THE VESSEL LEFT MAYPORT TO FISH OFFSHORE. AT APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES OFFSHORE THE VESSEL TOOK ON WATER AND BECAME UNSTABLE. THE OWNER USED THE LIVE WELL FOR THE FIRST TIME. HE BELIEVED THAT THE PUMP WAS EMPTYING WATER INTO THE BILGE OF THE VESSEL. THE BILGE PUMP WAS WORKING BUT NOT KEEPING UP WITH THE AMOUNT OF WATER ENTERING THE VESSEL. THE VESSEL LISTED TO THE PORT SIDE AND EVENTUALLY CAPSIZED. ALL 4 OCCUPANTS WERE EJECTED/JUMPED IN THE WATER AND WERE PICKED UP BY A VESSEL IN THE AREA AND TAKEN BACK TO MAYPORT.
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