WHILE CRUISING AT NEAR FULL THROTTLE, BOAT SUDDENLY LOST POWER. SMOKE BEGAN TO BILLOW FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT VENTS. BOAT OPERATOR EVACUATED CHILDREN FROM THE BOAT ONTO THE TUBE HE WAS TOWING. OPERATOR GENERATED A 'MAYDAY' AND PROCEEDED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FIRE CAUSE WAS LIKELY A ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM.
SEVESTOPOL                    