WOW! Yacht Fire in Port Everglades - Pictures

[Chisox]

Capt. Ed,

I, as well as the rest of the Reel Boating community, feel for your loss. Girls like yours are truly part of your family, and the loss is hard...

Buenos suerte...

Bob C

[wiley]

Here are the last of my images as they towed her away yesterday.

Yes, this is Fort Lauderdale and not a foggy San Francisco Bay!

And let me tell you. It was ass-bone cold that morning!

[team oldschool]

Only fitting she is towed away in the fog. Sad ending for the boat.

Edited January 11, 2010 by team oldschool

[Canuck]

Glad no one was hurt.

Also fortunate they were able to keep the vessel away from other boats/docks.

Wiley (aka Clark Kent ) - great reporting.

[Ludicrous]

That sux. Better that it happened there in the inlet than 6 miles offshore.

[team oldschool]

Do they know what happened yet?

[ScarabChris]

Yeah that sea fog is some crazy stuff. Born and raised in SE Florida on the water and I have never seen that. The water on my canal was doing the same thing. I couldn't even see to the end of the canal which is about 800 feet.

[DJWILLIAMS]

Can a boat with this damage be fixed? Just curious, I mean it still floats!!

David

[Bertram42]

Hi All,

I just arrived in Florida tonight (01/12/10) and I will be on the boat or whats left of it tomorrow. I will try and get some photos and post them. No official word as to the cause yet. I have some ideas but it is to premature to voice them on a public form.

Thanks for all the photos. The boat being towed away in the fog was very sad.

The fog that you had is very common for us northern boaters. In the fall when the air is cold and the water is warm low hanging fog is created.

Ed

[fireboat]

Wow, sorry for your the loss of your Bert also, it sucks but as always the most important thing is that no one got hurt. I have been to I think 4 yacht fires over the years, saved three (I'm sure there was still lots of damage in terms of $$) but lost one to the waterline. The fire spreads fast and is tough to put out sometimes. An early call, fast response and an aggressive onboard attack is the only way to save one. But if the boat is away from the dock, it is almost surely a goner.

Hopefully your insurance takes care of you quickly.