat bursts into flame off Windansea Beach near La Jolla (California):
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/jul/08/lifeguards-rescue-boaters-after-fire/

2012-07-07 - Boat bursts into flame on the James River near Chester (Virginia), 4 injured:
http://washingtonexaminer.com/4-injured-after-boat-catches-fire-on-james-river/article/feed/2009910

2012-07-07 - Boat bursts into flame at Brewer's Marina in Stratford (Connecticut):
http://stratford.patch.com/articles/fire-damages-boat-at-brewer-s-marina-friday

2012-07-05 - Boat bursts into flame in Honda Bay near the Philippine Islands:
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/07/01/12/boat-catches-fire-palawan

2012-07-05 - Boat bursts into flame at Point Lookout Marina in Ridge (Maryland):
http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/28474

2012-07-04 - Boat bursts into flame on Percy Priest Lake at marina in Nashville (Tennessee):
http://www.wsmv.com/story/18948648/boat-explodes-at-percy-priest-marina

2012-07-04 - Boat explodes and bursts into flame at Honokohau Harbor (Hawaii):
http://www.hawaii247.com/2012/07/03/boat-explosion-at-honokohau-harbor-sends-one-to-the-hospital/

2012-07-04 - Boat bursts into flame at marina in Danbury Township (Ohio):
http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/article/20120704/NEWS01/120704007/No-one-hurt-boat-fire

2012-07-03 - Shrimping boat bursts into flame near Mobile Bay (Alabama):
http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/local_news/mobile_county/cg-responds-to-shrimp-boat-fire

2012-07-03 - Boat bursts into flame at Dartside Boat Park in Galmpton, Brixham (Britain):
http://www.palm.fm/p/news/local/investigation-continues-into-brixham-boat-fire

2012-07-03 - Boat bursts into flame on the Illinois River near Peoria (Illinois):
http://www.pjstar.com/news/x749720953/Boat-catches-fire-on-Peoria-riverfront

2012-07-02 - Superyacht Eos bursts into flame off the coast of Oslo (Norway):
http://www.boatinternational.com/2012/07/02/superyacht-eos-catches-fire-in-oslo/

Quote: "Eos, the third largest sailing yacht in the world..."

2012-07-02 - Boat bursts into flame at Avalon Point Marina in New Jersey:
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/boat-fire-under-investigation-in-middle-township/article_bcc24302-c3b7-11e1-9baa-001a4bcf887a.html

2012-07-02 - Boat bursts into flame on Lake Missaukee in Lake City (Michigan):
http://www.mifox32.com/story/18936314/boat-catches-fire-on-lake-missaukee

2012-07-02 - Boat bursts into flame in Regina (Canada):
http://www.newstalk650.com/story/boat-catches-fire-reginas-northwest/64019

Quote: "...All I have is a piece of charcoal where I used to have a boat..."

2012-07-02 - Boat bursts into flame at Semiahmoo Marina in Washington, quickly extinguished, 1 lightly injured:
http://www.thenorthernlight.com/the-lighthouse-blog/article.exm/2012-07-02_small_boat_fire_at_semiahmoo_marina_results_in_minor_injury

2012-06-30 - Geico Grand Prix racing boat bursts into flame off the coast of Lido Beach (Florida):
http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/region_sarasota_manatee/geico-grand-prix-racing-catches-on-fire

Note: Well, I'm sure they were fully insured...

2012-06-30 - Boat bursts into flame in Naples (Florida), 2 seriously burned:
http://www.abc-7.com/story/18922404/boat-explosion-in-naples

Quote: "Head to toe. All of his hair was gone, his skin was hanging off on his arms and his legs, partially his face. His clothes were all burnt too - he was burnt really bad..."

2012-06-29 - Boat bursts into flame at Barton Marina on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Britain):
http://www.narrowboatworld.com/index.php/leatest/4566-fire-disaster-averted-at-barton-marina

2012-06-29 - Dock and ski business burn at Port of Kimberling Marina on Table Rock Lake (Missouri):
http://ozarksfirst.com/fulltext?nxd_id=666952
http://bungalowbillscw.blogspot.com/2012/06/port-of-kimberling-boat-dock-fire.html

2012-06-28 - Boat bursts into flame at Merritt Island in Brevard County (Florida):
http://cmacdonald.brevardtimes.com/2012/06/pontoon-boat-fire-on-merritt-island.html

