OPERATOR STATED THAT HE WAS COMING OUT OF THE COVE WHEN THE PORT SIDE MOTOR MADE A POP NOISE AND STALLED WHEN HATCH WAS MOVED/OPENED. THE FIRE WAS COMING OUT, AND OPERATOR STATED THE HE TRIED TO PUT IT OUT BUT IT WAS TOo MUCH TO PUT OUT.  FOUR PASSENGERS GOT OFF THE VESSEL ONTO A RESCUE SQUAD BOAT. ONE PASSENGER GOT OFF THE VESSEL AND BOARDED A PONTOON BOAT, THEN TAKEN TO THE SAME BOAT AS THE OTHER PASSENGERS. ALCOHOL WAS NOT A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. IT IS UNKNOWN BY THE REPORT IF PASSENGERS WHERE WEARING PFD'S.
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