RedactedNarrative: On July 26th at approximately 2130 hours I Officer of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was dispatched to a large vessel on fire approximately 100 feet off the shoreline of the residence. Dispatch advised the vessel was fully engulfed in flames. 
  
  I arrived on scene at approximately 2159 hours where I noticed the Indian River County Fire Department vessel was getting on scene and beginning to extinguish the flames. 
  
  I identified the owner of the vessel and I identified him by his Florida Drivers license that read: 
  
  I asked Subject to complete a sworn written statement about the accident and he agreed. 
  
  I summarized Subject's statement as the following: 
  
  - He was on his boat and started to smell gasoline. 
  - He lifted engine cover and stern battery access. 
  - When the bilge pump turned on the fire engulfed. 
  - He searched for his fire extinguisher but the whole deck was starting to engulf. 
  - He went into the cabin and exited through the vessels hatch. 
  - He climbed into his smaller vessel (tender) and got rid of the anchor and got away quickly. 
  
  I notified the State of Florida Fire Marshal 
  
  No charges are being filed. 
  
  On August, 4, 2015, I made contact with Subject and told him he has 5 days to remove the vessel from the waters of the State of Florida and he told me that he has already moved the vessel closer to shore, and the vessel will be completely removed out of the water by Thursday August, 6, 2015.