RedactedNarrative: Vessel – 2014, 46’ Cabin Motorboat w/1 Cummins Diesel Inboard Engine – 600 HP
  
  On 06/02/2020, at about 10:00 p.m., this vessel was tied to a mooring buoy in the Strait of Georgia at Matia Island/Rolfe Cove, located near Bellingham, WA in San Juan county.
  
  According to the Vessel Owner he and his wife/occupant had enjoyed a day of cruising in the Strait of Georgia.  In the early afternoon Operator tied up to a mooring buoy in Rolf Cove on Matia Island.  At around 10:00 p.m., he was shutting off all items on the boat as he routinely does prior to going to bed.  
  
  He turned on the courtesy lights and anchor light.  After about 15 seconds of turning the lights on, both sets of lights went off and he could not get them back on again.  He smelled what he thought were hot wires, so he opened the door to the cockpit and the smell was stronger.  As he stepped out of the cockpit, he noticed smoke coming from the starboard side of the boat.
  
  Operator went back inside and saw smoke coming from the helm under the instrument panel.  He shut off the main batteries, house batteries and al other electrical switches on the electrical panel.  He went down into the master room to het his wife out of bed.  As they went back up into the helm/galley to get off the boat, the entire starboard mid-section was in flames.
  
  According to Operator, earlier in the day he had taken the dinghy off the davit and had it tendered to the boat.  In doing so, this probably saved their lives as it takes time to lower the dinghy.  By the time he and his wife got into the dinghy, the entire helm and salon was in flames.  There was no time for him to get the fire extinguishers or to get any personal items.  He and his wife left the boat with only her robe and his shirt and pants.  All of this happened within a span of just a few minutes.
  
  Operator reported that there was a sailboat near by that called the USCG for them as they sat in their dinghy and watched the boat burn.  The US Customs and Border boat were the first on scene, approximately 30 minutes after the May-Day call went out.  The USCG arrived about 5 minutes later.  The Coast Guard and US Customs Border boat took he and his wife back to their home on Pearl Island.
   
  0 Injuries / 0 Fatalities
  No Apparent Alcohol Involvement 
  Vessel Was a Total Loss with an Estimated Value of $646,000
  No PFDs Were Worn
  Operator Did Have a Mandatory Boater Education Card
  