RedactedNarrative: On 8-18-18 at approximately 1500 hours, I was on duty in Monroe County State of Florida. I was on patrol in uniform, in a marked vessel with an Officer of the FWC. I was dispatched to a call reference a boat fire out by Sound Creek off John Pennekamp State Park. 
  I got onto a patrol vessel and got on scene at approximately 1513 hours. I saw a vessel engulfed in flames and started to photograph with my state issued camera. An officer was operating another patrol vessel next to the other vessel that came by to help the people out away from the flames. I came upon the vessel with the occupants of the vessel on fire and asked if anyone was injured and needed EMS. There were no injuries to any party. I spoke with the owner/operator and he informed me that it was him and his wife on board the vessel. I asked him to set aboard my patrol vessel and fill out a sworn statement describing what had happened. I asked her to do the same on the other vessel. Upon completion of both forms, I asked him what had happened, and he stated, “I was underway and heard a boom and saw the front hatches explode off and the GPS shot out from the console”. 
  After getting all the information and sworn statements from them, I made sure they had transportation back to shore along with any questions they had for me. I informed them they can get the report and give to their insurance company once I completed all forms.