RedactedNarrative: On July 22, 2022 at approximately 7:30 p.m., I Corporal and Sergeant of the Maryland Natural Resources Police were on patrol in the Chester River when we heard a call for a boat explosion in Eastern Bay at Bennett Point. 
  
  As we arrived on scene, we noticed Grasonville Fire Boat #2 had all passengers on board their vessel headed toward Cove Creek. Officer also arrived on scene and I told him to stay with the boat to secure it. I responded with Sergeant Corcoran to Cove Point to meet the fire boat and get information about the passengers. I identified the owner and operator of the vessel by his driver's license. Operator and his family had been smelling fumes all day but thought nothing of it. They had dinner at Kentmoor Restaurant on the Chesapeake Bay and were responding back to their slip at the Kent Narrows. They were traveling at 9 knots in the area of Bennett Point when the engine turned off and then turned back on, they smelled fuel and there was a loud bang and the engine area caught on fire. Operator used one fire extinguisher and put the fire out. There were 6 (six) passengers on the vessel and 2 (two) were transported by MSP Trooper 6 helicopter and 1 (one) was transported by land to John Hopkins Bayview in Baltimore. All passengers were in the middle and forward half of the vessel when the incident occurred. Five out of six passengers had burns. 
  
  Kent Island Fire Boat #1 towed the vessel back into Kent Island Yacht Club and State Fire Marshall responded to do an investigation on the vessel. Officer First Class responded by vehicle to the yacht club to obtain photos ( see attached). Operator and subject1 were discharged within hours with burns to arms but subject2 was discharged on July 24, 2022 with burns to back and arms. 
  
  All events occurred in Queen Anne's County, MD. 
  
  This case is closed.
  