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Fires at two British Virgin Islands marinas #300530
04/27/2023 08:55 PM
04/27/2023 08:55 PM
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**Four boats were completely destroyed at the Soper’s Hole Wharf
** four boats were claimed in a fire at Road Reef Marina



https://stthomassource.com/content/2023/04/27/8-yachts-lost-in-unusual-fires-at-2-bvi-marinas/

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Re: Fires at two British Virgin Islands marinas [Re: LocalSailor] #300531
04/27/2023 10:23 PM
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Don't live there but very weird .

Re: Fires at two British Virgin Islands marinas [Re: LocalSailor] #300536
04/28/2023 12:43 PM
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Surprised that no one has commented on this. Any update?


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Re: Fires at two British Virgin Islands marinas [Re: Carol_Hill] #300538
04/28/2023 01:17 PM
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Checked with TMM ( at Road Reef ) and they responded that everything is fine there.


Chuck W.

Re: Fires at two British Virgin Islands marinas [Re: LocalSailor] #300541
04/28/2023 02:44 PM
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I spoke with TMM the morning this occurred (we are currently out on our boat). No damage to any boats in the fleet.

Re: Fires at two British Virgin Islands marinas [Re: LocalSailor] #300543
04/28/2023 03:14 PM
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A friend was in RT when this happened and saw the fires. Had foul smelling charred fiberglass drifting into Fort Burt Marina. Lone pyro or some sort of gang warfare? Pretty disturbing in any case.


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Re: Fires at two British Virgin Islands marinas [Re: LocalSailor] #300545
04/28/2023 09:18 PM
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Pictures from Road Reef boat fires. Very close to TMM and Conch Charters and right in front of the police station. Very disturbing....

https://www.facebook.com/jtv55

scroll down on the facebook page to pic post

Last edited by sunshine44; 04/28/2023 09:21 PM.
Re: Fires at two British Virgin Islands marinas [Re: LocalSailor] #300565
04/29/2023 09:10 PM
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not on facebook --- any options??

Re: Fires at two British Virgin Islands marinas [Re: LocalSailor] #300628
05/02/2023 12:27 AM
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Re: Fires at two British Virgin Islands marinas [Re: LocalSailor] #300649
05/02/2023 12:08 PM
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Returned to base yesterday. Burned boats still in water - one old catamaran and two “go fast boats” were evident. Smack dab next to the police station and across from Fort Burt fuel dock. No new news.

Re: Fires at two British Virgin Islands marinas [Re: MIDiver] #300653
05/02/2023 01:02 PM
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'go fast boats'? Used for drug smuggling? Perhaps that is the explanation?


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Re: Fires at two British Virgin Islands marinas [Re: Carol_Hill] #300676
05/02/2023 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Carol_Hill
'go fast boats'? Used for drug smuggling? Perhaps that is the explanation?

Rival drug gangs?

Last edited by jphart; 05/02/2023 05:20 PM.
Re: Fires at two British Virgin Islands marinas [Re: jphart] #300683
05/02/2023 07:17 PM
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Could be.


Carol Hill
Re: Fires at two British Virgin Islands marinas [Re: LocalSailor] #300700
05/03/2023 10:22 AM
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Are there no cameras at the marinas? That's strange. Next to the police station suggests that the police were intentionally looking the other way.

Re: Fires at two British Virgin Islands marinas [Re: LocalSailor] #300713
05/03/2023 12:21 PM
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"Police....looking the other way??" Hard to believe ( tongue firmly in cheek).


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