RedactedNarrative: A boat fire occurred on July 26, 2019 in Narragansett Bay in the vicinity of Jamestown.  Officers were on duty during the Newport Folk Festival when they were dispatched to a “mayday” call involving a sailboat on fire with two subjects on board.  The boat was located between Jamestown and Pt. Judith. When they arrived on scene, the observed a 40-ft white Jayboat Sailboat with white smoke coming from the forward compartment.  
  
  The two passengers were on board a good Samaritan’s boat while Seatow, Narragansett Fire, Jamestown Fire, and Newport Fire were all on scene working to extinguish the fire which eventually was put out.  Off. spoke with the operator/owner of the sailboat who stated that he and another passenger were on their way to Block Island when he noticed the battery monitor light was not functioning.  He turned the boat around and headed for the mainland.  He then noticed white smoke coming from the compartment where the battery is housed, and made a “mayday” call. The boat was a total loss and valued at $500,000.00
  