RedactedNarrative: Vessel owner and his wife anchored their vessel "Cheryl Ann" in Pantego Creek.  After anchoring the vessel, both occupants left the boat on a small life boat to go to shore to eat dinner at a local restaurant.  While at the restaurant, a subject came into the restaurant stating that a boat was on fire in the water.  
  
  Owner went to the water front to see that it was their vessel "Cheryl Ann".  Owner returned to the vessel in the life boat to attempt to rescue their dog that was still on the boat.  By the time that Owner arrived, the fire was too large and forced him overboard and back into the life boat. The vessel burned to the water line.  No cause of the fire was found.  The fire caused a total loss of the vessel that was valued by the owner at an estimated $1,000,000.00.  An arson investigation by the NC SBI was conducted with no cause of the fire found.
  
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