RedactedNarrative: On 7/27/19 at approx. 11:40am, operator/vessel owner (S1) and passenger (S2) were in S1''s vessel, a 1989 17'' Stratos bass boat(TN0073YE) (V1), that had been purchased 4 days before the accident.  They were cruising west on the Tennessee River in the Decatur area and were approx. 100 yards west of the I-65 bridge when the accident occurred.  
  
  S1 and witness (S3), who was in another nearby vessel heard an explosion.  Both turned and saw the cowling had been blown off the engine of V1 and it was engulfed in flames.  S1 discharged his fire extinguisher until it was empty without putting out the fire.  
  
  By this time S3 had pulled his vessel alongside and handed over his fire extinguisher to S1.  It was discharged until empty without putting out the fire.  S1 and S2 abandoned V1 and boarded S3''s vessel.  S3 called 911 to report the incident.  Trooper was contacted at12:00pm by the Decatur Trooper Post Dispatcher.  I arrived on scene at approx. 1:05pm.  The Morgan County Rescue Squad was already in the process of towing V1 back to the old Decatur city boat ramp located beside the rescue squad building.  When they slowed to approach the ramp, the stern of V1 sunk to the bottom.  A pickup truck was used to drag V1 out of the water onto the boat ramp.  S3 had taken S1 and S2 to a boat ramp on Flint River to get their trucks and the boat trailer.  During interviews later in the day, no injuries were reported.  Damage estimate was made by S1.
  