On 02/27/2012 at 14:10 hours, the vessel 'C Wise', a 1948 Elcho wooden cabin motorboat sank while moored at the Port Orchard Yacht Club in slip B-16.

Crews were hired to work on the vessel to raise it from the water. The owner declined using a pump from the contractor he hired to raise the vessel and retrieved his own pump to finish de-watering the vessel.  When he plugged his pump in, gasoline vapors that had leaked out of the sunken boat exploded.  The fire that resulted was quickly extinguished.  Seven people were present at the time of the explosion and five were injured.  

Both the boat and boathouse were a total loss.
Port Orchard                  