 Vessel 1 had with three persons on board when one of the Occupants went to retrieve an item from a cooler at the stern of Vessel 1.  While doing so, the Occupant knocked a kerosene lantern to the floor of Vessel 1.  When the lantern hit the floor of Vessel 1 it burst into flames.  The Operator attempted to use a fire extinguisher to douse the flames, however, the fire extiguisher did not work.  The Operator then advised all persons on board to don PFDs and jump overboard.  Another boater (on land, leaving his home) heard cries for assistance, saw Vessel 1 on fire, retrieved his own vessel and proceeded to the accident scene to provide assistance; this Good Samaritan was able to pull two of the Victims from the water.  A second Good Samaritan also arrived on scene in another vessel and rescued the third Victim from the water.  Emergency services responded to the dock where the two Good Samaritans transported the three Victims.  Vessel 1 was towed, still burning, to the Robinson Point Boat Ramp where it was removed from the water and towed away.
Craig Beach Village           