On 06/15/2011, Vessel 1 (V1) had his vessel fueled up at Sterling Marina at approximately 1115 hrs. After having his V1 fueled, operator headed in a westerly direction out of the fueling area of Sterling Marina when his vessel exploded into flames. opreator could not reach a fire extinguisher due to the severity of the flames and jumped off his vessel onto vessel 2. After exiting vessel two he tried along with two other individuals to fight off the flames with a water hose and fire extinguisher. The wind blew vessel into both vessel 2 and vessel 3. Hernando Beach Volunteer Fire Department arrived on scene at approximately 1119hrs, where the fire was extinguished at 1124hrs.
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