V1 WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DOCKING BEHIND THE RESIDENCE, WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR, IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ENGINE STALLED, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION AT THE STERN OF THE VESSEL. THE OPERATOR RETRIEVED AND UTILIZED THE VESSEL'S FIRE EXTINGUISHER, BUT WAS UNABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. BOTH THE OCCUPANT AND OPERATOR ABANDONED V1 AND GET ON THE SEAWALL. V1 STILL ENGULFED IN FLAMES, DRIFTED EAST AND CAUSED FIRE DAMAGE TO THE ADJOINING DOCK AND AND DOCKED VESSEL. V1 WAS REMOVED BY BOAT US TOWING AT THE REQUEST OF THE OWNER.
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