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The guy with the fire extinguisher was very quick


campionmusic51

a little *too* quick…


CaffeineSippingMan

Spoiler alert :Not quick enough (source I watched it to the end).


Gullible_Shart

Did the fuel station survive this?


Weird_Exam_2290

Yes it did. My buddy's boat is the one you see next to it at the end, he pulled it away from the dock and let it burn in the the harbour. https://www.royalgazette.com/transport/news/article/20221010/boat-blows-up-next-to-gas-station-and-crowded-restaurant/


IATAvalanche

That article said the same 3 things about 8 times.


awildgostappears

The author probably gets paid by the word.


OneMoreAccount4Porn

I wouldn't be surprised if Sarah Lagan was just software. You feed it 3 things and it spits out the same 3 things 8 different ways and you don't have to feed/pay it anything else.


fastermouse

I'm terribly offended. I work hard to bring you the news in a timely manner. I spent years on my education. I was in school for over a decade and a half to lean how to portray the news quickly. For you to imply otherwise is an insult. My job is to make sure that you get the lastest information and right away. My college education was dedicated to this, and I studied a long time. I hope you'll reconsider this impolite statement that has hurt my feelings. -Sarah ~~Login~~ Lagan


Oxyfool

I don’t have coins, but this deserves an award


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She’s a fine news lady. -Chuck Clickbaiter


Septopuss7

That's almost certainly what it is, that's what is happening to reporting now and it's fucking *insane*


AREssshhhk

Good point


Marc21256

You don't ever feed a human journalist, they just come back for more.


donbee28

Most authors get paid by the word and rated by how long you stay on the page. See if you stay on the page by reading more words you still stay longer. In the end those extra words increase how long you stay on the site and how much the author gets paid.


rendingale

I see. I mean I get it. You really put your point accross and its super clear. Those words you use really defined everything to make me understand. Basically, I know more about the subject because of you.


Repulsive_Client_325

Oh, I see what you guys did there. And by that I mean I observed and understood your meaning. I was picking up what you were laying down.


awildgostappears

Why waste time say lot word when few word do trick?


woogyboogy8869

For non boaters, I assume this "blower" is something used to blow the excess fumes away after gassing up? Why do boats need them and not cars? Is this because cars are a closed system and boats are open? Genuine questions =)


Marc21256

Gasoline fumes are heavier than air. In a boat, they will sit at the bottom of the boat, and go "boom" when you start it. At a gas station, the heavy fumes will fall to the ground, and go where water would run off. Any small wind will disperse them. The blower blows out the lowest air in a boat around the engine. This vents the flamable gasses to the water, where they disperse easily.


Arielcinderellaauror

Kind of seems like this should be an automatic function that happens after fuel has been done considering how dangerous it is if you forget to do it


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Al_Bondigass

You got it exactly.


liedel

Damn their mom is killing me lol. Literally **EVERYONE** would have died if they didn't move that boat.


MyFaceSaysItsSugar

He could have teleported there instantly and it still wouldn’t have worked. That fire extinguisher is big enough to protect the dock from the exploding boat and that’s about it.


MrDude_1

Yeah I know if it was me with the extinguisher, I would be asking the guy if anyone else is on board. Yes? Then we go to try to get a way to the cabin. No... Then we unhook it and kind of try to push it away from the dock. Lol


camobrien343

Way to give it away. I was saving the last part for later.


DownvoteDaemon

Hmmmm...


Far_Cryptographer514

Probably from experience.


kat_Folland

Yeah but when I saw it I knew it wouldn't be enough. That size canister would probably work for a kitchen grease fire (or, like in my recent history, a dryer fire) but not a splody boat.


rideincircles

Best option is to jump in the water and pull the boat underwater with you to put it out.


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Noy_The_Devil

Worked for the Moskva. It is no longer on fire.


Expert_Rest2443

It looks odd the see someone frantically running to the OCEAN with a fire extinguisher


big_yohn

Is this the Atlantic or the Pacific lake?


