RedactedNarrative:          This accident was a vessel fire which resulted in property damage. Vessel 1 ( V1 ) was the vessel that caught fire and burned to the water line. The operator was en route to the state road 4A boat ramp to remove his vessel from the water. While approximately half way across Pine Channel at ( P2 ), The operator started experiencing engine trouble. The engines rpm started to surge and then it started to knock and slowdown. At this time the operator stopped his vessel and shut it off.  The operator then opened the engine compartment cover in an attempt to diagnose the problem. When the engine cover was opened the vessels engine compartment burst into flames.
  	At this time the operator attempted to use his B1 fire extinguisher but the head broke and it became inoperable. The operator then attempted to deploy his anchor but the vessel drifted and turned putting him and his passenger down wind of the fire. The operator was unable to deploy the anchor or retrieve life jackets do to the flames and smoke. At this time the operator and his passenger abandoned ship and started swimming away from the burning vessel.
  	The burning vessel continued to the Northwest being driven by the strong wind and tidal current. At ( P3 ) the vessel was approaching a large commercial vessel which was owned by and docked at a man’s residence. The man in an attempt to prevent his commercial vessel from starting on fire, operated his smaller vessel ( V2 ) ( FL 9233 PE ) and came along side the burning vessel at ( P3 ). The man then pushed the burning vessel back out into Pine channel away from his commercial vessel to ( P4 ).  The man then went and rescued the operator and the occupant from the water by assisting them into his vessel at ( P5 ).
  	The man's vessel sustained fire damage to its starboard bow. This damage included paint, fiberglass,navigation lights and electronic controls. The man, the operator and the occupant were all uninjured during this event.
  	At ( P6 ) ( V1 ) made landfall at the residence of a woman. ( V1 ) was still fully engulfed in flames which caused property and environmental damage to electrical equipment and vegetation located on the woman’s property. At this time the Monroe County Fire Department and Fire Rescue arrived by land and extinguished the fire. The operator arrived at residence and had a tow truck remove his vessel from her property.