RedactedNarrative: OP V-1 states while drifting in the State Boat Channel just west of the Jones Beach fishing piers, he started his engines and heard a pop and moments later observed smoke and flames coming from the bilge area. OP V-1 then beached the boat and OP and passenger jumped into the water and waded to shore.
NameOfBodyOfWater: STATE BOAT CHANNEL
NearestCityTown: Hempstead                     