8 PEOPLE WERE ON BOARD A 20 FT. VESSEL THAT LAUNCHED FROM DUTCH GAP BOAT LANDING. 10 MINUTES INTO THE VOYAGE, OCCUPANTS SMELLED SMOKE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND THE COWLING WAS LIFTED CAUSING A LARGE FIRE TO ERUPT AND ENGULF THE BOAT WITHIN MINUTES. ALL OCCUPANTS ABANDONED SHIP AND 1 OCCUPANT DROWNED. 2 OCCUPANTS WERE TREATED FOR BURNS.
CHESTER/DUTCH GAP BOAT LANDING