DFG Zodiac blows up at Four-Mile Sunday

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/general-news/20150905/two-injured-in-saturday-north-county-boat-fire

Ouch

Expect an increase in fishing license fee next year..   

I was with the family wandering around the harbor on Saturday, and we saw that half-sunken boat. I didn't know the story but, ironically, we went to 4 mile beach later in the day...

I think they were manufacturing butane hash oil, or maybe it was a meth lab.

Bushy

It's Obamas fault.  Just kidding. 

I'm glad both of the warden's are ok.

That is kind of a crazy story ,,,,, I think that is vessel assist not the US Coast Guard ..

It's Obamas fault.  Just kidding. 

Don't piss off the rednecks.....boat might blow up.

I think it is funny how a blown up boat is blown up.

I heard the guys had pretty bad burns from the accident. I always think of those guys as having their act dialed. Wonder what happened?

oddly, the same beach was where a pot panga crashed in the surf a couple of summers back.

I wonder when their last Coast board inspection was?

I seen a larger Zodiak near sausilito that had a 50 cal mounted in the front.  Nice !

 I always think of those guys as having their act dialed.

Yeah, not so much allatime.  They rotate rookies through that are pretty green in terms of seamanship, boat handling and dare I say DFW regs.

Bushy

> I heard the guys had pretty bad burns from the accident.

Yeah, not super funny.

Not what I was refering to. Sucks they were injured. Funny a blow up boat, blew up.

Tough to tell exactly what type of boat that was, looks like a decent size RHIB. Some of those have a bladder style fuel tank, and even the smallest break in its integrity, or poor connection of the plumbing, can result in a lot of fuel vapor escaping very quickly, which would explain the small explosion. It still needs a source of ignition though...