VESSEL #1 WAS TRAVELLING FROM OCEAN CITY TOWARDS  LEWIS DELAWARE WHEN AN ODOR OF ELECTRICAL FIRE WAS OBSERVED.  OPENING OF THE SALON DOORS REVEALED A HAZE OF LIGHT COLORED SMOKE. IN ATTEMPT TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINES, THE OPERATOR SAID THE STARBOARD ENGINE SHUT DOWN BOT THE PORT ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. WITHIN 8-12 MINUTES THE VESSEL WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THEY ABANDONED THE VESSEL AND BOARDED A GOOD SAMARATIANS VESSEL THAT CAME TO THE AID.
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