| Smoke alarms - not a requirement
Smoke alarms would have made a big difference here. The possible cause is careless smoking.
If smoke alarms were installed on this boat the fire would have been detected at 2AM and exteinguished with a garden hose.
Nearly every boat over 40 feet has a stateroom with only one way out. Egress in the time of a fire is a problem.
If the boating industry is going to build boats with limited egress, it should provide the consumer with early warning detection.
Why doesn't a $5 million yacht have a smoke alarm?
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