RedactedNarrative: Operator #1 stated: " We were anchored and I tried to start my engine.  When I turned the key I heart A loud explosion from the engine compartment and observed smoke and fire.  I tried to put the fire out with a fire extinguisher.  My wife and I jumped into the water. " 
  
  Witness #1 stated: " I went to the bow to retrieve the anchor, when all of a sudden I heard an explosion.  I observed smoke and fire coming from the engine compartment.  We then jumped into the water." 
  
  Investigation at  the scene revealed Vessel #1 anchored just south of the Tacony/Palmyra Bridge, in the Delaware River.  Operator #1 attempted to restart the engine of vessel #1, when an explosion took place in the engine compartment due to an unknown fuel leak, with an unknown ignition source.  As a result of the explosion, Vessel #1 was engulfed with flames and black smoke.  Operator #1 tried to put the fire out with a fire extinguisher with negative results.  Operator #1 and witness #1 jumped into the Delaware River to escape the burning vessel.  Operator #1 and Victim #1 were picked p by a passing boater.  Camden City Fire Department arrived on with fire vessel.  Camden City Fire department quickly extinguished the fire and departed the scene.  Operator #1 and Witness #1 had no complaints of pain and no visible signs of injury.  Vessel #1 burned to the waterline sustaining sever fire damage.  Vessel #1 was a complete loss due to fire damage.  Due to extensive damage, the unknown fuel leak and ignition source were undetermined.