RedactedNarrative: On Saturday March 26th 2022, around 9am, I, Officer of the Maryland Natural Resources Police was on routine patrol in Middle River, leaving Strawberry Point in my marked patrol vehicle 362.
  
  While patrolling the area, I notice light grey colored smoke in the distance of Wilson Point Park. When en route towards the park, the smoke had now become a thick dark, almost black in color. After following the smoke, it led me to Wilson Point boat ramp. I notified dispatch as soon as I arrived on scene, about a vessel on fire at the ramp. Dispatch was currently being notified and on the phone with Baltimore County Fire and EMS. Baltimore County Fire and EMS arrived on scene right after I did.
  
  The vessel was fully engulfed in flames at the right-side boat launch ramp. While Baltimore County Fire and EMS were working to put out the fire, I witnessed two gentlemen standing by a Ford Explorer with a boat trailer attached to the back, and asked if that happen to be their vessel? Which they replied yes. I asked everyone if they were okay and they informed me they were.
  
  After speaking to the owner of the vessel and his friend, who was a passenger on the vessel, they informed me what happened.
  
  Operator told me that he purchased this vessel from a friend yesterday, March 25th 2022, which he paid $1,000 for. He went to Normans Tax Tag and Title located at 1701 Eastern Blvd, Essex, MD, 21221 on Friday March 25th 2022 to complete the registration and paperwork process for the vessel. Normans informed Operator he should have all his paperwork in the mail by Wednesday March 30th. Operator was issued a receipt for the transaction, but that receipt was on the boat at the time of the fire, as well as his wallet with his drivers license and cell phone which had pictures of the vessel registration on it.
  
  The vessel had burned all the way down to the water line, which also burned the vessel registration numbers. Operator’s girlfriend, was able to retrieve a picture of the vessel registration from her cell phone. After running the registration bearing,  MD 2588 AB, it came back to a 1977, 120 horsepower, 18.2 foot, Elite vessel with a hull id that was also verified once the vessel was retrieved on the trailer of ELEO41190277. This was a inboard/outboard vessel. When I asked Operator and Subject1 what happened they informed me they were taking the vessel out for a sea trial. They were planning on keeping it in Dark Head Cove.
  
  They launched the vessel, turned on the ventilator, started the engine and as soon as the key was turned, the boat exploded from the ground up. Operator told me he had started the vessel the day before in his yard and everything was fine. I asked Operator if he was sure he turned on the exhaust switch, which he told me yes.
  
  Operator told me his boat had all his belongings on it, which he wanted to go back for but his friend Subject1 told him no. This included about $1,000 in Milwaukee tools, his iphone, a speaker and his wallet with his license, social security card and other various bank cards.
  
  The fire had caused minor pilling damage to the pier at the Wilson Point Boat ramp. Baltimore County Parks and Recreation was notified about the damage and given the report number of NRP-22-00417 for this incident incase he needed further information. Operators name and his girlfriend contact number was also given incase he needed to reach Operator.
  
  Operator was able to remove his vessel from the boat ramp which left minor debris. USCG was notified about the incident and sent pictures which are also attached to this report, as well as Operators and Subject1s witness statements.
  
   
  
  All events occurred in Baltimore County Maryland.
  