A 58-foot boat that was illegally operated as a passenger charter by two uncredentialed crew members ran aground in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

The boat - which was called Over the Moon - was registered to California and valued at $393,000. The seating capacity was equipped for 12 passengers.

Owned by tourist company Dive pro Liveaboard, the boat has space for 36 passengers and 12 crew members including a captain, cooks, waiters and sailors. At the time it sank, it was carrying 44 people.

Boyko said no one was on the Dirty Blonde, which can hold up to 12 passengers, at the time it caught fire on Monday, but a group had been on the boat before it pulled in to dock at the 15th Street ...