MEC&F Expert Engineers : 10 injured, including 3 children, when boat exploded in Spring Cove Marina on Solomons Island, Maryland during refueling

Saturday, July 4, 2015

10 injured, including 3 children, when boat exploded in Spring Cove Marina on Solomons Island, Maryland during refueling

  JULY 4, 2015

Calvert County, MD

Ten people were injured when a boat (a cabin cruiser) exploded (a flash fire) in Calvert County, Maryland on Saturday.

It happened around 6 p.m. in the Spring Cove Marina on Solomons Island. The 38-foot cabin cruiser was fueling at the dock when an unknown source ignited the vessel, according to Maryland Natural Resources Police.


Eight of the 10 injured were transported to a specialty center, including the three pediatric patients. Two people were sent to a local emergency room for minor injuries at the Calvert Memorial Hospital.


None of the injuries was life-threatening, the fire department said.

The state fire marshal, along with police, will be on the scene throughout the night to investigate.