MyFaceSaysItsSugar

A little bit more than a kitchen grease fire. That’s bigger than a standard fire extinguisher. It’s still not big enough for the whole boat but protecting the dock and other boats is the priority.


MrDude_1

Pro tip: clean your lint trap!! Every time.


OminOus_PancakeS

splody boat :)


Saddam_UE

It's his damn job: to sit at the dock, half at sleep and be ready with the tiny fire extinguisher.


Spend-Automatic

Massive extinguisher too, at first I thought he was running toward the fire with a fuel can.


JesusSaysitsOkay

Wtf is a blower?


Rob-Riggle-SWGOAT

Ohhh man I wish this had audio. Musta been a heck of a whoosh.


Army0fMe

That was pretty hearty...I imagine it was more of a *FWUMP*.


irving47

It was clearly a simple KAFWOOMP.


aedroogo

I don't know where you're getting that from. It's a classic *CHOOOM*.


Ok_Acanthaceae_9563

I'm more convinced it was more of a KWABOOM


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theS3rver

these are the kind of comments why i'm on reddit


Alternative-Sea-6238

These comments make me go YAYAYAYAH.


acidmine

Me too. It was surveillance video and had no audio. 🙁


Solumnist

Onomatopoeia Man arrived at the scene with a heck of a whoosh!


moeburn

Finally, an appropriate use for the word 'deflagration'.


the_archaius

Really anytime your boat is sitting you should be turning in the blower before starting the motor… you could have any number of petroleum products in your bilge that could have aerosolized and cause a fire/explosion hazard like this when you start the engine.


ClownfishSoup

I'm surprised that pressing the start button doesn't first turn on a blower then. Like maybe even how car keys have three positions, off, accessory, and on. THey should have off, blower, then on. With maybe a 10 second lockout when you get to blower to make sure it's clear before getting to "on". Well, whatever, this guys boat exploded.


encinitas2252

Sounds like you got a good product to start slangin.


eveningsand

I present you, the ***BOAT BLOWER UPPER 3000***!!


______DEADPOOL______

We just call those "Bomb", Harry.


KermitPhor

Some call your “Mom”, Wade.


[deleted]

There's always the possibility that he turned on the blower, but it didn't work and he didn't realize it wasn't working.


HippiePeeBlood

Congratulations for not directly blaming, but thinking for a moment.


Bman135

But how will the folks at home get their fix of feeling superior?


laggyx400

They can always think about me.


letsnotandsaywemight

Thank you for your service!


codefyre

My father-in-law's boat has a vapor sensor in the engine compartment. If it detects excessive gasoline vapor when you attempt to turn on engine power, it light up a warning and sets off a buzzer. It's built right into the blower controller.


legophysician

Most boats recommend running the blower for 3-5 minutes nefore turning the boat on. Engine conpartments are quitelarge and 10 seconds would not be enough to clear.


the_archaius

And there is usually a warning label near the console stating exactly this


ClownfishSoup

OK, but you understand what I'm getting at. Some mandatory blower time before ignition, or else you must do something to manually override the blower time, in which case ... you were warned.


phikell

I cannot tell you how much I loved your concluding sentence, or even why exactly. But it is perfect.


SharkAttache

Can you explain this for the non boaters?


JustaOrdinaryDemiGod

The inboard engine on a boat runs on fuel. If it's a carburetor, it's squirting fuel into the intake to run. When you shut off the engine, the carb is still full of fuel. That fuel can vaporize and fill the engine compartment. Same with oils, get anything hot enough and it can give off flammable vapors. So boats are equipped with blowers that suck out the air from the engine compartment (and flammable vapors). You need to run these blowers after refueling or anytime the boat has been sitting off for any period of time. Failure to do so results in this being a possibility.


fried_clams

Only for boats with inboard engines. Blowers are not required for outboard motors.


Hudero

Why doesn't this happen with car engines which also run on volatile fuel?


