***The following boating accident was reported to myself (the reporting officer) on 01-07-2012 over four months from when the accident took place.  This accident occurred while the vessel was tied up at dock  Every effort was made to complete the BARD report in its entirety however some information was unavailable.  The owner of the vessel and a Kemah Fire Department report provided what information is contained in this report.*** 


On 07-28-2012 subject stated he smelled a light electrical smell after returning to his boat.  He had been gone 20 minutes.  AC was on when he left but off and breaker blown, which was not unusual with the fridge, when he returned.  He stated that he put the generator on and turned AC back on.  Went down inside the boat and saw smoke coming into the galley.  Saw flames coming from the right side by shore power connections and then called the fire department.  Kemah Fire Department showed up on seen along with other surrounding fire departments and extinguished the fire.  The fire was later determined by the Owner's insurance company to be caused by electrical components in the boat.
Kemah                         