Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, were on patrol at approximately 0830 hours when Jacksonville Regional Communication Center (JRCC) dispatched us to a vessel fire reported at the North end of Ft. Clinch State Park near the South Jetties. We were advised by Nassau County that the crew was dropped off at Oasis Marina and were told to stand by for our arrival. There were no injuries involved and everyone was accounted for. We took witness statements from everyone involved.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, were on patrol at approximately 0830 hours when Jacksonville Regional Communication Center (JRCC) dispatched us to a vessel fire reported at the North end of Ft. Clinch State Park near the South Jetties. We were advised by Nassau County that the crew was dropped off at Oasis Marina and were told to stand by for our arrival. We arrived on scene at Oasis Marina and made contact with the owner of the boat, and his deckhand. They both completed a witness statement form stating that the vessel started smoking leading to a fire out of the port side of the vessel. They believed it was electrical and used their fire extinguisher and believed that he had put out the fire but that it had broken out again. OP1 had been chartering his vessel and had three guests on board. OP1 stated he directed everyone on board put on a life jacket and OP1 called another charter vessel to come and get them off of his boat. They were able to get onto the other boat and make it back to Oasis Marina where they had launched from. OP1 vessel was beached at Fort Clinch in Fernandina where Nassau County Sheriff's Office and Nassau County Fire Rescue (NCFR) were on scene trying to extinguish the vessel fire. 
We went on scene where the vessel had beached itself and took photos of the vessel which are attached to this report. NCFR sprayed foam in the vessel twice along with water and the vessel continued to burn due to there being 60-90 gallons of diesel fuel on board. NCFR finally determined that putting sand in the vessel would help to contain the fire which they proceeded to do. 

Amelia River
FERNANDINA BEACH              