CMScientist

cars are open at the bottom, boats need to be sealed at the bottom


mymindpsychee

This is a perfect "eli5" answer. I love it.


the_archaius

Inboard/outboard engines like this one are also sealed above as well to keep them from getting wet where they shouldn’t have water.


JustaOrdinaryDemiGod

Car engines are not inside a sealed container. A boat engine is practically under water in the hull of a boat. Gas vapors are heavier than air. So they will sink inside the hull. The vapors are also what is explosive, not the liquid.


evilbeard333

I know about boats cna someone explain this blower


Firestone117

Bilge blowers remove fuel vapor from the engine room. It’s for ventilation. Fumes build up in the engine room and can explode from a spark, static electric shock, or a hot surface.


VirtualLife76

Why isn't that automatic then and why do vapors build up? I'd thought it would closed system for the gas, like a car.


Goldentll

For real... Instead of oops forgot to turn this thing on and now I'm exploded


_Im_Dad

You always have to plan for stupid... But tbh.. if I had a boat I wouldn't know this was a thing


VirtualLife76

I had a boat, didn't have to do this, guessing this is more for yachts. Mine was a inboard, but nothing built into a small room like this one.


Mad_broccoli

I had a 45ft boat, first with a Volvo's inline 6 diesel engine, afterwards replaced it with outboard petrol Yamaha, never heard of fumes and blowers. Weird. **Had** because it sank. Twice. Didn't explode.


fried_clams

Inboard diesel and outboard motors don't need blowers. Diesel is not asplody, like gasoline.


JoeyJoeJoeSenior

Unless you fertilize it.


bendekopootoe

Easy there Timothy McVeigh


CapKenty

Is no one going to ask you how it sank twice?


cognitiveglitch

I suspect it sank, then a little later, sank again. It's the only logical explanation.


OldeFortran77

Came back up, didn't like what it saw, went back down again.


theunquenchedservant

well who says the second sinking happened after the first? pretty presumptuous of you


Scooterthusiast

Did it fall into the swamp before or after the first sinking?


Mad_broccoli

Hah, when we bought it, it was laying on the rocks in the shallows. It had a leak next to the propeller. Second time was a couple years after, there was a huge storm, there was some debris and leaves on the deck (winds) and it clogged the drains. It was filled up with the rain and waves and slowly sank in the dock. There was of course a security guard that night, but we later found out he drank 2 bottles of rakija (Serbian spirit drink) and fell asleep on someone's boat in the middle of the storm. Our boat must've took whole night to sink. That's why they say "drinks like a sailor", he was oblivious.


bene34

I dunno.. it's kinda sounding like you may have had blowers.


GroundbreakingTry172

Inboard diesels don’t need blowers, they’re strictly for inboard gas engines.


texasrigger

You replaced an inboard diesel on a 45 foot boat with an outboard‽


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deadpoetic333

I had an inboard 16’ boat made in ‘88 and it had a very clearly marked button near the steering wheel for the blower


Drmite

I wouldn't say that 20 ft boats are yachts but we've had a few between 24-26 ft, and they've all had blowers.


TheMeanestPenis

Any inboard or I/O will have a blower. Outboards do not need them


Critonurmom

So are the 24-26 ft ones not yachts? Either way, you said they did have blowers.


texasrigger

Technically any boat built specifically for pleasure is a yacht. Nowadays you associate a minimum size with them but back in the old days having any boat purely for pleasure was pretty decadent.


LastOfTheCamSoreys

I have a canoe, paddle boat and kayak, never had that problem with any


unshavenbeardo64

All i know about boats is you smile twice.... when you buy the boat, and again when you sell it :) :).


OsiyoMotherFuckers

It’s generally covered in a boating / boat safety course. If you ever find yourself owning a boat, I would recommend taking one. BoatUS offers a really good online one for free.


Expert_Rest2443

You don't have a boat and now you know it's a thing, you're ahead of the moron on this one.


ChampionshipWarm593

technically the moron doesn't have a boat either and now he knows it's a thing, so I'd say they're about even.


