July 4th Fire at Seattle Boat Company's Dry Stack

Unfortunately, illegal fireworks on the 4th of July's fireworks took a wrong turn at Seattle Boat Company's dry stack facility on Lake Union. The good news is that the fire was put out quickly without any casualties. The bad news is that 14 families lost their vessels.

From Seattle Boat's President Alan Bohling:

Dear Friends of Seattle Boat Company,    Many of you saw the news or witnessed firsthand the harrowing fire at our Lake Union SkyLaunch facility on July 4th.    The fire caused significant and substantial damage but thankfully no loss of life or injury.  I am extremely grateful to our Seattle Boat staff and customers who reacted quickly and bravely to prevent even further damage or injury. Very special thanks are due to Cory, Tony and Spencer whose actions were nothing short of heroic. We're also grateful to the Seattle Fire Department for their quick response - the first fire truck arrived within one minute of receiving the 911 call and the fire was under control within 15 minutes, preventing what could have been a much worse circumstance.      Thank you to SPD for pursuing this arson investigation so quickly and thoroughly.    Our sympathies go out to our customers who lost their boats. Our staff has a personal relationship with each one of the 14 families whose boats were destroyed in the fire and we feel for all of them. We are doing everything we can to help them deal with the issues surrounding their property loss.    I wish to express my deepest appreciation to all of our Seattle Boat staff that leapt forward in a moment of crisis and worked tirelessly through the night.  Thank you also to so many of our customers and friends from around the county who have reached out to us in gracious support.    We remain open at all of our four facilities around Lake Washington and continue to offer all services for recreational boaters.       Very best regards,    Alan Bohling