| OSO Sponsor |
 |
| OSO Sponsor |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
07-24-2004, 10:53 PM
|
#1
|
|
Platinum Member
 Platinum Member
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: USA
Posts: 16,423
|
Boat Explosion on Michigan Lake Kills One
Updated: 08:13 PM EDT
Boat Explosion on Michigan Lake Kills One
HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (July 24) - A boat exploded, burst into flames and sank Saturday on a western Michigan lake, killing one of the two men aboard.
The explosion on the 1959 twin-engine wooden boat knocked the men unconscious, authorities said.
When the boat's owner, John M. Huegli, awoke, he tried but failed to rouse Peter C. Murray and abandoned the boat as it was consumed by flames on Lake Macatawa, Ottawa County Sheriff's Sgt. Kevin Allman told The Holland Sentinel.
Divers recovered the body of Murray, 52, of Ann Arbor. Huegli, 59, of Dexter, was hospitalized for minor injuries and released.
The cause of the explosion was unknown. Huegli told authorities that the boat had been fueled and vented Saturday morning, Allman said.
7/24/2004 19:58:55
Copyright 2004 The Associated Press.
__________________
“It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.”
|
|
|
|
07-25-2004, 01:50 AM
|
#2
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Grand Haven, MI USA
Posts: 3,125
Zodiac RIB
|
Re: Boat Explosion on Michigan Lake Kills One
Thats sad, I was away today, I live 1/10th of a mile from the lake, bet I hear about it. Too bad, sounds like a fuel leak.
|
|
|
|
|
07-25-2004, 07:46 AM
|
#3
|
|
Banned
Platinum Member
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Deland, Florida
Posts: 25,194
|
Re: Boat Explosion on Michigan Lake Kills One
Damn Capo, your like the grim reaper anymore. 
|
|
|
|
|
07-25-2004, 10:16 AM
|
#4
|
|
AT Cult Member #3
 VIP Member
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Pa.
Posts: 20,171
'99 Active Thunder Tantrum
|
Re: Boat Explosion on Michigan Lake Kills One
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by cuda
Damn Capo, your like the grim reaper anymore. |
Hey Yo!! He's a postal worker from Philly, what do you expect?!! 
|
|
|
|
|
07-25-2004, 10:21 AM
|
#5
|
|
Registered
Join Date: May 2003
Location: In the Mountains
Posts: 11,772
was a 89" Formula 311-SR1
|
Re: Boat Explosion on Michigan Lake Kills One
That's sad. Condolances to his family and friends.
|
|
|
|
|
07-25-2004, 05:52 PM
|
#6
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 525
47 Fountain
|
Re: Boat Explosion on Michigan Lake Kills One
Not to make light of a tragedy, but I can think of worse ways to go than on my boat.
|
|
|
|
|
07-25-2004, 05:54 PM
|
#7
|
|
Gone Fishin'
 Charter Member
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Grand Rapids/Holland/Grand Haven
Posts: 7,408
1988 Tracker Pro 17, 40 hp Mariner.....1972 Glastron GT 140, Merc 50 power!!!
|
Re: Boat Explosion on Michigan Lake Kills One
Front page of our paper today. Guy was taking his best friend for a ride on his recently restored 27 foot wooden boat. Full fuel tank, and he just had some work done on the carberators. My roomate happened to be near there when it happened... said there was a loud thud sound, then flames and a lot of smoke. The owner managed to get his dog out of the boat, but could not get near enough to his unconcious friend to save him. Coasties were there within minutes (their station is just up the lake from where the incident happened) but could not get near enough to render assistance due to the high heat from the burning boat. A guy I work with said his neighbor was fishing on shore at Collen Park, right where it happened... said the guy who died did not go quietly.... said it was the worst thing he had ever seen as the man awoke and started screaming while the flames engulfed him. I cannot imagine seeing that happen.
Both men were from the Ann Arbor, MI area and were in Holland on vacation.
'Foul
__________________
[b]M Go Blue.......Gator boots, gator luggage, gator purses... all at cut rate deals!!!!
|
|
|
|
|
07-25-2004, 10:51 PM
|
#8
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Tinley Park, IL
Posts: 5,245
1997 35' Fountain
|
Re: Boat Explosion on Michigan Lake Kills One
Very sad!
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
