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Yeah...you'd think they would outfit the below deck areas with alarms etc and likely this would have been an asset for the Naples family who were awoken only by the popping of the fiberglass and epoxy.
One post above mentioned the shore power port on the vessel is the number one cause of fires. This is interesting, why? Could it be the power consumed when docked exceeds the rated power of the receptacle of the vessel or maybe the plug from the dock power? With that being mentioned, it would appear the hardware being used is under rated for vessels. I'd like to review the engineer documents which support installing the hardware that eventually overheats as a result of being undersized for the applications. My guess is one size fits all; no matter what accessories the builder is installing. I'd like to guess at least 100 amps is being used when 200 amps should be considered the safe option. Maybe it was the dock equipment?
It would appear since this was a recent purchase by the Naples family, the broker/builder are going to find out the hard way via lawsuit unless they move forward with the owners and make a fair resolution. I cannot fathom owning a yacht for 10 days then watching it burn 3 yachts while threatening all lives in the vicinity.
Has anyone heard what had caused this one in particular?
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