Quote Originally Posted by Boatsb View Post
He probably has to see the boat in person for the claim. I had a customer drop a camera in lake Michigan and they sent a diver to recover it before they would pay the claim.
I was being sarcastic. I never do that, so I’m sure it threw you.

I did get a few more details when I spoke to them. There was zero smoke in the cabin, and they did in fact escape through the bow hatch where they were subsequently rescued. The bridge collapsed onto the aft deck as they watched from the bow. Good thing it was a noisy fire as the smoke alarms wouldn’t have provided much if any warning with this one. Makes me think placing one or two on the bridge would be a good idea.