Posted By: LocalSailor
Fires at two British Virgin Islands marinas - 04/28/2023 12:55 AM
**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/
Posted By: Kennys
Re: Fires at two British Virgin Islands marinas - 04/28/2023 02:23 AM
Don't live there but very weird .
Posted By: Carol_Hill
Re: Fires at two British Virgin Islands marinas - 04/28/2023 04:43 PM
Surprised that no one has commented on this. Any update?
Posted By: cwoody
Re: Fires at two British Virgin Islands marinas - 04/28/2023 05:17 PM
Checked with TMM ( at Road Reef ) and they responded that everything is fine there.
Posted By: MIDiver
Re: Fires at two British Virgin Islands marinas - 04/28/2023 06:44 PM
I spoke with TMM the morning this occurred (we are currently out on our boat). No damage to any boats in the fleet.
Posted By: MrEZgoin
Re: Fires at two British Virgin Islands marinas - 04/28/2023 07:14 PM
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.
Posted By: sunshine44
Re: Fires at two British Virgin Islands marinas - 04/29/2023 01:18 AM
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/jtv55scroll down on the facebook page to pic post
Posted By: LocalSailor
Re: Fires at two British Virgin Islands marinas - 04/30/2023 01:10 AM
not on facebook --- any options??
Posted By: MIDiver
Re: Fires at two British Virgin Islands marinas - 05/02/2023 04:08 PM
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.
Posted By: Carol_Hill
Re: Fires at two British Virgin Islands marinas - 05/02/2023 05:02 PM
'go fast boats'? Used for drug smuggling? Perhaps that is the explanation?
Posted By: cbinparadise
Re: Fires at two British Virgin Islands marinas - 05/03/2023 02:22 PM
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.
Posted By: Manpot
Re: Fires at two British Virgin Islands marinas - 05/03/2023 04:21 PM
"Police....looking the other way??" Hard to believe ( tongue firmly in cheek).