RedactedNarrative: While on patrol on August 26, 2018, at approximately 11:25, I received a call for a vessel on fire at Hidden Harbour Marina 600 Cabana Blvd Deale, MD. After arriving on scene I was notified by Anne Arundel County Fire Department, Station 42, that the vessel MD 5537 CF, 27 foot Carver, was not on fire anymore and they did not take any suppression action.
  At that time I went up to the vessel to gather information and take pictures. While approaching the vessel I could smell the odor of gasoline from about 15 yards away spewing from the vessel. After approaching the vessel the odor got much worse and inside the cabin was inaccessible due to the fumes.
  After gathering information from the vessel and photographing it I interviewed Victim's wife, who was near the vessel when it caught fire. Wife stated that she was on the dock sitting in her chair fishing while her husband Victim was inside the cabin trying to do maintenance on the boat due to the gasoline. She stated that they had left the dock approximately 9:30 AM and they went out toward the bay to go fishing. Then, when they got to about the middle of the Chesapeake Bay just outside of Rockhold Creek they both had smelled the odor of gasoline. At that time they turned around and came back into the dock at approximately 11:00 AM. Wife stated that after arriving at the dock she starting fishing next to the boat and her husband was in the cabin working on the bilge. She then heard a loud bang and then her husband scream. She then contacted 911 and tried cooling Victim down with ice and water with a nearby nurse.
  After interviewing Wife the owner of the marina was advised by the fire department to take the vessel out of the water so there would be no other issues if it were to stay in the water. The owner then grabbed his personnel and removed the vessel from the water and placed it on blocks away from other vessels.
  Anne Arundel Fire Department advised me that Victim was going to be flown by Trooper 1 to John's Hopkins Bayview in Baltimore to be treated for burns and check of his vitals system. At which time I left to interview Victim.
  After arriving at Bayview I met with Victim and photographed the burns that he had received and information on what happened. Victim stated that after arriving back at the dock he had opened the hatch on both the outside and inside the cabin. After looking in the hatch inside the cabin where the bilge is, he noticed a lot of gas and water in the bilge. He then reached inside and touched one of the wires inside of the bilge which then sparked a fire and blew right into his face.
  All events occurred in Anne Arundel County and transported to Bayview Medical in Baltimore City.
  