Well with Facebook being down I expected some traffic on this forum this morning. This is an article from 2015 where the British magazine Yachting Monthly tried to blow up their test yacht. Ramona had a gas stove and I always liked to use it and always considered it safe. In this article, it's obvious that to have a gas explosion everything has to fall into place. There has to be just the right ratio for anything to happen.
My new vessel has a metho stove and I have become a real fan. Yes, it is a little slower to boil water but not by much. I use a lot of metho and while it's cheap I have a 4 litre bottle stored away. As far as safety is concerned I think metho has a greater chance of being a problem than gas and I make a point of staying close to the stove when in use.
www.yachtingmonthly.com/sailing-skills/crash-test-boat-gas-explosion-29779
