"Lit Up" lights off, no further problems

... written for Panbo by Ben Ellison and posted on Feb 26, 2007

Viking Lit Up afire

That’s a 35’ Viking, ironically named “Lit Up”, as it became “the world's largest flare gun” off Mayport, Florida, on Feb. 10. All six crew survived just fine, thanks to good planning and gear. Doug Ritter, of the always valuable Equipped.org site, first made me aware of this accident, and the picture comes from a thorough article at Jacksonville.com. 

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