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[Black Panther 1,767]

When an electric boat sinks? Can you get electrocuted? 

My first thought is no, 

The battery will short between the terminals in salt water, fizz bang pop no battery.

Experts?

[CarpeDiem 530]

"can you"

The short answer is yes.

Salt water is a great conductor, swimming with a 96v battery is a stupid idea. 

If you rewrote your question, perhaps to:

Is it likely you'll get electrocuted when a correctly designed electric boat sinks?

Then the short answer becomes no. 

 

[aardvarkash10 1,105]

3 hours ago, CarpeDiem said:

Then the short answer becomes no. 

 

lolz - I see what you did there!

[Priscilla II 450]

If you’re still onboard a submersed boat electrocution would just join the list of immediate concerns.

I wonder if lithium iron batteries continue to burn whilst submersed.

 

 

[khayyam 101]

2 hours ago, Priscilla II said:

 

I wonder if lithium iron batteries continue to burn whilst submersed.

 

 

 

They can. It's exciting. 

[Ex Machina 390]

11 hours ago, Black Panther said:

When an electric boat sinks? Can you get electrocuted? 

My first thought is no, 

The battery will short between the terminals in salt water, fizz bang pop no battery.

Experts?

I assume you saw this ? 
 

 

 

[aardvarkash10 1,105]

I've heard of stream of consciousness, but never seen a stream of unconsciousness.

Until just then ☝️

[Black Panther 1,767]

That's what prompted  me to ask,  but I was trying to keep it apolitical. 

[alibaba 84]

Little snag to batteries shorting out in  sea water. I'm pretty sure from my chemistry that the following occurs: Sea water contains salt ie chloride ions. They take up electrons for the battery and form Chlorine gas - very toxic. Not nice to be in an enclosed space with.