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HooptieWagon

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41. Well, apparently it was a hoax.

Mon Jun 11, 2012, 08:50 PM

Jun 2012

However, the boat in question is almost new... I cant imagine any maintanence issues. I personally know the builder, he builds to the highest standards... there definitely werent any corners cut. If this did happen, and not a hoax, it would be a really freak occurance... or some kind of ridiculous negligence on the part of the crew.

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Yacht Explosion Off New Jersey Leads to 'Mass Casualties Incident' [View all] nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 OP

Oh my- Thank goodness for the CG, they truly are amazing. Marrah_G Jun 2012 #1

they are INDEED Skittles Jun 2012 #27

Well, it gives lie to the concept of "drowning it in the bathtub"... PCIntern Jun 2012 #2

Actually he'd love to nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 #4

It already has been. HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #13

We Learned From Wisconsin jpbollma Jun 2012 #5

I'm not a boater, but what can make a yacht 'explode' other than a bomb? Blue_Tires Jun 2012 #3

Engine issues, gas concentration... as in gaseous things nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 #6

A floating meth lab would be pretty explosive. Speck Tater Jun 2012 #12

We're not necessarily talking about a Hollywood action movie explosion... JHB Jun 2012 #20

Yes, exactly. HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #26

As I said, we'll know more as details emerge, but... JHB Jun 2012 #31

Well, apparently it was a hoax. HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #41

Propane is heavier than air. A boat is an excellent reservoir for propane vapor. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2012 #43

Propane or any other flammables (including gasoline tanks) HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #49

Gasoline or propane vapor. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jun 2012 #42

It was for sale and the owners were only asking 31 million for it notadmblnd Jun 2012 #7

Ah... the plot ahem... thickens nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 #8

insurance fraud? doubtful, with 21 people aboard. elehhhhna Jun 2012 #15

I did not suggest that notadmblnd Jun 2012 #17

Yes, an intentional sinking would probably have fewer people aboard. HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #18

Reminds me of one of the most god-awful fucking evil cases of disaster capitalism I ever read: Blue_Tires Jun 2012 #22

Wow! Id never heard of that story. HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #25

it actually gets much worse Blue_Tires Jun 2012 #44

not to long ago and the CG would take care of that for the owners... belcffub Jun 2012 #34

I knew a guy who sank his boat for the insurance money AngryAmish Jun 2012 #63

I remember when they drained one of those lakes out south.... Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #65

A yacht big enough to carry 21 people... HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #9

That is what it sounds like nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 #11

I don't know the yacht in question Sgent Jun 2012 #28

Nevermind Sgent Jun 2012 #29

Yes, twin Cats. HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #32

No... bongbong Jun 2012 #46

That sounds like it has Mercruiser outdrives. HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #51

Tony Soprano used to entertain in a similar fashion..LOL....n/t monmouth Jun 2012 #10

I was thinking the same. greytdemocrat Jun 2012 #23

Isolated incident slackmaster Jun 2012 #14

and you got that from a post from ABC NOOZ? nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 #56

But that's socialism!!!! TBF Jun 2012 #16

CG is part of armed forces. HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #19

I know what the CG is. TBF Jun 2012 #21

Launched in 2009. And at 161 feet long, HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #24

161 feet bongbong Jun 2012 #47

Youre telling me. HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #53

Yacht Detials Sgent Jun 2012 #30

"but officials are considering the possibility that the call was a hoax" pintobean Jun 2012 #33

yes Skittles Jun 2012 #35

Oh well. zappaman Jun 2012 #39

The memorial service, however, will go on as planned...nt SidDithers Jun 2012 #48

Details available on Facebook. pintobean Jun 2012 #50

Well, when the USCG gets a SOS call, they must mobilize S+R and investigate... Blue_Tires Jun 2012 #60

That's a really, really cheap shot pinboy3niner Jun 2012 #66

Thank you. Cheap shots only discredit the one who takes them. I think most people here have the sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #71

Oh crap. The sharks now have frikkin' laser beams taterguy Jun 2012 #36

Where was Gob Bluth at the time of the incident? rucky Jun 2012 #37

+ a brazillion! opiate69 Jun 2012 #54

This happened Dorian Gray Jun 2012 #38

Yes, sometimes people make fake distress calls. HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #40

a hoax?? Blue_Tires Jun 2012 #45

It happens here in Florida on occasion. HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #52

A total idiot Dorian Gray Jun 2012 #68

Rich people have no concern for the public sector or public services. joshcryer Jun 2012 #55

How do you know the hoax caller was rich? HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #59

I don't know if it's rich people Dorian Gray Jun 2012 #67

Yeah, thanks, I misread the story. joshcryer Jun 2012 #70

If there were two CG stations that recieved the mayday call HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #72

Easy to do Dorian Gray Jun 2012 #73

Well if this is a hoax, they should be charged nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 #57

I hope they figured out who did this. Dorian Gray Jun 2012 #69

Look, come on I know the Devils lost that game in a completely full bonehead way... TheMightyFavog Jun 2012 #58

It was Bettman's yacht so we all get to celebrate... Blue_Tires Jun 2012 #61

It was a hoax. HappyMe Jun 2012 #62

Yup, Hoax hardtravelin Jun 2012 #64