Personal Watercraft Insurance, Eight People Hurt in Explosion on Boat
Eight people were hospitalized on Monday June 2013 after an explosion and a fire on a boat on the South River near Edgewater, fire officials said. Keith Swindle, a division chief with the Anne Arundel County Fire Department, said the owner had just refueled the 32-foot pleasure boat at the Oak Grove Marina when the engine stalled. While the owner was trying to restart the engine, Mr. Swindle said, an explosion and a flash fire occurred. Natural Resources Police officials said three children were taken to the burn unit at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore. Five other people on board, including children, were taken to nearby hospitals. The authorities said their injuries were not life-threatening.
