For the first time, we’re hearing from the North Palm Beach captain who was on board his boat when it exploded .
“If I didn’t get out of that boat, I would be dead,” said Tim Hoban. “I’m just so happy to be alive even though I’m crying about hurting.”
Hoban did a Zoom interview exclusively with WPTV’s Joel Lopez from a hospital bed in Miami.
“I can’t even walk, my legs are so burnt. The pain is so extreme that just putting my feet on the floor takes me an hour-and-a-half to get out of the hospital bed to try and stand up and walk,” said Hoban.
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Joel Lopez
He’s been in the hospital for 11 days now and is being treated for second and third degree burns on about 36% of his body.
“I was unconscious for four to five nights and then when I first woke up in ICU every time I’d shut my eyes, I’d see the flames and I’d be in the fire and I couldn’t sleep for two days,” said Hoban. “It was really bad but I’m not having the nightmares anymore and it’s a good thing.”