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Fire Damages Boat at Honokohau Harbor

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Boat Fire 1West Hawaii Today

A fire ignited by an engine compartment explosion damaged a sportfishing vessel Saturday morning at Honokohau Marina and Small Boat Harbor in North Kona, according to the Hawaii Fire Department. No injuries were reported.

The boat, identified through photos submitted to West Hawaii Today, was within the harbor’s boat launch ramp when the reported explosion occurred about 7 a.m., according to the fire department. Bystanders, including other boaters, had put out the blaze using fire extinguishers prior to arrival of firefighters based out of the Kailua Fire Station.

Chuck Wilson, captain of the vessel Fire Hatt, and a Retired Fire Chief Officer reported that his deckhand, Adam Ludwig, used two of their boat’s fire extinguishers to snuff the blaze. Wilson also stated that a man, identified as the boat’s owner, was able to flee the boat without injury. His sons were near the vehicle when the explosion occurred; neither was injured.

Featured in the photo is First Mate Adam Ludwig from the Vessel FIRE HATT extinguishing the blaze.

The Dream Career

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This is a message from Justin Hunter regarding his trip with me recently.  It has become something I reflect on quite often now and wanted to share it with you:
Captain Chuck,
Thanks again for your amazing hospitality.  We’ll have happy memories from our day with you and Adam for years to come.
Incidentally, it occurs to me that you’ve pulled off quite a feat.  Namely:
By becoming a Fire Chief, you succeeded at rising to the pinnacle of most 5 year old boys’ dream career.
Not satisfied with that, you’ve become the successful captain of a marlin fishing boat in what is arguably the best marlin fishing spot on the globe, thereby rising to the pinnacle of most 50 year old boys’ dream career.
Well done!
– Justin