RedactedNarrative: On June 28, 2017 while on patrol in the vicinity of North Miami in Miami Dade County in a marked patrol vehicle, I, of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), was dispatched to a vessel fire within the anchorage north of the Pelican Harbor at approximately 1345 hours. As I proceeded to the location, I was advised that Miami Dade Police Department (MDPD) Marine Patrol, Miami Dade Fire Department marine response vessels, and City of Miami Fire Department were all at the location stabilizing the situation. I was also advised that there was no one onboard the burning vessel (identified as a large 30ft catamaran and later identified as DO127648) and the registration numbers of the vessel could not be seen due to the fire.
  I arrived at approximately 1430 hours at Pelican Harbor boat ramp where I came in contact with a MDPD vessel and the officers onboard it advised me that the fire was already extinguished and the situation was stable with all units departing the area. They also advised me that the vessel was secured in the anchorage but it was burned to the waterline and there was no way to identify the vessel registration and, in turn,  no way to contact the owner of the vessel. 
  On July 05, 2017, Dispatch advised me via email that the owner of the vessel had been advised of the incident and I made contact with him over the phone. He advised me that he was a resident out of state and that the vessel was a documented vessel, although it was too old to have a HIN and several other details regarding the manufacturer of the vessel remained unknown. I requested he send me a certificate of documentation via email which he did. 
  On July 06, 2017, I went on a marked patrol vessel and proceeded to Pelican Harbor to photograph and document the vessel. Upon arriving at the location, I found the vessel submerged, with only the twin hulls visible from the water. Extensive burn damage could be seen even through the water. 
  I advised him that the submerged vessel was a hazard to navigation and needed to be removed immediately and that he could do so with any of the various marine salvage companies in the area over the phone and later via email on July 20, 2017. On July 24, 2017, while obtaining more information for the report from the owner, he advised me that arrangements had already been made to remove the vessel so that it would not pose a navigation hazard and danger to marine traffic. This concludes the boating accident investigation by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.