Five Boats Burned and Sunk
Fire at Reed Point Marina Last Night
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InterMechanico
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Yikes! I’m on Finger 12; sounds like the end of Dock 9. What a rotten thing to have happen over the holidays 
Yes we are, we have a covered slip at the other end of the Marina on Pier 23
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Maybe heater too close to flammable’s. Better to drain systems of sweet water and visit once in a while and turn the auxiliary diesel heater on for a while to keep things dry.
I went out to Reed Point today to check on our boat and while I was there I went over and looked at the fire damage.
First thing that happened when I was getting on the docks near the fire was that I met a young couple who own the 45 foot sailboat shown in the photos.
They were about to embark on a year long sabbatical and were going to be sailing their 45 ' Jeanneau Sun Odyssey to Alaska and back. Hopefully (my words) that their boat is either easiity and quickly repared , or they get a cash settlement and buy another boat. It is their boat that is in the photo above.
They cautioned me not to walk on the docks in the photo closest to the spill as the dock services are coated with diesel fuel.
The fuel spill is quite extensive (no surprise ) and a crew were on site trying to manage clean up and containment.
The photo belows shows fuel that is on the most eastern side of the walkway that I was standingwhile taking my pictures
This photo shows the spill on the easternside of the dock that I was standing on.
Another photo looking right at the Containment boom.
The last photo shows the Containemnt Boom wrapping around a boat with a slip next to the fire.
First thing that happened when I was getting on the docks near the fire was that I met a young couple who own the 45 foot sailboat shown in the photos.
They were about to embark on a year long sabbatical and were going to be sailing their 45 ' Jeanneau Sun Odyssey to Alaska and back. Hopefully (my words) that their boat is either easiity and quickly repared , or they get a cash settlement and buy another boat. It is their boat that is in the photo above.
They cautioned me not to walk on the docks in the photo closest to the spill as the dock services are coated with diesel fuel.
The fuel spill is quite extensive (no surprise ) and a crew were on site trying to manage clean up and containment.
The photo belows shows fuel that is on the most eastern side of the walkway that I was standingwhile taking my pictures
This photo shows the spill on the easternside of the dock that I was standing on.
Another photo looking right at the Containment boom.
The last photo shows the Containemnt Boom wrapping around a boat with a slip next to the fire.
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trophywife
Crew Member
what a mess!! what a difficult choice.. put the fires out by filling the boats with water so they sink. cant just let them burn down to the waterline as more boats and damage would spread!
From City News
Macartney says that CCG crews then used pollution response equipment to collect the diesel fuel and recovered the absorbent materials with a contractor.
Additionally, the CCG made sure that the containment boom remained effective in the marina as fuel was still leaking from the sunken boats on Sunday.
The leaking stopped when divers sealed the fuel vents later on Sunday.
CCG crews are waiting for the boat owners’ insurance companies to clear the removal of the sunken vessels.
Investigators hope that this will shine light on the cause of the fire, as an examination of the sunken boats has not been possible.
Port Moody Fire Rescue says the investigator will talk to the owners about possible heaters on board or other potential sources of the fire.
“Under Canada’s ‘polluter pays’ principle, boat owners are responsible for addressing risks or hazards caused by their vessels and for covering the related costs,” Macartney explained.
“This includes cleanup, repairs, and any response actions taken by the CCG.”
Macartney says that CCG crews then used pollution response equipment to collect the diesel fuel and recovered the absorbent materials with a contractor.
Additionally, the CCG made sure that the containment boom remained effective in the marina as fuel was still leaking from the sunken boats on Sunday.
The leaking stopped when divers sealed the fuel vents later on Sunday.
CCG crews are waiting for the boat owners’ insurance companies to clear the removal of the sunken vessels.
Investigators hope that this will shine light on the cause of the fire, as an examination of the sunken boats has not been possible.
Port Moody Fire Rescue says the investigator will talk to the owners about possible heaters on board or other potential sources of the fire.
“Under Canada’s ‘polluter pays’ principle, boat owners are responsible for addressing risks or hazards caused by their vessels and for covering the related costs,” Macartney explained.
“This includes cleanup, repairs, and any response actions taken by the CCG.”
kaelc
Crew Member
Good time to review insurance policies with AI to check liabilities and coverage. I could see that poor sailboat owner having to wait for the original cause of the fire to get compensation and other general f…kery. I think this was a good podcast that covered some of the insurance issues
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