V1 WAS HEADED OUT IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN APPROXIMATELY a HALF MILE EAST OF MIAMI BEACH. AT APPROXIMATLY 17:00 THE OPERATOR SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE ENGINE HATCHES WERE THEN OPENED TO INVESTIGATE WHERE THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM. A SMALL FIRE WAS THEN DISCOVERED IN THE LOCATION WHERE THE STARBOARD TURBO IS LOCATED. THE OPERATOR USED ONE FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON THE FIRE AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. A TOWING COMPANY THEN TOWED V1 TO A NEAR BY MARINA.
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