Boat Fire At Sutton

[SwanR]

Taken from the Norfolk Fire Service live incident website. I heard a number of sirens this morning which are probably explained by this. I daresay more information may come out via local news. 

Appliances from Stalham, Wroxham, Carrow and Gt Yarmouth attended a boat fire fire at Sutton. Crews used main jets and hose reel jets to extinguish the fire. A drone was used to check for hot spots. The stop message was received at 09:09.

[vanessan]

Seems that a boat has sunk and is blocking the entrance to the dyke moorings and boatyard etc. Info from faceache. 

[vanessan]

Just seen a bit of a video of the sunken boat and I’m not convinced it is blocking the navigation completely. I think it is the little boat that has been moored right at the downstream end of the moorings for some while but not actually on the public moorings. Hopefully the Sutton businesses will not be too affected. 

[ChrisB]

Not the first time! There was a big fire there about 10 years ago.

[Mouldy]

The owner of the boat has set up a crowd funding page for a replacement boat.  It seems that his insurers wouldn’t pay out!

[NorfolkNog]

4 minutes ago, Mouldy said:

 It seems that his insurers wouldn’t pay out!

You don't say! 

[Polly]

I’m sorry for the boat loss, but if the insurance was in order wouldn’t it take longer than 24 hours to refuse to pay? 

[MargeandParge]

To air on the side of caution it could have been third party. 

Kindest Regards Marge and Parge 

[Andrewcook]

Insurance companies like to investigate first thing and then pay for the loss of the Boat that is how it works like flood and Fire and put up the premium.i think it's all wrong if it's your first claim

[YnysMon]

Am I just too cynical? I’m generally dubious about crowd funding. How do you know it’s a genuine cause or not? 

[Gracie]

I can tell you now Helen, my Prosecco collection crowd funding page is very genuine thank you very much 

Grace x

[LizG]

One wonders if the boat was actually insured?

[ExSurveyor]

I really shouldn't need to say this but it appears I do.

No one knows the circumstances of this incident as yet.

Please refrain from posting insults and abusive comments.

I really don't want to hide anymore posts.

[Broads01]

Crowd funding to buy a new boat? No comment.

[Vaughan]

12 hours ago, ExSurveyor said:

I really shouldn't need to say this but it appears I do.

Sadly, it would seem so.

I haven't posted anything since the end of July, due to a week in hospital followed by recovery at home, although I have been reading the forum regularly.  Frankly, I am glad not to have been involved in some of the discussions that there have been about sunken boats and other incidents, which have amounted to little better than ambulance chasing.  Either that, or casually presuming to tell Clive Richardson how to run a boatyard!

The forum has changed in recent months and I fear it is still changing.  That change, of course, is driven from within, by certain of its membership.

 

 

[bucket]

16 minutes ago, Vaughan said:

Sadly, it would seem so.

I haven't posted anything since the end of July, due to a week in hospital followed by recovery at home, although I have been reading the forum regularly.  Frankly, I am glad not to have been involved in some of the discussions that there have been about sunken boats and other incidents, which have amounted to little better than ambulance chasing.  Either that, or casually presuming to tell Clive Richardson how to run a boatyard!

The forum has changed in recent months and I fear it is still changing.  That change, of course, is driven from within, by certain of its membership.

 

 

It is good to hear from you Vaughan and I wish you all the best for your recovery!

In my opinion, this forum is a better place for having you in it.......and long may that continue!!

[Gracie]

2 minutes ago, bucket said:

It is good to hear from you Vaughan and I wish you all the best for your recovery!

In my opinion, this forum is a better place for having you in it.......and long may that continue!!

Ditto!

Dear Vaughan, I wish you all the best too, hope you are feeling better and on the road to recovery

Grace x

[Lulu]

Wishing you a speedy recovery Vaughan. I’ve missed your posts 

[Andrewcook]

Hi Vaughan I have been reading the Forum closely as I'm still in the hospital but to be nice on on this forum and have a banter now again but No Rubbish news please.

[NeilB]

13 minutes ago, bucket said:

It is good to hear from you Vaughan and I wish you all the best for your recovery!

In my opinion, this forum is a better place for having you in it.......and long may that continue!!

Here, here, please keep on contributing Vaughan.

[kpnut]

Been missing you Vaughan and wondering where you had got to. All the best, speedy recovery. 

[Meantime]

If you live on your boat and it catches fire you haven't just llost your boat but your home as well, and more than likely all your possessions apart from the clothes you are wearing. 

It's worth taking five minutes to ponder how you would be feeling now  before jumping to conclusions or reaching for the keyboard. 

[kpnut]

Boat went on fire, sunk, someone lost their possessions, Broads authority dealing with it, end of. Those are the facts. Can we stick to them please?

[Cheesey69]

Society as a whole I’m afraid. 
I feel it was around Brexit and the whammy of COVID

we seem to have become harder less caring. 
More willing to pull up the draw bridge after us
And I’m just as guilty as some

[Polly]

Get well soon Vaughn