Boater pumps 100 gallons of gas in wrong hole

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Boater pumps 100 gallons of gas in wrong hole
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7:59 PM EDT, May 13, 2008

PORT SALERNO

Members of the Martin County Fire Rescue Hazmat team responded to a fuel clean-up Tuesday morning after a boater pumped gasoline into his fishing rod holder instead of his gas tank.

The boater pumped about 100 gallons of gasoline at the Finest Kind Marina fuel dock before he noticed the problem, but only about 15 gallons polluted the water, marina employees said.

The rest of the gasoline seeped into the boat's bilge tank, witnesses said.

The man's fishing boat was towed from the fuel dock to Sandsprit Park so Hazmat officials could secure the fuel, said Jeff Alter, Fire Rescue bureau chief.

Marina employees said it's not uncommon to see boaters pump fuel into fishing rod holders because the holder is often close to the fuel tank hole. [xx(]

Copyright © 2008, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
 
LOL

Reminded me of the time Big Bill Ford, Manager of the Gold River Logging Division, filled up his brand new Suburban with diesel instead of gas. Something was obviously on his mind when he pulled up at the pumps, which were right outside the door to my office, and he absent-mindedly grabbed the diesel nozzle instead of the gas.
He didn't drive far before it became obvious what had happened and it was really hard to keep a straight face when he walked into the shop and told Ed Johnson and me what he'd done.
Ed was not impressed but I thought it was funny as hell. :D


Take care.
 
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