RedactedNarrative: On February 22, 2020, I responded to Stella's Stern and Keel Marina, located at 604 State St. Annapolis, MD 21403, in reference to a boat fire reported to our Communications Center by Anne Arundel Fire. Once I arrived, I met with the victim Owner 1. He advised me that around midnight he opened his bedroom door because he heard something, smelled something or was going to get a beer when he saw fire. 
  
  He immediately grabbed a fire extinguisher from his bedroom to knock down the flames. Owner 1 went out on the outside deck of the vessel and said the fire re-flared. He then grabbed another fire extinguisher he had on deck and tried to use it on the fire, but this fire extinguisher only partially worked and could not control the fire. Owner 1 then grabbed the hose that was on the ground, but it was frozen from the cold and would not work. 
  
  Owner 1 then banged on his neighbor's boat to call 911. At this point, the boat was engulfed in flames.  Owner 1's vessel is a 1977 43 ft. Hatteras TC documentation # D0697871 HULL ID # HATAE4490377. I asked Owner 1 what he thought may have caused the fire, and he advised that he had a heater in the engine room that he had cut the plug end off and spliced to an extension cord, and he thought it might have arced and started the fire.  
  
  I then spoke to Neighbor 1, the owner and occupant of the vessel Moonbow a 1985 HENRI WAUQUIEZ 38FT FIBERGLASS, SAIL Documentation # D0697871 HULL ID # LHA381440185. Neighbor 1 is the person that Owner 1 asked to call 911. Neighbor 1 advised me that around 1200 am, he woke up to his neighbor Owner 1 banging on his boat and yelling for help. He got out of the front hatch and saw Owner 1’s boat engulfed in flames. Neighbor 1 grabbed his dog and his phone and called 911. Neighbor 1 started the fire department arrived within minutes and started to put the fire out. Neighbor 1's vessel was melted or charred on the starboard side lines for the sails damaged radar unit damaged and other damage as a result of the heat and fire from Owner 1's vessel. Additional damage would be reassessed later in the day time. Neighbor 1 also advised me that the vessel docked on the left side of Owner 1's vessel that was damaged as well from the fire was taken care of by Neighbor 2. Neighbor 2's vessel is "Les Foiles," Eastport MD, a1979 Silverton Yachts Fiberglass Boat 34 ft. MD registration  MD 0113 C HIN # STN02153M791.  I took pictures at the scene, and Neighbor 1 emailed me photos of the boat on fire when the fire department was en route. Pictures are attached to this report. 
  
   Annapolis Fire Marshal's Office was on the scene before my arrival he advised he would be back again when it was daylight to investigate more. Neighbor 1 and Owner 1 were put up for the night in a local hotel by the Red Cross. I called another officer later on in the morning and asked him to contact the Fire Marshal and follow up with this investigation. 
  
  On 02/22/2020, I responded to Stella's Stern and Keel, located at 604 State Street, Annapolis, MD 21403 to follow up on the incident. I spoke with the marina owner. I advised him that his dock appeared to have been damaged as a result of the fire. The damage consisted of charring and a small portion being removed to extinguish the fire. I told him to contact me when he received an estimate from his insurance company for the damage. I spoke with Neighbor 1, the owner of vessel "Moonbow." I told him to contact me when he received an estimate of the damage. I spoke with Neighbor 2, the owner of the vessel, MD 0113 C. I sent him an email with a list of questions related to a boat accident report. I met with the Annapolis City Fire Marshal's Office. He advised he was photographing the scene today but will be waiting for the vessel owner's insurance company to remove the vessel from the water to complete his investigation. 
  
  I spoke with Owner 1. He told me he has not yet received an estimate of the damage for his vessel, however his insurance company told him the vessel was a complete loss and it is insured up to $69,500.
  I spoke with Neighbor 1. He told me Geico, Owner 1's insurance company, will be conducting an investigation of the cause of the fire on March 24 at 0900. Neighbor 1 did however receive anth estimate from Diversified Marine and The Rigging Company. The damage estimate ranged between $180,000-$200,000.
  
  I spoke with Neighbor 2. He has not yet had the vessel looked at by a professional. He is waiting for an investigation to be completed by Owner 1's insurance company as to a cause of the fire. Neighbo2 2 estimates the damages to the vessel to be approximately $10,000.
  
  I spoke with Marine Owner. He told me he received an estimate for the damages to his dock from BoatUS. The damages were estimated to be $8,550.
  
  I spoke with the Annapolis Fire Marshal's Office. He told me he had not yet determined a cause of the fire but will be inspecting the vessel on March 24th with Geico.
  All events occurred in Anne Arundel County, MD.
  
  On Saturday, 22 February 2020 at 00:14, the Annapolis Fire & Explosive Unit responded with units to 604 State St., Annapolis, MD, 21403 in Anne Arundel County for a boat fire.  We conducted an origin and cause investigation.  Units arrived on scene to find a fully involved 43' 1977 Hatteras vessel on fire with the occupant out.  At this time the fire is still under investigation, but it is believed that the origin was the engine room and the cause may have been an electric heater that was repaired by occupant of the vessel.  Still ruled undetermined at this time.