THIS CRASH OCCURRED WHEN OPERATOR 1 ATTEMPTED TO START VESSEL 1 CAUSING AN EXPLOSION. THE EXPLOSION EJECTED OPERATOR 1 WHO THEN STRUCK THE CEILING OF THE SLIP AND LANDED PARTIALLY ON THE DOCK AND PARTIALLY IN WATER. EXACT MECHANICAL FAILURE IS UNKNOWN, HOWEVER IT IS BELIEVED FUEL FUMES ACCUMULATED IN THE SPACE UNDER THE SEAT, INDICATING A POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK.
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