RedactedNarrative: On the 27th of july, on or about 11:30 am, vessel 1 was involved in a boating incident involving a fire which burned the vessel completely.
  
  The operator of vessel 1 was headed east on the intracoastal waterway when the motor stopped running.  The operator tried to restart the motor as the vessel drifted to the east point of ocean isle beach.  The motor then exploded igniting the fuel tank in the stern.  The operator and passenger were able to disembark from the vessel safely.  The operator attempted to extinguish the fire with the onboard fire extinguisher but to no avail.  The fire spread quickly fed from the fuel and wind burning the entire boat to the waterline.  The fire was eventually extinguished by brunswick county sherriff's deputies and horry county fire boat.  Sea tow was able to salvage the remains and tow the vessel to brick landing access area where it was loaded onto the owner's trailer and removed.
  
  It was unable to be determined if all required safety equipment was onboard due to the amount of damage from the fire.  Alcohol nor drugs were believed to be the contributing factor in the incident.  Fault of machinery is believed to be the contributing factor in the incident.
  
  ***please note:  as stated in this narrative, there is no way to determine if and/or how many uscg life jackets were or were not on the vessel due to the amount of fire damage. The vessel and all its contents were completely destroyed by fire.********
  
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