VESSEL 1 DIED SHORTLY AFTER FUELING. OPERATOR 1 ATTEMPTED TO RESTART VESSEL 1, CAUSING A FIRE AND EXPLOSION. OPERATOR AND PASSENGER JUMPED FROM VESSEL AND MADE IT TO SHORE, RECEIVING MODERATE BURNS IN THE PROCESS.

UPDATED NARRATIVE:
THIS CRASH OCCURED AS VESSEL 1 DIED SHORTLY AFTER FUELING . OPERATOR 1 ATTEMPTED TO RESTART VESSEL 1, CAUSING A FIRE AND EXPLOSION. OPERATOR AND PASSENGER JUMPED FROM VESSEL AND MADE IT TO SHORE, RECEIVING MODERATE BURNS IN THE PROCESS. THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT IS BELIEVED TO BE AN ENGINE FAILURE RELATED TO THE FUEL SYSTEM, AS THE BLOWER HAD BEEN UTILIZED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.
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