VESSEL WAS TIED TO BANK AND OPERATOR AND PASSENGER WERE IN THE PROCESS OF COOKING DINNER WHEN tHE VESSEL EXPLODED AND WENT UP IN FLAMES. VESSEL HAD A GAS STOVE AND REFRIGERATOR ON THE VESSEL THAT WERE BEING USED AS THEY HAD BAKED POTATOES IN THE COOKING STOVE FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. WHEN PASSENGERS WENT TO THE FRONT PORCH TO LIGHT THE GRILL, THEY HAD TROUBLE LIGHTING IT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VESSEL EXPLODED FROM THE INSDE PORT SIDE. PASSENGERS TRIED TO GET INSIDE OF VESSEL TO GET A FRIE EXTINGUISHER BUT ANOTHER BOATER WAS YELLING FOR THEM TO GET OFF THE VESSEL BECAUSE THE FLAMES WERE COMING OUT OF THE BACK OF THE VESSELS CABIN AREA. PASSENGERS JUMPED OFF THE FRONT OF THE VESSEL ONTO THE ISLAND AND HEADED FOR THE TIP OF THE ISLAND. AS THE VESSEL BURNED THEIR PROPANE TANKS EXPLODING AND FUEL FROM THE GAS TANK BURNING, THE ROPES HOLDING THE VESSEL ON THE ISLAND BURNED AND THE VESSEL BROKE FREE AND FLOATED TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COVE WHERE IT CAME TO REST ON THE BANK.THERE WHERE ONLY MINOR INJURIES TO THE PASSENGER LEGS AND WRIST FROM GLASS SCRAPING HER DURING THIS FIRE.
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