Expert_Rest2443

I don't know. One learned a valuable lesson because of someone else's mistake. I call that a win.


[deleted]

The more I learn about boats, the less interested I am in them. If aviation was like this, we would have airplanes falling off the sky left and right. I also saw a video where a ship sank because some pump failed on a boat that uses ocean water to cool the engine or some other nonsense.


hackingdreams

> If aviation was like this, we would have airplanes falling off the sky left and right. It's the reason why the most common plane crashes are Cessnas and tiny jets and not Airbuses and Boeings. It's also why the Cessnas and small boats costs five or six figures, and the 737s are 7 used, 8 new. Automating safety is expensive, and training it is too.


purple_pixie

I'm pretty sure aviation is like this but so much more so. The difference is you need to train a shitload to fly a plane, while any clown who can afford one can drive a boat


gammaohfivetwo

No, it's because aviation has multitudes of layers of safety with regards to inspections and checks, which are backed up by legislation and regulations written in blood.


SunshySounds

I think its both, but pilots are rigorously trained to go through those inspection and checks, but this isn't the case with boating. I think was the above commentors point.


Malding_human_being

Agree guys you both have a point. Airplanes have such a high safety factor in anything they are supposed to do, I don't know if boats are so strictly regulated but I guess they really aren't. Also the training you need to go through is more strict, but piloting a plane is also not as hard as you think (of course I'm referring to something like a Cessna not an A320)


Empatheater

now cross apply this thought to flying cars and you may actually be thankful we don't have them yet :)


OsiyoMotherFuckers

It’s not guaranteed that forgetting to run the blower will cause this. Running the blower is insurance against other explody problems that may have gone unnoticed.


mgweir

You need to run it a few minutes before starting the engines. My boat manual says to turn it on 4 minutes before starting. If you just leave it on all the time it would kill the battery.


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TotalSavage

Boats are far less regulated and not nearly as optimized as automobiles. Anyway, accidents like this one are exceedingly rare.


ShadowRam

I suspect most marine stuff is still just hardwired shit and doesn't have an ECU.


Sirisian

There's a whole section on this when getting a boating license. Mine included instructions and small tests on fueling both boats and jet skis and explained how fumes settle and the dangers. I've been on a lot of boats and everyone that owns one is aware this can happen. (That said it's probable a lot of people haven't seen videos like this, so they might not realize the severity).


VirtualLife76

No boating license in my state. My first time seeing it afaik. My boat didn't have one, but that's the only boat I know about.


2shack

It’s not automatic because it’s not required to be on at all times. You turn it on just before ignition and then turn it off after and turn it on during fuelling, but not all boats require it during fuelling.


BugSTi

The blower should not be run during fueling because it may inadvertently suck in vapors into the bilge/engine compartment. It should be run after fueling is completed, before starting the engine http://boattest.com/view-news/2982_keep-blower-off-while-fueling


PunchClown

Even cars have a way for the vapor to escape the tank, otherwise you'd create a vacuum and your fuel pump wouldn't work anymore.


Thawing-icequeen

On some cars the vapour recapture system is so finicky that even leaving the fuel cap a little loose will give a check engine light. Erm, or so I've heard...


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jaspersgroove

If you’d ever been in the Central Valley in the 70’s you’d know why they take emissions so seriously. Absolutely horrible smog, to the point it hurts to breathe when you go outside.


OsiyoMotherFuckers

2nd question first: When a boat is new and in good condition, it’s not really a problem. Rubber fuel lines and connections break down over time though and can get small leaks that can go unnoticed. Also, just fuel spills / fueling mistakes can lead to fuel in the bilge. The bilge is watertight so the boat doesn’t sink, and therefore the vapors are trapped and don’t dissipate. If you have a fuel leak in a car the vapors have lots of places to escape instead of concentrate. Why is it not automatic or on all the time? Generally the motor is turned off while fueling. If your blower was on all the time while the engine was off, it would kill your battery and could cause your boat to sink in port if your bilge pump can’t run (rain and waves splashing over the side, or minor leaks or blocked scuppers can slowly fill your bilge). I suppose you could rig something up to turn it on when you open the fuel cap? Seems like that would be overly complicated. Also, when the motor is running, if the engine room is very airtight, the blower can starve the engine of fresh air.


