Saturday Morning Boat Fire

kjbathe · 06-09-2008, 08:27 AM

Does anyone have any information on the Boat Fire Saturday morning (assuming it was a boat fire -- heavy black smoke along the shoreline). There were several boats hovering around, but we kept going on our way.

NHskier · 06-09-2008, 07:50 PM

I heard that it was a wooden boat that burned to the waterline. Not sure how accurate that may/not be.

Resident 2B · 06-09-2008, 08:58 PM

A report today on WMUR news confirmed an old wooden boat that was damaged significantly. It sounded like a total loss to me. The report said that the operator made it back close to a dock, but the fire was intense and that the fire for a while endangered the dock.

It is tough to lose any boat, but acording to the report, no one was injured.

R2B

Rose · 06-10-2008, 07:23 AM

MEREDITH — A Milford man was rescued by a passing pontoon boat on Saturday morning while his boat burned and then sank in the waters of Lake Winnipesaukee.

A report from the Marine Patrol states that Randolph Rush, 53, of Milford, was traveling south in Bennett Cove from Fish Cove, off of Meredith Neck, when a mechanical problem caused his wooden boat to catch fi re. The report states that Rush abandoned the boat and was rescued by a pontoon boater. Rush’s boat burned to the waterline and then sank near the shoreline. Efforts are underway to remove the debris from the lake.

SIKSUKR · 06-10-2008, 07:46 AM

Wow,I know Randy.He was a service tech for my boiler treatment system.Have not seen him in 2 years though.He has a place in Fish Cove.I believe he restored that boat with his son.Too bad.

06-09-2008, 08:27 AM	#1
kjbathe Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 281 Thanks: 3 Thanked 21 Times in 11 Posts	Saturday Morning Boat Fire Does anyone have any information on the Boat Fire Saturday morning (assuming it was a boat fire -- heavy black smoke along the shoreline). There were several boats hovering around, but we kept going on our way.

06-09-2008, 07:50 PM	#2
NHskier Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 284 Thanks: 40 Thanked 33 Times in 30 Posts	I heard that it was a wooden boat that burned to the waterline. Not sure how accurate that may/not be. __________________ NHskier

06-10-2008, 07:23 AM	#4
Rose Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 498 Thanks: 62 Thanked 71 Times in 32 Posts	From yesterday's Laconia Daily Sun MEREDITH — A Milford man was rescued by a passing pontoon boat on Saturday morning while his boat burned and then sank in the waters of Lake Winnipesaukee. A report from the Marine Patrol states that Randolph Rush, 53, of Milford, was traveling south in Bennett Cove from Fish Cove, off of Meredith Neck, when a mechanical problem caused his wooden boat to catch fi re. The report states that Rush abandoned the boat and was rescued by a pontoon boater. Rush’s boat burned to the waterline and then sank near the shoreline. Efforts are underway to remove the debris from the lake.

06-10-2008, 07:46 AM	#5
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	Wow,I know Randy.He was a service tech for my boiler treatment system.Have not seen him in 2 years though.He has a place in Fish Cove.I believe he restored that boat with his son.Too bad. __________________ SIKSUKR

06-09-2008, 08:58 PM	#3
Resident 2B Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Shore, MA Posts: 1,352 Thanks: 987 Thanked 310 Times in 161 Posts	A report today on WMUR news confirmed an old wooden boat that was damaged significantly. It sounded like a total loss to me. The report said that the operator made it back close to a dock, but the fire was intense and that the fire for a while endangered the dock. It is tough to lose any boat, but acording to the report, no one was injured. R2B