RedactedNarrative: Vessel caught fire in Marco Pass. Occupants were able to throw the anchor, don life jackets, and jump in the water where they were picked up by another vessel. 
  
  OP1 said they were coming from Keewadin Island to head into Marco Island. When they were heading towards Marco Pass they heard a loud “pop”. They smelled an electrical burning odor and OP1 guided PAX1 to the front of the vessel. He threw the anchor out and went to the stern of the vessel to pull up the hatch to the engine compartment and it was engulfed in flames. At this point they both put life jackets on, grabbed some personal belongings, and jumped overboard where they were quickly picked up by the good Samaritan vessel. 
  
  After the vessel was deemed extingushed, SeaTow arrived on scene and towed the vessel to a nearby boat ramp, put it on the owner’s trailer, and towed it to their local compound.
  
  On 5/3/21 Officers went to the SeaTow compound and inspected the burned vessel. All electrical cables, busses, relays, and other electrical connections were unrecognizable. The bare copper was unraveled and did not show any distinguishable signs for a source of a short or overloading of a circuit. The battery was gone and likely fell out when the boat turned over in the water. Coolant and fuel lines were burned to the steel backing and unable to determine a source of ignition. Given the observations on scene and the observations of the passengers the initial source of fire did originate in the stern of the vessel, likely in the engine compartment.