A boat exploded at a sandbar in Fort Lauderdale’s Intracoastal Waterway on Memorial Day, severely injuring nine adults and two children, officials said Monday night.
The explosion happened at about 5:45 p.m., May 26, at a sandbar off the Lauderdale Yacht Club at 1725 SE 12th St., just south of where the New River and the Intracoastal meet, according to Frank Guzman, public information officer for Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue.
The area is popular because the shallow water at the sandbar allows boaters to anchor their vessels at low tide and wade into the water. Low tide Monday came at about 3:30 p.m. in the Intracoastal…