Boat explosion in Hedland
Submitted by carnarvonite on Sat, 2012-09-22 08:51
Heard a story of a boat blowing up when starting at the Hedland boat ramp. They had just launched it, one bloke was parking the trailer/ car and the skipper? cranked it over and bang, build up of petrol fumes ingnited. The joys of having a sterndrive unit pokes its head up again.
He was flown south by the RFDS and is in ICU with severe burns. Friend was on the jetty and still has ringing in the ears from the bang.
Bruce
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That is sad news. Hope all
That is sad news. Hope all involved will be ok.
Rob H
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sheeit-thats sad-worst
sheeit-thats sad-worst injuries, burns. Hope he comes good.
Just not a fan of petrol inboards unfortunately
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snappermiles
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all the best hope he recovers well
very sad news!! all inboard owners should have a bildge blower installed and use it.
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Vinesh87
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That's not good at all hope
That's not good at all hope everyone is allright.
And yes the fumes from a petrol inboard not so great, i run the blower before i start and a little once stopped even.
Jack
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Kinda nearlly somewhere
Kinda nearlly somewhere rightish..... It was in Headland anyway......
carnarvonite
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Details
Can you fill in the gaps, I only got word of it through a friend
mitch
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yep i can,,,boat owner was
yep i can,,,boat owner was just climbing over the gunnel when the boat was started and BANG...he was thrown clear with bumps and bruisess sore as shit but not to bad.guy in the drivers seat got slammed into the hard top blowing the seat out. hes come down hard with several broken ribbs [like i think it was 6] also lacerating his liver .steering wheel torn off.bumps and burns he"s pretty banged up and will take a fair while to get back 100%. he's a hard bastard and wont let it hold him back ,, all the panels in the boat blew out hardtop mounts all cracked and torn out. Boat hopefully is a right off as since new hes had nothing but drammas with it...i think this is close to what has happened as i work along side the son of boat owner ..ive seen several pics of the carnage .on the plus side they had planned to be taking out the grandson but changed plans at the last minute ,
carnarvonite
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Thanks
Thanks for the update Mitch
Hope he gets well soon and back out on the water. The boat is only plastic and metal and can be replaced easily, people are not so tough.
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fishy fingers
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hang on a bit
I think he was stating it was up in that area but wasnt too sure where exactly and didnt mean it was
in headland and didnt matter anyway. I think you have an anger managment problem!
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meglodon
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hope all involved
hope all involved arn't badley burnt and have a speedy recovery
dodgy
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I was at the ramp on Monday
I was at the ramp on Monday morning when the ambos were treating him. Didnt seem that serious from where I was but I didnt go down for a closer look.
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Goatch
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The biggest problem
was they couldn't stop the bleeding from the punctured liver , That boat has been a lemon since he got it from brand new
Just one more cast , honest !!!
Rob H
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What boat was it?
What boat was it?
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Everyone's just winging it.
aalfred
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I hope all involved are gonna
I hope all involved are gonna be ok! A punctured liver can be very serious!
mitch
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up date
the bloke that was in the drivers seat still has complcations with his liver a broken ankle punctured lung and punctured stomach and is still in trauma care in Perth
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farrrrrrk
thats sad to hear. hope hes ok...
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Sean66
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I live in Hedland and didnt
I live in Hedland and didnt hear anything about the incident. Cant confirm or deny it. Mind you its kinda typical of how news travels up here. You usually hear of things via the grapevine and not on the standard media outlets.
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CCC
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Any updates on howthese guys
Any updates on howthese guys are going?
Any pic or detail so we can all learn how this went wrong?
Cheers
CCC
glastronomic
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Hope all will recover and
Hope all will recover and prosper after this sad event.
Even a bilge/engine room blower can ignite of a petrol fume laden compartment sadly.
Better thing might be; before starting or switching anything on, open the engine hatch and let fresh air circulate.
Any spark can ignite a correct mixture of air and petrol fumes including fuel leaking from a tank from an outboard.
Goatch
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He's out of ICU
and on the mend , was talking to the owner of the boat and he was stunned by what happened , said the poor bastard took the full brunt of the explosion and how it didn't go up totally was more good luck than good management , one very lucky boy , the boat was a Leeder Tomcat from memory 2400 , can't say much more as it's now with the insurance guys ....
Just one more cast , honest !!!