RedactedNarrative: Vessel 1 (V1), identified as Florida registered sailing Vessel FL2241PC was out approximately 5 miles west of the St. Augustine Pier in the Atlantic Ocean practicing tacking and jibing under both sail and engine power. The vessel was operated by the owner at approximately 1:00 PM OP1 noticed smoke begin to billow from the closed gangway door. The door was hot to the touch and he had to force the door open. Once able look below OP1 noted he could not see the flames but only thick black smoke. He called Coast Guard over VHF Radio and Saint Johns County Shirreff Office, St. Augustine Police Department, and St. Augustine Fire Department responded. A good Samaritan picked up OP1 from his boat and St. Augustine Fire Department extinguished the fire. The vessel was towed to OP1’s dock. OP1 was checked by EMS and was uninjured. 
  The following day I returned to inspect the vessel. The char damage seemed to indicate the fire was concentrated at the mouth of the starboard rear berthing area. A melted extension cord and damages to the cushion it was melted into, could indicate the fire was electrical in nature. The batteries and battery box had no visible damage and the electrical panel and the electrical inverter seemed to have only minor damage caused by the flames/heat.
  One factor that could have contributed to the fires growth where some accelerants located on the floor where charring damage was significant. It appeared there where two old oil filter and some unidentified chemicals in a metal sealed can.
  Based on the facts gathered up to this point it would appear the fire was electrical in nature originating potentially from an electrical extension cord.
  