Investigation revealed that operator #1 had just completed fueling vessel #1 with one hundred dollars worth of fuel, about 20 gallons of gasoline, and had just been untied from the fuel dock when the owner/operator ignited trapped fuel vapors under the deck of the vessel.  Ignition spark by starting ignition. It was determined that a strong SE breeze trapped the fuel vapors under the deck of the vessel.  The ignition spark caused the vapors to explode and the vessel to catch fire.  The force of the explosion threw one person out of the vessel and into the water, causing her to strike her leg on the center console and receive a laceration. Victim #1 grabbed a type 4 PFD, which had also been blown overboard. The other four passengers leaped from the vessel to the fuel dock.
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