Still tragic. The charging station was the original suspicion, but the article makes the point clear.
I thought of this accident when simultaneously charging all my radios, lights, tools, etc, before putting away for the winter.
Sure, that is a concern. But for me the more tragic problem was what happened AFTER the fire started. You can't always prevent a fire with 100% efficacy so need to have solid plans for the 'what-if' case.
It is not acceptable in the case of a fire to have egress blocked (sleeping 30+, people three decks down!), not having enough smoke detectors (a $10.- item) and, to me, the most incomprehensible, no anchor watch/roving watchman. As I mentioned on the other thread, I have never ever slept on a commercial or military vessel without someone on watch. Having some crew member actually awake and making rounds (as was required by law) would surely have saved many if not all of the people who got burnt alive.
BTW the comments in the Wash Post article are also interesting. Several of the people have stayed on that very boat.