ranworthbreeze Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Oulton Broad boat fire earlier this evening, thankfully no reported injuries http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/firefighters_tackle_boat_blaze_in_oulton_broad_1_4740835 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 https://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl#safe=off&q=sea+lake+road+oulton+broad Lake Lothing, dear ol' EDP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 More info: http://eastcoastboating.co.uk/news/?p=60 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffbroadslover Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 1 hour ago, ranworthbreeze said: Oulton Broad boat fire earlier this evening, thankfully no reported injuries http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/firefighters_tackle_boat_blaze_in_oulton_broad_1_4740835 Just read this report taken from the EDP. Can anyone tell me when the fire brigade were issued with a crystal ball? Apparently the fire happened this afternoon but the fire brigade were trying to contact the owner Last Night..............Why? Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Why? EDP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Picked this up off the internet, a picture of the boat on fire. Frightening, it shows quite dramatically what can happen if a boat goes up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranworthbreeze Posted October 23, 2016 Author Share Posted October 23, 2016 Its a wonder that more boats near it were not effected. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 51 minutes ago, ranworthbreeze said: Its a wonder that more boats near it were not effected. Amazing but the boats at that mooring aren't all laying immediately alongside each other as they are at Oulton Broad's Yacht Station. The thought of a blaze like that at a packed Broads mooring doesn't bare thinking about! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Nice stuff, fibreglass, isn't it? Notice all that thick black, chemical smoke. This is typical of an older boat, probably moulded before the more modern fire retardant resins. It is fine until a fire brings it up to its flash temperature, then it just "cooks off" like napalm. You can see why a fire like this, on a stern on mooring in a Broads basin, will take out 4 or 5 other boats before it can be brought under control. I have seen a couple of boats, burned almost to the waterline before being sunk by the fire brigade's hoses. They carried on burning, on the bottom of the river! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polly Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 'Hampered by strong winds' ? ' Fanned' was what this reporter meant, someone buy the EDP a dictionary please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Ricko Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 if this happens at a boatyard then, when the mooring ropes burn and the boats drift across the river then it really gets exciting In my experience on a few when the fire hit the waterline the fire goes out. although we have also had a few which sunk. fire retardant gel coat is only a requirement around the gas locker. I don't know of any forces which have started in the gas locker. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDTRIPLE Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 1 hour ago, C.Ricko said: if this happens at a boatyard then, when the mooring ropes burn and the boats drift across the river then it really gets exciting In my experience on a few when the fire hit the waterline the fire goes out. although we have also had a few which sunk. fire retardant gel coat is only a requirement around the gas locker. I don't know of any forces which have started in the gas locker. Hi Clive, nice to see you posting again. RE the fire retarding resin around the gas locker, it may not start IN the gas locker, why should it?, but it may give a few vital minutes to PREVENT the fire ACCESSING the gas bottles?. I`m sure you would already know that, but it`s just the way your post came across, so apollogies if i`ve misinterpreted it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 What happens when a gas bottle blows! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Apparently it was a household dehumidifier wot done it. http://www.ybw.com/news-from-yachting-boating-world/moonraker-super-36-fire-possibly-caused-by-household-dehumidifier-43730 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExSurveyor Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 "The Suffolk Fire and Rescue Services believe the fire was caused by a household dehumidifier and have warned boaters not to leave appliances unattended." That would kind of defeat the purpose of a dehumidifier. These units are used in households and boats throughout the country, never heard of any in the UK catching fire before. Do Hotpoint, Beco and Creda make dehumidifiers ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Why put a dehumidifier on a boat? Ventilators have long worked wonders! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExSurveyor Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Hi Peter, If I had no shore power, was removing all soft furnishings and not using the boat over winter then I would ventilate, As I have power and use the boat all winter, a dehumidifier is great. I would have to make a couple of trips home with the amount of soft furnishings onboard. The Broom Scorpio had mould on the underside of the roof after 6 weeks, fortunately it wipes off easily from the grp . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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