Texoma Gathering 2017 July 22nd and Aug 12

[Cory]

Hope none of you are in dock U at Highport

 

[Jebinok]

@PEARCE what dock are you on at highport

 

[Cory]

Jill just posted on Facebook they were involved

 

[DCB-270]

Oh Crap!

 

[DCB-270]

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/07/19/fire-and-explosions-at-lake-texoma-marina/

 

[Cory]

Ouch

 

[0627Devildog]

Ouch

Ugh. . . . . My heart just sank. Lets hope there was no one injured at least.

 

[Cory]

No injuries I'm hearing

 

[farrelltravis]

This was @PEARCE 's dock. I have spoken with him, and they were not hurt. I do not believe they were at the dock.

My thoughts and prayers go out to you @PEARCE . If we can do anything to help, please let us know.

 

[Cory]

Second that

 

[Jebinok]

well SOB @PEARCE so sorry for you and yours, We will see you as soon as you feel you are ready to come to the lake, Like @farrelltravis said, if there is anything I can do let me know.

 

[maboat]

I got a text from @PEARCE His Cabin Cruiser is destroyed SX230 is safe at home

 

[maboat]

Here's a closer video from someone standing on the adjacent dock..

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10211953085556966

 

[txav8r]

I have been texting @PEARCE too. His boat sank after burning. I just can't believe it and like everyone else, our thoughts and prayers are with you all. I know how much you enjoyed and how proud you were of that boat.

 

[Detonate]

Man, so sorry to hear. That boat was awesome.

 

[DCB-270]

Here is picture Pearce sent me. Not much left.

 

[PEARCE]

@farrelltravis @Jebinok @DCB-270 @Cory @txav8r @maboat @Detonate
Thanks guys! We really appreciate the thoughts, prayers and offers. That really means a lot to us. There's not a whole lot any of us can do except wait to see what the marina is gonna do about this mess and how my insurance is gonna handle it. My insurance agent actually docks right across from us and was sending me pics of the ordeal before we got there. He is in the next boathouse so he still has his boat.

The only injuries occurred to the mechanic where the fire started. From what I hear he burned his hands badly.

The good news is that none of us or any of our friends from the dock were hurt. The other good thing is we still have our Yamaha. Thankfully it was parked in its garage at home.

As of right now we have plans to at the gathering this weekend. We have friends on another dock that have offered space on their boat for us to stay. We want to be close to the goings on in the marina this weekend and we need some boating therapy. We will invite them to the gathering on Saturday for sure. They will either ride with us or bring their cruiser. I'll try and keep you posted @Jebinok .

Thanks again guy and we're looking forward to seeing everyone.

 

[DCB-270]

Are they closing the rest of the marina?

 

[PEARCE]

I'm not aware that they are as of yet. It was open while it was still burning. The only thing that is closed or off limits is our dock and the one next to us. They got all of the boats out of it and have shut the power off. There's a lot of cleanup to do around that dock since that is where the wind was blowing.

 

[PEARCE]

Here's a closer video from someone standing on the adjacent dock..

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10211953085556966

Mine is (was) the third from the left.