2012-06-28 - Fire destroys boat and damages dock at Sundown Marina on Lake Wappapello (Missouri):
http://www.kait8.com/story/18906328/sundown-marina-at

2012-06-28 - Boat engine explodes on a lake in the town of Brazeau (Wisconsin), 1 injured:
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20120628/GPG0101/306280173/1206/GPG01

2012-06-27 - Boat bursts into flame in Coal Harbor near Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada):
http://www.vancouversun.com/Boat+fire+near+Westin+Bayshore+hotel/6845122/story.html

2012-06-26 - Skip bursts into flame at the Boat Museum in Ellesmere Port (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/incidents.aspx?iid=8325&dw=dt&mid=1065&s=&pg=

2012-06-25 - Boat bursts into flame while docked in Cambridge (Massachusetts):
http://www.wmdt.com/story/18871977/yacht-fire-in-cambridge

2012-06-25 - Boat bursts into flame at Anchorage Marina in Baltimore's inner harbor in Maryland:
http://fireboatsandhose.com/2012/06/25/boat-fire-in-baltimore/

2012-06-25 - Boat house and boat incinerated at Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia:
http://www.wdbj7.com/news/wdbj7-brush-fire-destroys-smith-mountain-lake-boathouse-20120625,0,3445660.story

2012-06-24 - Boat bursts into flame and sinks off coast of Forest Park beach in Lake Forest (Illinois):
http://gazebonews.com/2012/06/24/two-rescued-from-fire-off-forest-park-beach-in-lake-forest/

2012-06-24 - Boat bursts into flame in Lake Havasu near Lake Havasu City (Arizona):
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/06/coast-guard-rescues-12-from-burning-boat-on-lake-havasu-.html
http://www.havasunews.com/articles/2012/06/24/news/doc4fe6a7bf99968283722134.txt

2012-06-24 - Boat bursts into flame near Sharm Yanbu (Saudi Arabia), 1 killed, several injured:
http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20120624127965

Quote: "An elderly member of the family died after she went into cardiac arrest."

2012-06-23 - Boat explodes and burns on Lake Houston in Texas, all four aboard burned:
http://news92fm.com/257549/four-burned-in-boat-explosion-on-lake-houston/

2012-06-23 - Jet ski explodes at Columbia Island Marina on the Potomac River near Washington DC, 1 injured:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/man-burned-in-jet-ski-explosion-on-potomac-river/2012/06/23/gJQAvmt5xV_blog.html

2012-06-22 - Boat, 52-footer, bursts into flame, burns and sinks near Grays Harbor (Washington):
http://www.kast1370.com/Home/tabid/193/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/388635/Coast-Guard-Responds-To-Boat-Fire.aspx

Note: Three occupants safe after rescue by nearby fishing vessel.

2012-06-22 - Boat, 40-footer, bursts into flame at Torquay Marina in Britain:
http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/Torquay-marina-boat-alert/story-16435066-detail/story.html

2012-06-22 - Lobster boat and boathouse destroyed by fire in Waldoboro (Maine):
http://www.wabi.tv/news/31188/fire-destroys-lobster-boat-boathouse-in-waldoboro

2012-06-21 - Fishing boat bursts into flame off the Washington coast, smoke seen for miles:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018495277_apwaboatfire.html

2012-06-21 - Delta Queen Riverboat catches fire in Chattanooga (Tennessee), fire put out quickly:
http://www.newschannel9.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_1289.shtml

2012-06-20 - Boat bursts into flame at the mouth of the Grand River near Fairport (Ohio), 3 aboard rescued:
http://www.wtam.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=122520&article=10215676

2012-06-20 - Boat bursts into flame on Lake Mendota near Madison (Wisconsin):
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/crime_and_courts/no-injuries-reported-in-lake-mendota-boat-fire/article_eb68f824-bad7-11e1-b6ca-0019bb2963f4.html

2012-06-19 - Vacant passenger boat bursts into flame in Selkirk, Manitoba (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2012/06/19/mb-ms-lord-selkirk-boat-fire.html

Quote: "Built in 1969 in Selkirk, Man., the 176-foot steel passenger vessel has been owned by various companies and individuals over the years until 2010, when it was slated to be taken apart for scrap."

