Vessel 1 was motoring East from Dog River to Fly Creek Marina across Mobile Bay. Occupants of vessel 1 began to smell and see smoke. A passenger opened the engine compartment when the compartment caught fire. All occupants jumped overboard and were rescued by a good Samaritan vessel. The vessel sank in Mobile Bay as a result of the fire. An injured passenger stated that it smelled like an electrical fire. The owner of Vessel 1 purchased the boat on an unknown date and never registered it.
Mobile Bay
Fairhope                      