VESSEL #1 WAS TRAVELING SOUTH IN THE NORTH EAST RIVER NORTH OF TURKEY POINT AT CRUISING SPEED WHEN THE OPERATOR  NOTICED A GRADUAL LOSS OF ENGINE SPEED. Operator THEN LOOKED T OWARDS THE VESSELS ENGINE AREA AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THEN IMMEDIATELY OBSERVED FLAMES EMANATING FROM THE ENGINE AREA.Operator USED THE VESSELS ONBOARD FIRE EXTINGUISHER ALONG WITH ITS HALON FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO PUT THE ENGINE FIRE OUT HOWEVER IT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE ENGINE FIRE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BOAT CAUSING ALL ONBOARD TO EVACUATE THE VESSEL. THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VESSEL WERE ABLE TO BOARD NEARBY VESSEL BEING OPERATED BY WITNESS.

THE FOLLOWING FIRE BOATS RESPONDED TO ASSIST AND EXTINGUISH THE BOAT FIRE
NORTH EAST FIRE AND RESCUE
CHARLESTOWN FIRE BOAT
HAVRE DE GRACE FIRE BOAT

TOW BOAT US TOWED THE VESSEL TO JACKSON MARINA IN THE NORTH EAST

THERE ARE NO REPORTED INJURIES IN THIS INCIDENT

DAMAGE TO VESSEL WAS TOTAL
NORTH EAST                    