Sea Ray Death Suit Turns on Fuel Hose Design

Manufacturer Not to Blame, Missouri Jury Decides

A Sea Ray exploded just as it was being untied from a fuel dock at Lake of the Ozarks in May 2020. (Screen shot from Jayme Swearingen video)

When a Sea Ray exploded killing a 53-year-old Missouri man four years ago, someone had to be at fault, right? Boats aren’t meant to blow up.

Maybe so, but according to the jury in the subsequent federal lawsuit, the …