RedactedNarrative: Vessel A had recently had 3-5 gallons of fuel dispensed into it and sat idling for several minutes. Vessel A was being operated across the lake at cruising speed for approximately one mile when the engine began to sputter. Vessel A came to rest with the engine running. An explosion occurred in the engine compartment and flames engulfed the boat. Attempts by the operator to put the fire out were to no avail. Vessel A burned to the water line and broke apart and sank to the bottom.
  
  Subject put on a life jacket and jumped into the water as the boat was on fire. A nearby pontoon boat retrieved him from the water, uninjured. Baldwin dispatch received the 911 call and their patrol boat responded. The Baldwin deputies held the scene until I arrived. A diligent search of any remains of the boat was made with nothing discovered nor was any gas/oil leaks detected. subject was transported home by a Baldwin County deputy after I gathered neccessary information for the report.
  