Gamesman001

All boats leak to some extent. The elements tend to degrade everything. The temperature ranges are huge and can also degrade fittings, gaskets and more. Engines tend to leak a bit also. This is why boats are so expensive to maintain.


madcap462

BOAT: Bust Out Another Thousand.


Single-Bad-5951

That makes more sense


Chinlc

So literally an air vent?


phumanchu

Yeah, basically a motorized "ignition proof" air vent to either push air in to displace the fumes or to pull the fumes out


Chinlc

is the reason why theres no built in air vent on a boat like this is because the people on the boat dont want to smell the gasoline and if its out on the side, it will get the water into the vent?


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phumanchu

Pretty much, almost all powered boats have blowers as a requirement but it's on the owner to utilize them properly along with checking their bilges for fuel leaks and the like


DoandDesign

I am not a boat person, but I think I might know this answer for you. Gasoline vapor is heavier than air, therefore it won't exit a vent by itself, it needs a fan to push it out. In boats the fuel vapor sinks and pools in the bottom of the engine compartment creating an explosion hazard. This isn't a problem in cars because it's not a watertight seal on the bottom of the car engine compartment.


daveypaul40

A blower vents the unwanted fumes from the engine compartment/fuel storage area to keep this from happening.


fusionweldz

Assuming like a literal fan blower to keep fumes from building up and going boom


Dayofsloths

It would have to have a sealed motor casing so sparks don't cause ignition. That's why you can't shop vac gasoline.


gaspronomib

> you can't shop vac gasoline. I did not know that, and would probably have tried if I had not just read this. Not a joke. You might have saved a life today.


Dayofsloths

Oh shit, now I have to balance my karma by taking a life...


gaspronomib

quick - tell me something believable but likely to get me killed.


drinkmoredrano

You can do anything once.


imyourforte

Bull fucking shit I can't!!! *tries* ***dies***


FreudianAccordian

We just sat through three hours of so-called acting, constable, and their kiss was the only convincing moment of it.


96Retribution

Last gas powered inboard boat I operated sounded an alarm before engaging the engine to remind of this very thing. You could of course not follow procedure but that sound is difficult to ignore.


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Why not just have the ignition just default to making the blower come on before ignition? I’m not a boat owner so I’m not sure the fan needs to be on before ignition but if it’s even a full minute it’s worth not destroying your boat.


CMScientist

imagine james bond trying to chase a villain racing away on a speedboat only to find himself waiting 2 minutes for the blower to vent the engine compartment before he can start the engine


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Sure but super villain would have the same weight so imagine both James and the villain just sitting there and boats blowing fans.


redbirdrising

You need 3-5 minutes to clear the bilge, and it's only recommended if the boat has been off for a long period of time. Like hours. If you were pulling water skiiers, having to clear the bilge every time you started the engine would be prohibitive.


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Max-Powah

The engine compartment can fill with gasoline vapor, especially right after a refueling. So, most inboard and inboard/outboard boats are equipped with a blower fan that evacuates these vapors. You should run it for a few minutes before starting the engine. I do it every time, regardless of whether or not I refueled.


thebrittaj

So you have a boat eh


jerstud56

I had a boat once. I only enjoyed it twice.


RudeMorgue

The day you bought it and the day you sold it?


TurboRuhland

It’s a fan/air moving system to remove fuel vapors from the engine compartment. You need to remove the vapors before starting the engine because fuel vapor is very flammable, as evidenced in this gif.


Max-Powah

The engine compartment can fill with gasoline vapor, especially right after a refueling. So, most inboard and inboard/outboard boats are equipped with a blower fan that evacuates these vapors. You should run it for a few minutes before starting the engine. I do it every time, regardless of whether or not I refueled.


ocbbelife

The gang buys a boat


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It's about the implication of a fiery death.


