Big Powercat Fire NOT Caused by Lithium Batteries

Florida Investigation Continues as Insurer Prepares To Sue

Steady AF was half sunk, down on her starboard side by the time the fire had been extinguished. (Longboat Key Fire Department photo)

Lithium batteries almost certainly were not the cause of a fire that ruined a 70-foot power catamaran last August at Longboat Key, Florida.

The boat was named Steady AF, and she was an Aquila 70 Luxury—flagship of the Marine…