WHILE V1 WAS ENTERING THE ST AUGUSTINE INLET THE CAPTAIN FAILED TO PASS INLET BUOY 5 KEEPING THE BOUY TO PORT. INLET BUOY 5 WAS PLACED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE INLET TO GUIDE MARINERS AROUND SHOALING ENCROACHING ON THE INLET CHANNEL FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BETWEEN BUOY 5 AND BUOY 7. V1 GROUNDED ON THE SHOAL SANDBAR AND WAS SWAMPED BY WAVES FROM THE INCOMING TIDE.
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