Re Craig. A fire extinguisher would likely not have helped. Presumably, the gas tank exploded when gas that had leaked previously ignited. There was no way to prevent this explosion, so long as the gas leak went undetected. The only way to prevent these incidents from reoccurring is to install some type of gas sniffing equipment that would transmit an alarm once a gas scent is detected.

RE: msmuffett Thank you for the information concerning the insurance status of 4C's. What a terrible predicament for the passengers. I would think the American Embassy will pressure the Bahamas Government to pay for the medical treatment of the guests, due to their negligent oversight of the leisure cruise industry. To ensure that tourism is not negatively impacted, the Government must: 1. Pay all costs associated with this tragedy; 2. Ensure all leisure cruise operators are insured from now on; 3. Ensure all leisure cruise operators have implemented the requisite safety standards and are strictly policed from now on (which would likely include the prohibition of home-made boats to be used with tourists).

If Four C's doesn't have insurance, the Government will most likely have to pay.

Don't assume anything in the Bahamas Economist. BTW does anyone know who their insurance provider is and whether the policy was paid up to date?

I've heard that there was a gas leak and the hull of the boat was full of gas. One little spark then boom. That is the only reason that makes sense.

Have we been governed for 50 years or robbed for 50 years? It would seem the later. Most of what they have done in 50 years could be accomplished by the Chinese in 6 months.

The problem is you were fraudulent from the beginning and used the phrase, "It's The People's Time." In truth, you are an old school majority rule politician that believes the people are your servants. You were a wolf in sheep's clothing. You swung us to get our vote. That is at the core of this matter: you lied about who you are. We voted for change from the majority rule "one man band" crew! We voted for consultation and transparency! You have lost our trust and will never get it back.

We know the FNM is toast... BUT... Please, please no more PLP.

Likely, the person importing the vehicles for the police will be an FNM crony. This is why they keep crashing and reordering vehicles, somebody in their party gets a big fat payday.

If the Bahamas Government was a company, consumers would tell them to get out of the governing business, because they're terrible at it. It's quite clear that our government, both parties, are simply terrible at governing. Their skills at governing are not something any consumer would pay money for in the working world; they would be completely bankrupt.