[/ QUOTE ]And where pray tell did you hear /read this rumour?
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"Ooh, look darling, a boat's on fire. Make mine a pint. Back in a tic. Must phone the fire brigade. Yes, darling, the usual, a Carling. Hmm, now where's my phone?"
Just to confirm, the third link mentions that it was started by a heater that was left on.
The info to MDL staff from HQ is the same, " a heater was left on whilst the crew were ashore having dinner". My information was that no one was hurt and no other vessels were damaged.