Organizers of the annual “Big Bay Boom” July 4 fireworks display over San Diego Bay have decided not to put on another show to make good for last month's , it was reported.
A make-good show was one of the options considered after a computer glitch caused the fireworks to detonate in less than half a minute.
Hundreds of thousands of locals and tourists make their way to the waterfront every year to watch the spectacle, which is supposed to last about 15 minutes.
Those who gathered at the Coronado Ferry Landing or in Imperial Beach saw the dramatic explosions, which were caught on video and became an instant international sensation via television and the Internet.
No one was injured. For revelers who watched the Glorietta Bay fireworks show, a separate production, everything went off without a hitch.
In an email to UT-San Diego, show producer Sandy Purdon said offered to donate $125,000 worth of pyrotechnics to next year's event, and the 70 or so sponsors decided to accept the offer.
Purdon, a general partner of the Shelter Cove Marina and former chairman of the Port Tenants Association, said they've always wanted to improve the show and Garden State's offer gives them that opportunity.
Before the event became known as the "Big Bay Bust," in June the Imperial Beach City Council in 2013 as a cost saving measure. Other sources of funding may be considered.
– City News Service
and there will be no charge for this years' event, right?
Won't do us any good if we're not having an event next year. I think it was reported at the Council Meeting that IB paid $30k for the show (?) ... Should have just given our communities refunds! Oh well that's the way the Big Bay Busts. Hmmm ... it's a New Jersey company doing the sand replenishment too ... I wonder what/who the connection is. I hope that goes better than the Bust!