Peahead
Well-Known Member
On my way home from work coming down Denman I spotted smoke coming from Coal harbour - instead of turning down Georgia to head home I head straight to foot of Denman , ditch my car in culdasac there and run over to seawall - now since I have share of a Grady Gulfstream moored there at Bayshore ( Bites-On Charters ) I am more concerned than if I didn't have a boat there. I see smoke billowing from a 50 footer on another finger and I call 911 -dispatch says they have a caller online for same fire. A couple minutes later while making my way down the dock I hear sirens and watch smoke getting worse ( take some video with Iphone too) A few people yelling "fire" through the sounds of sirens getting closer. I go back to sea wall to meet firefighters and open gate for them - several of them kick into action and I record it on my iPhone - awesome speed getting hoses set up . When the water comes through those big hoses they snap erect with vigor - its amazing. It was quite a site watching them work. The fire was small and put out quickly but thanks to the firefighters that kept the fire from getting worse - it could have become way worse. The fire seemed to be in the galley or helm area of the boat - smelled electrical.
Sun newspaper interviewed me so may be a small bit in paper tomorrow. I have some pretty good MOV video clips - all over 20 MB so not sure how to upload video clips that size . No stills except one of my SUV trapped by fire hose !
Thanks again to the great work by the firefighters!
Sun newspaper interviewed me so may be a small bit in paper tomorrow. I have some pretty good MOV video clips - all over 20 MB so not sure how to upload video clips that size . No stills except one of my SUV trapped by fire hose !
Thanks again to the great work by the firefighters!