Boat Blows Up Off Oxnard, Windows in 10 Homes Shatter
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OXNARD — A 32-foot cabin cruiser exploded while anchored in Oxnard’s Channel Islands Harbor early this morning, raining debris on nearby homes and shattering windows in 10 houses that line the harbor, authorities said.
No one was injured when the boat blew apart shortly after 2 a.m., but residents sleeping in their homes as far as four miles away were awakened by the blast.
The owner of the gasoline-powered craft, Frederick Moumarski, who lives on board, was not present when it exploded, said Clarence Cabell, harbor operations supervisor.
Minor damage was done to some of the nearby homes, Cabell said. Value of the boat, which was destroyed, was estimated at $25,000.
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