2012-06-19 - Boat explodes into flame off the coast of California, near Antioch, also starts shoreline fire:
http://www.contracostatimes.com/twitter/ci_20891533/boat-blaze-beneath-antioch-bridge-ignites-grass-fire

2012-06-19 - Boat bursts into flame while undergoing repair at Neponset Valley Yacht Club (Massachusetts):
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1061140015

2012-06-19 - Boat bursts into flame at the Port of Everett South Marina in Everett (Washington):
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2011/12/boat-fire-extinguished-at-port-of-everett-south-marina/

2012-06-16 - Boat bursts into flame at Jones Beach in New York, all aboard rescued:
http://wantagh.patch.com/articles/six-people-rescued-from-boat-fire-off-jones-beach
http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/1469007/Coast-Guard-rescues-boat-captain-after-fire

Note: Nice pics in that second link.

2012-06-15 - Boat bursts into flame in the Maldive islands:
http://www.miadhu.com/2012/06/local-news/frs-extinguishes-a-fire-outbreak-on-a-boat/

2012-06-15 - Fire breaks out at Five Star Boat Rental at marina on Fox Lake (Illinois):
http://newssun.suntimes.com/news/13191327-418/small-fire-at-fox-lake-marina.html

2012-06-13 - Boat bursts into flame in driveway in Wading River (New York):
http://riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com/2012/06/37528/boat-with-300-gallons-of-fuel-on-board-catches-fire-none-injured/

2012-06-13 - Fire hits Grass Lake Marina in Illinois, 3 mobile homes, a boat and several residences destroyed:
http://newssun.suntimes.com/news/13143515-418/three-mobile-homes-destroyed-in-antioch-area-marina-fire.html

2012-06-12 - Five boats burn at Lake Fenton Marina in Fenton (Michigan):
http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/06/12/5-boats-damaged-during-fire-at-marina/

2012-06-11 - Boat bursts into flame in driveway in Virginia Beach (Virginia):
http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_news/va_beach/boat-fire-in-virginia-beach-driveway

2012-06-11 - Boat and apartment destroyed by fire at Holmes Beach (Florida):
http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2012/6/11/fire_destroys_apartm.html

2012-06-10 - Boat bursts into flame at Lake Palestine in Bullard (Texas):
http://www.kltv.com/story/18748990/boat-on-lake-palestine-catches-fire

2012-06-10 - Boat bursts into flame at storage facility in Cleveland (Ohio), 1 injured:
http://www.wkyc.com/rss/article/247845/45/Cleveland-Boat-fire-sends-one-to-hospital

2012-06-10 - Boat bursts into flame at Marley Creek in Maryland:
http://www.ask4direct.com/InfoRead.asp?id=WNAV&InfoID=807183

2012-06-10 - Speedboat bursts into flame in North Wildwood (New Jersey):
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news%2Flocal&id=8696187

2012-06-09 - Boat bursts into flame in East Liverpool (Ohio), damages two nearby homes:
http://www.wtov9.com/news/news/first-wtov9com-suspicious-fire-destroys-boat-damag/nPP6D/

2012-06-09 - Ferry boat bursts into flame in Tawi-Tawi in the Philippine Islands, 6 injured:
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/local-news/2012/06/09/6-injured-ferry-caught-fire-226016

2012-06-08 - Boat explodes and burns off coast of Pascagoula (Mississippi), 3 injured:
http://www.wlox.com/story/18740345/boat-explodes-injures-3-off-pascagoula-coast

2012-06-05 - Boat bursts into flame at Newport Harbour on the Isle of Wight:
http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/news/boat-fire-at-harbour-44697.aspx

2012-06-05 - Dry-docked boat bursts into flame on farm in Tiverton (Rhode Island):
http://portsmouth.patch.com/articles/fire-torches-boat-on-tiverton-property

2012-06-04 - Boat explodes at Titusville municpal marina in Florida, 2 injured:
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20120604/news01/120604014/two-injured-after-boat-explodes-titusville-marina

2012-06-04 - Boat bursts into flame at marina in Virginia Beach (Virginia), 3 injured:
http://www.wvec.com/news/local/Marina-fire-injures-2-people-in-Va-Beach-157012745.html

2012-06-02 - Boat bursts into flame at Lake Union near Seattle (Washington):
http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-no-injuries-reported-in-lake-union-boat-fire-20120602,0,4885255.story

2012-06-01 - Garage full of race cars and boats burns down in Kelseyville (California):
http://www.lakeconews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25320

