During the course of my research I came across the McCotter's Marina fire that happened in January of 2011 in North Carolina. Results on google were inconclusive other than to say the cause of the fire was "electrical". Frustrated with the investigation follow up I could find on-line I reached out to the Bunyan, NC fire department to see if they had any more information, they did.


What I was told was that the "exact" cause can't be 100% pin pointed and they rarely are. Their best guess and best information came directly from an eye witness who had stepped off his boat and saw the fire engulfed on the OUTSIDE of another boat at the SHORE POWER INLET.. D'oh....!


The individual I spoke with at Bunyan Fire Department asked not to be identified because they were unsure if the damage numbers on boats, $$$ etc. were accurate. This individual was directly involved in the investigation and quite confident about the eye witness and the perceived or assumed cause of this massive fire and where it originated..


This fire at McCotter's Marina was estimated at approximately 23 million dollars in damage and included a Bertram 68, with a single boat value into the millions. This fire also turned McCotter's into a SUPERFUND SITE for clean up. Over 20 boats and the marina were destroyed all on what is believed to be a shore power cord/inlet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




Image Courtesy: Beaufort County Now


This is an actual video that was posted on YouTube of the McCotter's fire. Think about this the next time you need a shore power cord!