Posted on 05/02/2022 1:09:52 PM PDT by nickcarraway
RNLI volunteers sped to the rescue as the vessel was "engulfed" in flames
A huge 55-foot boat went up in flames near a Welsh coast with two people managing to escape. Emergency services came to the rescue on Saturday night after the vessel caught on fire near Aberthaw.
In a post on social media, Barry Dock RNLI said two people had abandoned a 55-foot vessel, which was "engulfed" by flames, and had taken refuge on a life raft. A pilot vessel known as Bristol Interceptor was first to reach the scene and take the two seafarers onboard. You can read all our stories about Barry here.
Meanwhile, the local lifeboat station said its all-weather lifeboat sped from Barry Dock to the location of both the pilot vessel and burning boat, which were 1.5 miles south of Aberthaw. A volunteer crewmember was then transferred onto the Bristol Interceptor, where they administered casualty care, and remained there until the pilot vessel sailed back to Barry Harbour.
"The RNLI all-weather lifeboat remained on scene with the burning vessel but unfortunately the vessel sank," said the lifeboat station in the post and shared pictures of the fire and smoke billowing from the boat. A spokesperson for RNLI said that when the crewmember assessed the two people who had been rescued, the only injury was a sprained ankle and they didn't need any further medical treatment after they were brought back to Barry Harbour.
Bogie and Bacall?
Cookie time!
That ain’t no ordinary shipboard romance.
Not sure a 55 footer can really be classified as ‘Huge’
Viking funeral?
“The RNLI all-weather lifeboat remained on scene with the burning vessel but unfortunately the vessel sank”
It doesn’t look all that unfortunate - what was there to salvage?
I think the Mayflower was larger.
Have you ever been stung by a dead bee?
It’s huge for a dinghy or tender, smallish for a yacht.
I have assiduously avoided sitting on one.
“The life of Rory B. Bellows has been insured for a surprisingly large amount”
Bit.
Was the insurance company called before or after the fire started?
The cut off is 54’
Not sure a 55 footer can really be classified as ‘Huge’>>> Yeah rally but maybe it is 55 feet long and 5 stories high.
Description, current position and photo.
The longest ship in the world is 1504 feet long.
Yeah. Over at Yachtworld this nice 57’ houseboat is under 25K.
https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/1949-naiad-gordy-miller-houseboat-7214339/
Just wait till someone’s EV spontaneously combusts on some packed RORO ferry with hundreds of passengers on board and not a sparsely occupied car carrier....
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