Moderators Moderator_02 Posted December 25, 2017 Moderators Share Posted December 25, 2017 Quote Fire destroys two boats at Isla Flamenco Posted on December 24, 2017 in Panama Post Views: 161 TWO moored boats that caught fire early Sunday, December 24 at Isla Flamenco on the Amador Causeway were towed out sea to give firefighters better access as they fought the flames Three Panama Fire Service vehicles an ambulance and 56 firefighters were called to the scene No injuries were reported. The National Aeronaval Service (Senan), worked with the Fire Service to move the craft. http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/fire-destroys-two-boats-isla-flamenco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted December 25, 2017 Author Moderators Share Posted December 25, 2017 For those unfamiliar with Isla Flamenco: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Boat Fire in Pedregal A previously abandoned 30 foot fiberglass boat went up in flames last night in Pedregal. No injuries. Big mess. https://twitter.com/BCBRP/status/995993494123577344 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Nilsen Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Insurance fire ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Up In Smoke Truth is stranger than fiction. Fire has destroyed a yacht docked at the former Trump Hotel in P.C. this morning. The Niña Isis was a ship used by the Bomberos to extinguish fires on other vessels in the Bay of Panama. Not any more. Ineptitude seems to be the order of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoSailors Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 A boat that size is required by International Maritime law to have an automatic fire extinguishing system in the engine room. It appears that is where the fire originated from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Video clip of the smoldering hulk. One person suffered third degree burns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bondoux Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Automatic fire control systems may or may not be effective. We've gone through some fire at sea training and were told that if the fire on a fiberglass-hulled boat isn't put out within the first 60 seconds, the boa6t will be a total loss. If interested in our experience with boat fire, I invite you to check out my account: http://jimbondoux.com/Miscellany/Fire1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoSailors Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 On 7/12/2018 at 11:43 AM, Jim Bondoux said: Automatic fire control systems may or may not be effective. We've gone through some fire at sea training and were told that if the fire on a fiberglass-hulled boat isn't put out within the first 60 seconds, the boa6t will be a total loss. If interested in our experience with boat fire, I invite you to check out my account: http://jimbondoux.com/Miscellany/Fire1.html Very true for fiberglass boats! If you look at the remains of the boat in Keiths pictures, it is obviously a steel hulled boat. Any active and well-maintained fire suppressing system could have stalled the fire quite a bit. IF it started in the engine room, which it appears from the photos that it did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted January 5, 2020 Author Moderators Share Posted January 5, 2020 Quote 15 saved from blazing cruise yacht Posted 04/01/2020 Panama’s Naval Air Service (SENAN) rescued 15 people from a blazing pleasure cruise on Saturday morning, January 4, in the area near Flamenco Island, on the Amador Causeway. A column of smoke from the fire could be seen in Panama City. Videos on social media show passengers in life jackets swimming away from the craft. [developing] https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/15-saved-from-blazing-cruise-yacht Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted May 23, 2020 Author Moderators Share Posted May 23, 2020 Quote $12 million luxury yacht goes up in flames Posted 22/05/2020 Firefighters from three Panama stations and Panama’s Sea and Air Service (SENAN) battled a fire on a $12 million Discovery luxury yacht on Thursday afternoon, May 21. "Discovery" caught fire in the Amador marina and was moved to enable firefighters from Calidonia, Balboa and Plaza Amador to douse the flames that totally consumed the vessel despite their efforts. Billowing smoke clouds could be seen from apartments on Avenida Balboa. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/12-million-luxury-yacht-goes-up-in-flames-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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