2012-06-01 - Powerboat bursts into flame at Leeward Bay Marina near Los Angeles (California):
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_20759647/power-boat-catches-fire-wilmington-marina

2012-05-30 - Boat bursts into flame on Lake Allatoona in Georgia:
http://www.daily-tribune.com/view/full_story/18763864/article-Allatoona-boat-fire-causes-man-to-swim-nearly-a-mile

2012-05-30 - Shrimp boat catches fire in Mobile Bay (Alabama):
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47616171/

2012-05-29 - Boat bursts into flame on Chautauqua Lake in Lakewood (New York), 1 lightly injured:
http://www.observertoday.com/page/content.detail/id/572273/Boat-fire-extinguished-on-Chautauqua-Lake.html

2012-05-29 - Boat explodes, burns and sinks at New Meadows Marina in Brunswick (Maine), 2 injured:
http://bangordailynews.com/2012/05/28/news/midcoast/one-injured-in-fire-at-brunswick-marina/

2012-05-29 - Jet ski explodes at Lake of the Ozarks (Missouri), 2 injured:
http://www.kctv5.com/story/18640275/2-injured-after-jet-ski-explodes-at-lake-at-the-ozarks

2012-05-29 - Jet ski explodes at Lake Hartwell (South Carolina), 1 injured:
http://www2.wspa.com/news/2012/may/28/9/boat-explosion-injuries-reported-lake-hartwell-ar-3871925/

2012-05-29 - Huge fire breaks out at storage building at Paugus Marina in Laconia (New Hampshire):
www.wmur.com/news/nh-news/Fire-razes-Laconia-boat-storage-building/-/9857858/14244044/-/70edy0/-/index.html

Quote: "Investigators said the fire sparked while crews were at the scene of another suspicious fire just a few miles away. Officials said they believe the fires are connected."

Note: Connected by our increasingly flammable atmosphere, yes.

2012-05-28 - Boat bursts into flame at marina in Brunswick (Maine), 1 injured:
http://www.pressherald.com/news/brunswick-maine-fire-at-marina-injures-one.html

2012-05-28 - Boat bursts into flame while docked near restaurant in Mississippi:
http://www.wlox.com/story/18637947/boat-fire-chars-pass-christian-vessel

2012-05-27 - Boat bursts into flame in Moss Lake (North Carolina):
http://www.shelbystar.com/news/moss-64477-boat-fire.html

2012-05-27 - Boat bursts into flame and explodes on Mississippi River in Missouri, 1 injured:
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Man-suffers-serious-burns-after-apparent-boat-explosion-in-St-Charles-154308665.html

2012-05-27 - Boat engine explodes and sets sailboat on fire at Hacks Point (Maryland), occupants escape:
http://www.whptv.com/news/local/story/2-rescued-after-explosion-starts-sailboat-fire/Hv-O_ui67kmZcO6wt3kO4A.cspx

2012-05-27 - Three boats destroyed by fire in Fish Springs Marina at Watauga Lake (Tennessee):
http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/may/28/breaking-fire-heavily-damages-least-1-boat-marina--ar-1947945/

2012-05-27 - Boat catches fire in Gladstone, Queensland (Australia):
http://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/story/2012/05/28/overnight-wrap-small-boat-fire/

2012-05-27 - Boat catches fire in Lake Norfork (Arkansas), 1 lightly injured, Facebook link (sorry):
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2063760&l=b2a2e26fff&id=277548818927583

2012-05-26 - Boat bursts into flame in driveway in Twin Lakes (Wisconsin):
http://www.westofthei.com/2012/05/26/units-responding-to-scene-of-boat-fire-report/30726

2012-05-26 - Canal boat bursts into flame in the Bridgewater Canal in Lymm (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/incidents.aspx?iid=8172&dw=dt&mid=1065&s=&pg=

2012-05-25 - Boat, 30-footer, bursts into flame, burns and sinks at Lake of the Ozarks (Missouri):
http://lakeexpo.com/news/lake_news/article_157ae03c-a665-11e1-9542-0019bb2963f4.html

2012-05-25 - Shuttle boat bursts into flame at Saen Saeb canal in Bangkok:
http://www.pattayaone.net/national/55838/bangkok-shuttle-boat-catches-fire/

2012-05-23 - Two homes, six cars and a boat destroyed by fire on Bethel Island (California):
http://www.contracostatimes.com/rss/ci_20688844

2012-05-22 - Boat engine bursts into flame and injures man in Cecil County (Maryland):
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/maryland/Flash-fire-burns-man-working-on-boat-engine/-/9379376/13655512/-/iq2sd2/-/index.html

2012-05-21 - Sailboat bursts into flame near the Dockside Lounge in Marathon (Florida):
http://www.local10.com/news/Sailboat-catches-fire-in-the-Keys/-/1717324/13507596/-/hn7onkz/-/index.html

Quote: "Just last week, there was another boat fire in nearby Tavernier."

