ON APRIL 2, 2011, operator, WHITE MALE, AGE 61, WAS MOVING HIS MOTOR YACHT FROM WASHINGTON HARBOR TO BRIDGETON HARBOR TO LIVE OFF THE VESEL.  operator SAID THE VESSEL RAN FINE UNTIL THEY REACHED THE NEUSE RIVER.  operator SAID THE STARBOARD SIDE ENGINE STARTED TO FLUTTER IN RPMS.  operator SAID HE CHANGED THE FUEL FILTER ON THE STARBOARD ENGINE.  operator SAID SHORTLY AFTER HE CHANGED THE FUEL FILTER, HIS SON FOUND THE FIRE INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.  operator SAID THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT WITH THREE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.  IT APPEARED THAT THE FIRE STARTED DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE FUEL LINE.  I WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE CONDITION OF THE FUEL LINE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE DUE TO THE MISSING AND MELTED FUEL LINE.
KENNEL BEACH                  