RedactedNarrative: I Officer of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) was on state water patrol in Monroe County, Florida on July 3, 2016 when Lieutenant also with FWC informed me of a vessel fire that occurred in the early morning hours of July 3, 2016 at approximately 12:30 AM. 
  
  The Monroe County Fire Department and the Monroe County Sheriffs Office responded but FWC was not informed of the fire that night and was told after the fact. Myself and Officer also with FWC responded to the location of the vessel. 
  
  When we arrived on scene the owners son was standing on the dock next to the vessel. We identified ourselves as FWC Law Enforcement and were here to do a follow up on the vessel fire. Owner’s son stated that the vessel was docked behind his vacation home and plugged into the shore power that was located on the dock when the boat named Rudy's Fishing Team II (USCG Documentation number 1075966) caught fire all of the sudden. 
  
  Owner’s son stated that the vessel was his fathers, and that he passed away on February 21, 2016 and that it was still in his fathers name. Owner’s son and the rest of his family were doing some repairs to the vessel and working on the interior prior to the vessel catching fire. The family decided to not renew the insurance on the vessel since they were not planning on using it until the repairs were done. 
  
  At the time of the fire there was no one on board and none of the nearby houses were damaged and no one was injured. Owner’s son stated to me that he could not think of anything he or his family did repair wise that would have caused the fire. 
  
  On scene the shore power box was heavily damaged and was burnt as well. Owner’s son is working with US Tow to get the boat removed from the dock. No further action is taken at this time.