BertStevens
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Ferry explosion at Playa del Carmen pier injures at least 12 Ferry explosion at Playa del Carmen pier injures at least 12
No word yet on the cause.
No word yet on the cause.
Ferry explosion in Playa del Carmen
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a Facebook group I'm on just posted this.
Explosion o Playa del Carmen ferry in Mexico leaves ‘12 injured’
Looks like it blew out the windows and a chunk of the side of the boat!
Yikes!
Jay
Explosion o Playa del Carmen ferry in Mexico leaves ‘12 injured’
Looks like it blew out the windows and a chunk of the side of the boat!
Yikes!
Jay
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I think I'll stick to UltraMar or Mexico Waterjets.
Gas buildup? Seems unlikely.
Perhaps explosives or sabotage? The other two ferry operators do not have amicable relations with Barcos.
Perhaps explosives or sabotage? The other two ferry operators do not have amicable relations with Barcos.
mediumone
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Agreed.
Many are surprised that there haven't been mishaps before now. I think sitting in the center of all of the ferries and close to the life jacket storage lockers would be a good idea.
Yes, I agree. There is a video from another ferry that shows it clearly. It blew out both sides of the boat. it doesn't look good. No news of any fatalities but 13 confirmed injured.
Please take any information with a grain of salt. The media report is well...a media report....and this just happened so details are still being reported.
I'll still take whatever ferry leaves next and gives me the local price...
Jay
I have seen a video of the ferry approaching the dock, and before unloading the explosion occurred. There are bound to be fatalities, but maybe the government can downplay it as it seems to be the case right now with just a few confirmed injuries. There is going to be a lot more on this incident. Already on Fox News.
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Rred
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Photo in that link does not look like a "ferry explosion". It looks very much like someone's hand bag blew up and took out a small portion of the deck side.
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Well, a phone video showed a guy laying on the ground, not moving and everyone just walking past him. To me he didn't look dead, but he apparently was in pretty bad shape. In this day and age it would be difficult to suppress information regarding the incident.
Videos look pretty bad. Wonder what or who is responsible for the explosion.
Here are videos hosted on Facebook publicly showing the moment of the blast:
Cameron
Here are videos hosted on Facebook publicly showing the moment of the blast:
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