RedactedNarrative: Vessel – 1990, 18’ Blue Water Open Motorboat w/1 Mercury Sterndrive Engine – HP Unknown
  
  On 06/14/2019, at about 06:31 p.m., this vessel was drifting on Lake Washington about ¼ mile West from Gene Coulon Park, located near Renton, WA in King county.
  
  According to Law Enforcement, on this date and time, this vessel was out at the above location for tubing and swimming.  After swimming, Operator tried to start the boat.  According to Operator, it didn’t want to start so he kept cranking.  After a few seconds he saw smoke coming from the engine cover.  He tried to raise the cover and felt heat and saw flames coming from the cover.   
  
  Operator and his passengers jumped onto the tow tube. Operator then started paddling away from the boat.  Another unknown boat that saw the fire, headed over to help with the 4 occupants that were on the tube.  After recovering the occupants from the tube, they moved away from the boat that was on fire and waited for Law Enforcement to arrive on scene. 
  
  Mercer Island Officers who were already in the area, were dispatched to the scene.  They saw the smoke coming from the boat.  Officers arrived at about 06:35 p.m. to a fully involved boat fire.  They first checked to see that all from the boat had been picked up and accounted for.  They then moved to extinguish the fire.  After extinguishing the fire, they hooked up a tow line to the burnt boat.
  
  Officers then moved to the witness boat that had the 4 occupants onboard from the boat that was on fire.  The occupants were transferred to the Mercer Island Marine Patrol boat and the burnt boat was towed back to Gene Coulon Park where Renton fire met Officers to overhaul the fire.  The Fire Inspector was also dispatched to investigate the fire.
  
  0 Injuries / 0 Fatalities 
  No Apparent Alcohol Involvement
  The Vessel was a Total Loss – Estimated Value $3,000
  Operator was Wearing a PFD
  Operator Did Not have a Mandatory Boater Education Card
  