RedactedNarrative: V1 OWNER/OPERATOR WAS WORKING ON A CRACKED FUEL LINE ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE THE VESSEL FIRE. V1 OPERATOR WAS ABLE TO GET THE ENGINE STARTED TO MOVE TO ANOTHER LOCATION. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES THEY DECIDED TO TRY ANOTHER FISHING LOCATION BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE OPERATOR OPENED THE ENGINE COVER AND WORKED ON THE IGNITION SYSTEM AFTER A FEW SECONDS HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE ENGINE TO START. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO MOVE TOWARDS THE CABIN WHEN THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE THEN BLEW UP. BOTH THE OPERATOR AND OCCUPANT JUMPED OVERBOARD. V1 BURNED TO THE WATER LINE.
NameOfBodyOfWater: INDIAN RIVER
NearestCityTown: VERO BEACH                    