RedactedNarrative: On Thursday 6-20-19 at approx. 2:30PM, a single vessel fire occurred in Flagler Beach, Flagler County Florida.  V1 was a 1972 45-foot Whitcraft with dual Chrysler 360HP engines. V1 was heading south on the Intracoastal Water Way near State Road 100 and the Moody Boat Ramp. V1 was the sole vessel involved in the accident. 
  
  Subject advised he gave the vessel gas and began to smell smoke coming from the engine compartment located at the stern. Subject went to the engine compartment and opened the hatch and saw white smoke coming from the engine. Subject put V1 into neutral and grabbed a fire extinguisher and tried to extinguish the fire.
  
   V1 drifted near a fishing pier, where Subject set the anchor and jumped off. V1 became stuck in the mud due to low tide and the wind. The fire spread from the stern to the bow. Subject hoped off V1 and Flagler Beach Fire Department arrived on scene and tried to extinguish the fire. It took approximately 2 hours to fully extinguish the fire.  Flagler Beach Fire Department called the State Fire Marshal.  Detective arrived on scene and provided me with their Case Number (19-1685). 
  
   I conducted an interview with Subject. During the interview, Subject admitted to doing mechanical work on the rods and changing the oil a few days prior to his departure from Deland, FL. Subject informed me there was a small oil leak, but it was due to the age of the vessel. Subject was not the owner of V1. I contacted the owner, and informed her of the situation pertaining to her vessel. The cause of the vessel fire is unknown as of this report, the State Fire Marshal Office is investigating also.
  