On July 3, 2012 Florida vessel (V-1) was headed offshore to fish. After stopping, the occupants of the vessel noticed the boat was sinking and called for assistance. When I arrived on scene the vessel was capsized. A 25 inch crack was observed in the starboard chime of the bow. After inspection of the vessel and witness statements I determined that the hull failed causing the crack along the starboard side.  The vessel then took on water, swamped and eventually capsized.
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