Another yacht on fire

The average small yacht like this one will have an automatic system in the ER and automatic engine shut downs but many if not most don't have air dampers so if the fire isn't fully out, of if electrical and the electrical system isn't shut down it is likely to flare up. At which point you re down to a few hand held bottles

And if that electrical fire is DC related you can thank the builder who often place battery switches in the ER...

The Arawe in Arlie Beach, Australia

Boat Fire Airlie Beach - YouTube

"Thirty tons of pot go up in smoke

September 9, 2013—A 2,108 dwt general cargo ship caught fire Friday off the coast of Malta after a cargo of 30 tons of cannabis caught fire, according to a Reuters report citing Italy's Guardia di Finanzia. According to the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM), personnel working at the Operations Center of the Armed Forces of Malta were alerted to the fire by an emergency message being transmitted at sea. The AFM immediately dispatched three of its maritime assets and an Alouette III helicopter to the operational area."

I can just imagine that emergency call as the smoke wafted up to the pilothouse, "Whoa, man, we need some help and can you bring some Doritos when you come"

"Drug smugglers set their ship and its cargo of US$78M worth of hashish ablaze after Italian customs officials spotted the vessel.
BY MAREX

Italian Customs officers did a fly-over of a ship in the Mediterranean that was smuggling hashish estimated to be worth nearly US$80 million. However, the cargo's worth cannot be fully confirmed because the ship’s crew set the hash on fire and then jumped overboard. The crew of 9 was later captured by the Italian Coast Guard.

The Tanzanian-registered MV Gold Star burned for more than 24 hours before being extinguished. Firefighting boats and the residents of Malta seemed amused by the events, but the vessel was towed to the Sicilian port of Syracuse where the recused men were questioned before being officially arrested.

Italian authorities were tipped off that the ship was smuggling a huge shipment of drugs. They intercepted the Gold Star off the coast of Sicily after keeping tabs on it for several days. Several fast patrol boats were used in the raid and a search of the ship's hold revealed 30 tons of hashish which had been loaded in Turkey. Italian officials had to obtain permission from Tanzania where the ship is registered, before they could board it."

Holy smokes! Gives new meaning to the "High Seas."

From Marine Log News:
"Another cargo of cannabis goes up in smoke

September 12, 2013—Just one day after Italian authorities finished putting out a fire aboard a ship carrying a cargo of cannabis, the French Navy found itself responding to a similar incident. Based on information from the French customs, the maritime prefecture of the Mediterranean had received authorization to intercept, board and divert the LUNA-S, a 1975-built, 1,530 dwt general cargo ship strongly suspected of drug trafficking."