2012-05-16 - Boat bursts into flame in Mangrove Marina in Tavernier (Florida):
http://www.local10.com/news/Still-no-cause-to-Keys-boat-inferno/-/1717324/13418532/-/6lbrpq/-/index.html

2012-05-15 - Boat bursts into flame inside storage building in Boulder County (Wisconsin):
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20120515/WDH0101/205150495/1581

2012-05-14 - Unoccupied boat bursts into flame at the New Rochelle Boat Marina in New York:
http://www.thedailynewrochelle.com/news/boat-fire-breaks-out-new-rochelle-marina

2012-05-14 - Boat catches fire at marina at Richland Yacht Club in Washington, 2 women burned:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018209980_apwarichlandboatfire.html

2012-05-10 - Boat catches fire off Bainbridge Island (Washington), dog killed, boat total loss:
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Burning-boat-sends-tall-smoke-plume-over-Kitsap-County-150945415.html

2012-05-08 - Violent explosion and fire on Danish tugboat near Qatar kills 7 people:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20120509-35105-QAT

2012-05-06 - Boat catches fire at Lake Pleasant (Arizona), 2 injured:
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2012/05/06/20120506boat-fire-lake-pleasant.html

2012-04-28 - Massive fire destroys cargo boat parked at Dubai Creek (Dubai):
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/emergencies/massive-fire-destroys-cargo-boat-in-dubai-1.1015362

2012-04-19 - Fire breaks out at Great Bay Marina in Tuckerton (New Jersey), 2 injured, 3 boats damaged:
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/fire-burning-at-great-bay-marina-in-tuckerton/article_60b5fe46-8a50-11e1-b25b-001a4bcf887a.html
http://www.app.com/article/20120419/NJNEWS/304190095/Two-men-burned-three-boats-damaged-blaze-Little-Egg-marina

2012-04-14 - Boat bursts into flame on the River Avon in Britain, 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-17719376

2012-04-10 - Fire breaks out at Anacortes Marina in Washington, two boats sink:
http://www.khq.com/story/17382481/2-boats-sink-in-anacortes-marina-fire

Note: What are marinas but RV parks on the water? Pilot lights, stoves, spark plugs, etc.

2012-04-04 - Big 65-foot sailboat anchored off Malibu (California) catches fire, one aboard escapes:
http://www.presstelegram.com/breakingnews/ci_20323782/65-foot-sailboat-catches-fire-off-mailbu

2012-03-31 - Fire burns several boats at the BayView Marina on Lake Ray Hubbard (Texas). 2 injured:
http://www.myfoxdfw.com//dpp/news/fire-rages-at-bayview-marina-033012

2012-03-14 - Docked boat catches fire at marina in Palm Harbor (Florida):
http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/region_north_pinellas/palm_harbor/boat-caught-fire-in-home-port-marina
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/boat-catches-fire-in-palm-harbor-marina/1219981

2012-03-12 - Boat catches fire at marina in Harwich (Britain):
http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/harwich_fire_crews_tackle_boat_blaze_at_marina_1_1235136

2012-03-05 - South Korean fishing boat catches fire in Uruguay, 2 dead, 10 injured:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/2-found-dead-fire-skorea-181638793.html

2012-03-03 - Boat docked at marina in Penarth (Britain) badly damaged after catching fire:
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2012/03/04/boat-badly-damaged-in-fire-at-penarth-marina-91466-30456918/

2012-02-23 - Huge fire at Lacey Marina destroys multiple docked boats in New Jersey:
http://berkeley-nj.patch.com/articles/massive-fire-damages-multiple-boats-at-marina

2012-02-18 - Massive fire at Dubai Creek guts two cargo boats docked at the shoreline:
http://www.rightnow.io/breaking-news/dubai-creek_bn_1329582236233.html
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle09.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2012/February/theuae_February487.xml&section=theuae