Owner of Fire-Destroyed Kaikoconut Floating Bar to Rebuild

The resolute owner of the Kaikoconut floating bar that was destroyed by fire on Sunday night is to start the rebuilding process imminently.

Glen Hector says there is “no question” that his luxurious party vessel – which attracted hundreds of revellers a week earning a place on numerous tourists’ must-do lists – will be back in business as soon as possible.

The total devastation of the two-level, 175-person catamaran, kitted out with restaurant, waterslides and trampoline, amounts to more than EC$2 million in losses.

“My boat that took me three years to build, and every cent I had, burnt in less than 30 minutes,” Hector said.

The reason for the inferno is “baffling”, he continued, explaining that his team had followed the usual procedure for closing the vessel down for the night, shortly after sunset. No one was on board when the blaze broke out.