On the eve of the Annual Blessing of the Fleet in Darien, GA, several shrimp boats caught fire late last night. According to my sources, officials are looking into two theories on how this fire may have started. One theory is that someone may have left a generator on overnight which leaked gas and started the fire which spread to neighboring boats. The other theory is that someone was welding on a boat and a spark may have landed on combustible material and smoldered for awhile before catching into a full blaze. I don’t believe that arson is suspected though I’m sure they are investigating all avenues.
Here’s a photo sent by a friend of the fire last night…
The Darien Annual Blessing of the Fleet is a huge event for this small community located just north of the Glynn County line in McIntosh County and part of what is considered the Golden Isles. It’s a full weekend event beginning today (Friday) with vendor booths of all types, helicopter rides, concerts, food, and a parade on Saturday morning. Basically, it’s a big ol’ weekend party to celebrate their shrimp boat fleet…
Does anyone think it’s odd that two of my last four posts have to do with things burning down??? Well, the other two posts had to do with taxes… hmmm.
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Interesting information. We’ve visited the Darien area and found it a pleasant spot. Thanks for the info on the unfortunate fire.