IMOCA Nexans - Art et Fenêtres burns and sinks after battery explosion

I'm sure some telemetry was coming off the boat during the initial issues.
Later, an inventory of equipment may be posted.

From these, we can point fingers better.
In just a few comments of what had happened, I do fear some batteries got wet.
But past that, we are wildly guessing.

BTW, I just ordered all AGM and NOT LI for Bertie's inverter system today.

"reportedly originated at the lithium ion battery in cabinet in the salon"
Sounds like a small handheld battery, not a big house or large bank.

We are getting these two batteries types confused in our post.

However, I just ordered new NiCad batteries for my 12 & 18V power tools Also.
I'm avoiding big and small L stuff.

Has anybody ever looked at a Lithium mine? Hell opened up.
And the environmentalist won't talk about that.
Enough to keep me not supporting it.

Been thinking about this all day. Imagine a L battery under salt water. It is still volatile, fizzling away. Then the next cell comes up to temperature and expands it's casing, leaking quickly into an under water torch (igniter).
I can imagine a compressed explosion.
Flooded cells explode with just a lil amount of hydrogen & other gasses from it's internal thermal issues and ignition..
A small amount of L, enveloped with salt water, ignited, could make a nice bang.

Of course, that is my imagination working in the back of a mostly sober state. Somebody prove me wrong.
Of course, as I type (after 1700), my state of mind has been corrected but I still think I could be close...

That electric car that backed into a boat ramp, was pulled out, several minutes later it started to burn. Fire dept could not put it out with the trucks water.
Most fire trucks do not have any agents to deal with Lithium car fires.

During the last storm Nichol, A live-a-board (34'ish) snail-boat caught fire while anchored out.
Luckily, the owner was talked off of the boat before the worst of the weather and was not on board.
I suspect the wind vane over charged the batteries and started the fire.
When the fire-boat showed up, they sank the boat in the Ortega river (shallow) to get the flames out quickly.
There was smoke & bubbles coming from below for hours after wards.
Battery type has not been confirmed yet, but very good suspicions they were lithium based.

Question;
Who is going to pay for the extra expense to fight lithium battery fires?
Who is responsible for these battery fire damages?
I already know; the whims of the few are already raiding the wallet of the many tax and premium payers..