OPERATOR LAUNCHED HIS BOAT AND MOORED TO THE COURTESY DOCK. OPERATOR CLOSED HIS ENGINE HATCH AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES OF RUNNING. SOON AFTER CLOSING THE ENGINE HATCH, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT EXPLODED EJECTING THE OPERATOR ONTO THE DOCK. THE BOAT THEN BURNED UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED IT.
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