On June 30, 2013, at approximately 1215 hours, a 28'' inboard, cabin vessel was returning to the marina when the port engine stalled. The operator repeated tried to restart the port engine. A fire started in the engine compartment. The two occupants aboard the vessel were unable to reach the fire extinguisher due to the thick, black smoke. The 2 occupants voluntarily left the burning boat and swam to a nearby vessel. The fire consumed the boat to the waterline and then sank in deep water.    After talking with the mechanic and owner of the vessel, the cause of the fire was due to overheating of the starter and non-marine grade electrical wiring. It is believed that the boat had been incorrectly wired with common house grade wires before the current owner purchased the boat and prior to the current mechanic working on the vessel.
Boulder City