RedactedNarrative: On Friday July 16, 2021 at approximately 20:00 I was advised of a boat fire on Boone Lake involving a single vessel that had two occupants onboard. The vessel had been operating at idle speed returning to its dock after having engine trouble. The operator was advised by an individual on shore that the engine was on fire. He attempted to extinguish the fire, but the fire extinguisher malfunctioned. The operator and passenger then put on a PFD, jumped off the vessel, and were picked up by passing PWCs.  
  *** On Friday July 16, 2021 at approximately 20:00 I was advised of a boat fire on Boone Lake involving a single vessel that had two occupants onboard. Officers advised me that the Johnson City Fire Department (JCFD) was extinguishing the fire and the vessel would be towed back to its dock. Upon arrival to the dock I interviewed the operator and the passenger. They informed me that they had received the vessel back from The Boat Doctors repair company an hour before their departure. They had traveled down their cove towards the main channel when the engine began to misfire. OP1 had turned the boat around and began back towards the dock when they heard a loud backfire from the engine. They were advised by an individual on shore that the motor was on fire and they needed to depart the vessel. OP1 stated he grabbed the fire extinguisher that was showing fully charged but when he attempted to spray the fire, the fire extinguisher malfunctioned. They then put on their PFDs and jumped into the water. They were picked up by passing PWCs. The vessel was pulled to a dock were the JCFD extinguished the flames.  *** No charges found during investigation.
  