34 people feared dead after boat catches fire off California's Santa Cruz Island: officials

Fox News ^ | September 2, 2019 | Robert Gearty

[SecAmndmt]

Where was the boat acquired? Was it legally acquired? We need a buy back program for high-capacity boats! /s

All sarcasm aside...tragedy for the passengers and their families.

[CivilWarBrewing]

HUGE CLUE for investigators.. THE COOK Mikey Kohls IS THE ONLY CREW MEMBER WHO DIDN'T SURVIVE!!!

In the early hours, who would be the first person to light a flame? THE COOK!

This was an ongoing propane leak that consumed the boat, especially the lower bunk area.

The cook turns on the flame, then FLASH FIRE consumes boat IMMEDIATELY leading to propane tank EXPLOSION killing the cook INSTANTLY.

The sleepers were probably already unconscious from breathing propane gas, then burned alive and/or smoke inhalation and/or drowned.

[Sam Gamgee]

Part of me was hoping to hear Jake Paul was on board.

[Elsie]

HAL; open the pod bay door.

[nuconvert]

“There aint no propane on that boat”

What fuels the stove in the galley?

Do you know if the boat was diesel or gas powered?

[atc23]

Diesel powered and galley is all electric

[atc23]

Are you even reading this thread?

[nuconvert]

Thanks

[mabarker1]

Kamala Harris, Ted Lieu, Diane Feinstein tweeted out on this boat tragedy.

All whoring to get their names in the snewz. Those demonratscumbagposturdsinthepunchbowl could care less about the Victims of this situation. More like these demonratscumbagposturdsinthepunchbowl want the Victims List to get the Deceased to cast a Ballot or 20-30.

[A Navy Vet]

"The galley area aft is where everyone is charging lithium batteries all night. Camera batteries, light batteries."

Knowing lithium batteries can spontaneously explode, along with a fuel leak (no matter how recent CG inspection) makes the most since. Just awful. My hope is they died from smoke inhalation rather than burned alive.

[A Navy Vet]

"San Clemente has a range. Used to hear them in my Del Mar youth."

Heard them going off just 2 nights ago here in south OC. I've heard the booms since living here from 1995. When my Wife moved in, she thought earthquake - had to explain Navy guns. The decibels depend on the atmospheric conditions, so I'm told. Some are like distant thunder, others have rattled the windows. They usually start in late afternoon or early evening hours and stop by or before 22:00 hours. Frequency is about once a week or longer, and just for one day.

[goldbux]

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