On august 11, 2012 at or around 3:15pm, vessel one caught fire during a simulated scene in the pirate invasion week in beaufort.  Vessel one was anchored up in the center of the creek while they were having a "pirate fight".  Half way through the pirate fight, something was happening at the stern of the boat. subject and company was at the bow of the boat at this time.  The stern of vessel one suddenly burst into flames.  subject and passenger made an unsuccessful attempt to extinguish the fire.  By this time, the owner of captain hook brought another vessel bow to bow to get everyone off safely.  A seatow boat came along side and extinguished the fire. The definite cause of the fire is unknown, but the flames started in the area of the batteries, commercial water pump, and fuel tank.
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