RedactedNarrative: On the morning of May 25, 2014 at approximately 06:00 hours a single vessel accident occurred 35 to 37 approximate miles offshore off of St John?s County, Fl. V-1 was a 37? sport fish vessel occupied by six people. V-1 engine compartment caught fire for an unknown reason and sank. 
  
  I interviewed all six people that were on V-1 that had caught fire and sank offshore from Saint Augustine. This is the information that I gathered from the owner of the vessel and those occupants onboard. The owner/operator of V-1 stated to me that at 06:00 he noticed smoke coming from the engine compartment. One of the occupants onboard opened the engine door hatch and flames erupted from the engine compartment when the door was opened. They were able to deploy two fire extinguishers and the onboard automatic fire system was activated, still unable to extinguish the fire. Operator using the VHF radio called Mayday three times and giving his Lat/Long. They had to abandon V-1 due to the raging fire. Operator activated the EPIRB, tracking devise, and they were able to get into a life raft and wait for help. The vessel by the name, The C Fan, owner/operator heard the distress call and came to their aid. They were able to locate the men in the life raft and rescue them. The men were brought aboard The C Fan and brought them back to Camachee Cove Marina. I was unable to determine the cause of V-1 fire from the witness statements and due to the sinking of the V-1 35 plus miles offshore. No further action taken. 
  Occupant: Injured left leg exiting the vessel. EMS checked him at Camachee Cove Marina and cleared him, but advised him to go to the ER to have a second look at his leg. Occupant emailed me later that he went to the ER and that he was ok.