WHILE OUT FISHING, THE OPERATOR OF V1 BEGAN TO SMELL FUEL FUMES. HOWEVER HE COULD NOT DETERMINE WHERE THEY WERE COMING FROM. THE OPERATOR ADVISED THAT HE DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE DOCK. V1 WAS IDLING TOWARD HOME WHEN THE COWLING BLEW OFF THE TOP OF THE MOTOR. THE OPERATOR STATED THAT HE THEN OBSERVED THE MOTOR ON FIRE AT WHICH TIME HE CONTACTED THE COAST GUARD AND ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH TWO FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, HOWEVER THIS DIDNT WORK. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO POUR A BUCKET OF SALT WATER ON THE MOTOR WHICH DID EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. TH COAST GUARD ARRIVED AND WAS ABLE TO DISCONNECT THE POWER TO THE MOTOR.
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