Fire breaks out on 11mtr Motor Boat Dublin Bay ,

[seanav]

11mtr boat went on fire in Dublin bay today

All 4 crew rescued by RNLI, boat sunk

Four rescued after boat catches fire in Dublin Bay

 

[bowler]

I know it's been said before, but I have seen a grp boat go up in flames and it was terrifying - and that was on a slipway were the owner easily jumped out. Can't imagine how scary it would be out at sea. Glad everyone was safe.

 

[Seastoke]

Looks more like the Straits.

 

[Little Ricky]

Looks like an inboard diesel engine, not petrol. How the heck would it catch fire?

 

[KevinV]

Looks like an inboard diesel engine, not petrol. How the heck would it catch fire?

Any number of ways - a cigarette dropped on a cushion, a teatowel on the gas ring...

 

[Little Ricky]

Any number of ways - a cigarette dropped on a cushion, a teatowel on the gas ring...

A ciggy on a cushion? Teatowel on a gas ring? Dont be rediculous, thats the stuff of B movies not real life.

 

[KevinV]

A ciggy on a cushion? Teatowel on a gas ring? Dont be rediculous, thats the stuff of B movies not real life.

You want to check out house fire stats - cooking appliances start most, cigarette fires kill most. Both perfectly possible on boats.

Then there are gas supplies and wiring subject to vibration, chargers, batteries, outboard fuel in lockers, etc, etc.

Lots of reasons for a fire other than the engine(s).

 

[Little Ricky]

Kevin, we are not talking houses here. If some t**t was smoking on my boat he would go overboard, I wouldn't let him put his ashes on my cushion then wait till the whole thing was ablaze before calling the coast guard. C'mon. Your stats are not comparing apples with apples.

 

[Irish Rover]

Looks like an inboard diesel engine, not petrol. How the heck would it catch fire?

So why do inboard diesels have automatic fire suppression systems?

 

[ylop]

Kevin, we are not talking houses here. If some t**t was smoking on my boat he would go overboard, I wouldn't let him put his ashes on my cushion then wait till the whole thing was ablaze before calling the coast guard. C'mon. Your stats are not comparing apples with apples.

You asked how a diesel engined boat catches fire - Kevin gave you perfectly credible examples and you dismissed them as nonsense because YOU would never allow such things on YOUR boat - doesn’t mean it can’t happen. That’s without considering the engine (fires do happens), and diesel heater, electrics, etc. Really not that different to any other boat.

 

[SC35]

Looks like an inboard diesel engine, not petrol. How the heck would it catch fire?

It would have to be something substantial.
e.g. major electrical problem, gas leak, turbo failure, exhaust overheat.

 

[Irish Rover]

It would have to be something substantial.
e.g. major electrical problem, gas leak, turbo failure, exhaust overheat.

All of which do happen, unfortunately.

 

[PaulRainbow]

It would have to be something substantial.

Not necessarily, a small electrical short will do it.

e.g. major electrical problem, gas leak, turbo failure, exhaust overheat.

Again, does not need to be a major electrical problem.

 

[SC35]

Not necessarily, a small electrical short will do it.

Again, does not need to be a major electrical problem.

I would classify it as a major electrical problem if my boat caught fire as a result of it, and so would Mrs SC35.

I've installed high-capacity fuses on my portable battery power sources (not boaty related) but that's not really feasible if the starter motor is pulling 450A on a normal start.
Watching what happens to a spanner short-circuited across a 12v battery is a bit scary.

Fine fuel mist onto something hot can also ruin your day.

 

[Tradewinds]

Oh, I reckon Lithium battery bank

 

[PaulRainbow]

I would classify it as a major electrical problem if my boat caught fire as a result of it, and so would Mrs SC35.

No, that's a major problem, caused by a minor electrical problem

I've installed high-capacity fuses on my portable battery power sources (not boaty related) but that's not really feasible if the starter motor is pulling 450A on a normal start.

That isn't a real problem, just fit fuses that can handle the current, with a good margin and use slow blow fuses.

Watching what happens to a spanner short-circuited across a 12v battery is a bit scary.

Rubber spanners are the answer here

Fine fuel mist onto something hot can also ruin your day.

Yep.

 

[Fire99]

I would say from my research electrical fires are too often the culprits and there are lots of opportunities for one to start. Owner modified electrics, uninsulated conductors, stainless washers in the conductive path, faulty / overheating electrical devices. Purely speaking personally, my first port of call (excuse the pun) would be down the electrical road.

 

[simonfraser]

'High-current, sustained loads through a stainless washer can create enough resistance to start a fire'

at 12V what is considered a high current ?

 

[potentillaCO32]

'High-current, sustained loads through a stainless washer can create enough resistance to start a fire'

at 12V what is considered a high current ?

15 amps plus ?

 

[Sianna]

or it could be an ?