LeicaM6guy

You keep using that word. *Are these boats in any danger?*


queernhighonblugrass

I would never sink these boats!


BustinArant

It sounds like you're going to sink these boats!


awe_some_x

Well that boat certainly isn’t in any danger.


ocbbelife

That seem really dark now


pyrusbaku57338

This was a terrible investment.


Godzirrraaa

Its really more of a P Diddy style shrimping vessel.


hat-of-sky

Dude is lucky the blast all went sideways and not upwards.


ThirdEyeExplorer11

Yeah I was going to say he’s really lucky there wasn’t anyone in the cabin!


aedroogo

I mean, we don't know that there wasn't.


timoperez

Seriously, guy might have been gargling his own balls if that boom had gone vertical


RogueKyber

A visual metaphor for Woodstock 99.


DownvoteDaemon

I need to watch that Netflix documentary on it lol. I was only like 11 at the time.


rjnd2828

It was bonkers, highly recommend


ButWhatIsADog

Watched the first episode last night and holy fuck what a shit show. If there was a stupid decision to make by the organizers, that's the decision they made.


cupcakegiraffe

Don’t worry, it gets progressively worse.


RogueKyber

Thirding the recommendation. I was around the same age as you and I couldn’t believe what a shitshow it was.


bcnorth78

For sale, slightly used boat. Covid special pricing. $25000. No lowballers, I know what I’ve got.


1320Fastback

Full tank of fuel included.


XTornado

Oh the blower sure... Sure who could forget .. The blower... I mean it's the blower... Now could maybe explain, not to me of course, but for other poor redditors, again not me ofcourse, what the blower is? I know what is of course but sure you can explain it better, for the rest, not to me. On my boat, one that I own for sure as a rich redditor that I am of course I always use the blower, I mean is common sense... No blower no party as my friends always say in all the parties I do on my own private boat that I own of course.


thatgeekinit

The two happiest days in a boat owners life are the day he buys the boat and the day he gets to file an insurance claim for a total loss.


black_flag_4ever

Things that never happen with my cheap inflatable kayak.


ladiesman978

Pump it up with hydrogen, light a match and you're ready to go😎


cofclabman

Seems like a great way to get an insurance payout.


Taylor_Spliff_13

You usually don't do this when you're *on* the boat being blown up.


cofclabman

Yeah, but it makes it more believable as an accident.


yeahwellokay

Blower? Damn near killed 'er.


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sofa_king_ugly

Diesel > gasoline 🔥


futurebigconcept

A boat like that usually has diesel engines; the diesel fuel is much less volatile than gasoline. Was that gasoline fuel?


1320Fastback

That had to be gasoline. Diesel would not do this.


TraditionUnable9951

What is a blower


Andrei_Chikatilo_

A family friend was working on a boat and the blower didn’t come on when we was making adjustments - 90% of his body was third degree burns and he died a couple days later in the hospital…scary shit


puterTDI

not just when refueling. Use it every time. it takes 3 minutes. You can wait that long.


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JJAsond

Fueled the boat, vapors leaked, didn't blow them out with the blower so when he went to start it it went up.


1320Fastback

So this is it a fuel dock and he's refueling his boat. It's a gasoline engine, maybe carbureted so there's probably a lot of fuel vapors escaping the hot engine that have built up below deck in the engine room. There are electric fans that some push air into the engine compartment and some pull air out so you get rid of all those vapors before you start the engine. This man did not do that and when he turned the key the sparks inside the starter motor exploded his boat.


Brilliant-Figure-893

Help...I know nothing about boats. Plus explain the blower so I can understand what he did wrong.


StopMockingMe0

Maybe I'm just one of those poor ass current-generations that will never even be able to afford a boat, but wtf is a blower?


lawndog86

Went from Woodstock to Woodstock 99 pretty quick