RedactedNarrative: Gas fumes in hull ignited, causing an explosion inside the hull.  No persons were ejected or injured.
  
  On Tuesday, June 30th, 2020 at approximately 1040, I, Officer with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, responded to a vessel explosion (FL8705JT) bay side of Marathon.  The explosion happened between Rachel Bank and Rachel Key.  
  
  10 people were on the vessel at the time of the explosion. No one was ejected, and no one was injured.   I responded to the boat ramp where the vessel was taken to be pulled out of the water.  A good Samaritan took all the people back to the rental house.  
  
  interview the occupants and collected a witness statement from the operator.  Operator1 stated that they had just left the house and noticed the bilge pump light was on, but no water was coming out of the pump.  Operator1 hit the bilge pump switch and the vessel exploded from inside the hull, blowing the hatches, seats, and table off.  
  
  The vessel occupants all put on their life jackets and jumped off the boat.  Operator1 stated that there was some flames coming out of the back hatches and he extinguished them by dumping a few buckets of water on them.  A good Samaritan picked them up and took them back to their rental house.  The rental boat company towed the vessel Dodge Lake boat ramp and pulled it out of the water.
  