Just wondered if it was an A4. No offense intended to A4 owners... On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 3:27 PM Joe Della Barba via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> A boater escaped unharmed after his 50-foot sailboat caught fire on Lake > Erie on Thursday night. > > The sailboat was about 3.5 kilometres away from the Canada/U.S. border > when the operator detected smoke coming from inside the vessel. He was > unsuccessful in attempts to extinguish the fire. The man, a 50-year-old > Erie, Pennsylvania resident, escaped by making his way to a 10-foot Zodiac > attached to the sailboat. > > A passing boater provided assistance to the man. > > The Norfolk County OPP Marine Unit was on patrol on Lake Erie when > officers observed a large plume of smoke east of the Long Point Lighthouse > at about 7:42 p.m. Officers made their way to the area where they located a > large boat fire. > > The sailboat filled with water and sunk in about 210 feet of water. > > The American Coast Guard transported the male back to his residence. > > A **50 foot** A4 powered boat would be fairly rare, would it not. > > > > Joe Della Barba > > j...@dellabarba.com > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Russ > & Melody via CnC-List > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 22, 2015 1:02 AM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* Russ & Melody > > > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Exploding C&C > > Okay then, we have a boat on the way to a broker and suffers a fire in the > middle of the lake with a lone wolf aboard. I can believe it's not the > fault of having an A4 aboard, it could have been a can of dinghy outboard > fuel below.... > > Cheers, Russ > *Sweet *35 -1 > > At 07:52 PM 21/07/2015, you wrote: > > > Oh, don't start that again, Kevin! > > I understood he was taking the boat down to Buffalo to a broker. not sure > how he ended up over the border in the deepest pool of the lake. > There was nothing below on that boat but a bucket and a handful of pipe > berths. on second thought, it might have had a head with an actual door, > but that's it. > Don't think it's been sailed in 15 years. seems a shame to pollute the > lake with yet another wreck. I guess Dave Few can add another boat to his > map, ghosts shipwrecks of Lake Erie > > Bill Coleman > C&C 39. Erie PA > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Kevin Driscoll via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Date: 07/21/2015 7:13 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Kevin Driscoll <kevindrisc...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Exploding C&C > > Sounded like an A4, no? > > On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 3:45 PM S Thomas via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I was wondering if we would hear from you on that one Bill. > > It would be interesting to hear what the owner had to say about what > > happened. > > Precious little in the news reports. > > He couldn't put the fire out, escaped in the Zodiac, and the coast guard > > took him back home. That was about it. > > Steve Thomas > > C&C27 MKIII > > Port Stanley, ON > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bill Coleman via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > > To: <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > > Cc: "Bill Coleman" <colt...@verizon.net> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 17:47 > > Subject: Re: Stus-List Exploding C&C > > > And then you have this. Not a C&C, a Nelson Marek I believe - > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.simcoereformer.ca/2015/07/17/sailboat-catches-fire-sinks-on-lake- > > > erie > > > > > > > > > > > > Draw your own conclusions. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Bill Coleman > > > > > > C&C 39 Erie, PA > > > > > > From: CnC-List [ mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com > <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com>] On Behalf Of Jim > > > Watts > > > via CnC-List > > > Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2015 8:29 PM > > > To: 1 CnC List > > > Cc: Jim Watts > > > Subject: Stus-List Exploding C&C > > > > > > > > > > > > It sounds like the injuries weren't too bad, we can hope...ouch. Looks > > > like > > > a 30? > > > > http://www.ottawasun.com/2015/07/11/man-burned-in-boat-explosion-at-gatineau > > > -marina > > > > > > > > > > > > Jim Watts > > > Paradigm Shift > > > C&C 35 Mk III > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > >
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