Re: Boat Explosion in Bahamas Home › Forum › Ask A Member › Boat Explosion in Bahamas › Re: Boat Explosion in Bahamas nj-boatbuilder57Replies: 286Topics: 41 July 2, 2018 at 12:44 pm #78883 One other thing: while gas vapors quite likely played a part in the ignition, a lot of what you see burning there is fiberglass. It’s a chemical reaction thing…once it gets going, there’s very little stopping it.