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Updated: 01/22/2013 02:56:09PM
Some bad luck, some good in marina fire
SUN PHOTO BY MERAB-MICHAL FAVORITE
Four boats were totalled and one was damaged slightly in a fire at Gator Creek Marine on Sunday.
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Spectators said it took firefighters about three hours to completely extinguish the flames.
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PUNTA GORDA — When one local man took his boat in for a simple repair, he ended up losing it to a fire.
Richard Coates had owned the 28-foot Sea Ray for eight years with his wife, Geraldine. He recently took it to Gator Creek Marine for some routine maintenance on his trim tabs, a mechanism that helps the boat plane more easily.
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