On friday june 28th the raleigh office was notified of a possible boat accident that occurred on wednesday june 26, 2013 at approximately 6:00pm just east of the bonner bridge at oregon inlet.
Upon investigation, vessel 1 was drifting on the oregon inlet waterway just east of the bonner bridge when the vessel had a wave come over the bow.  The wave then pushed the vessel to the left and the boat took two more waves over the starboard side, right side.  Operator then turned on the bilge pump and looked over the side to make sure that it was pumping.  The weight of the operator caused the water to rush to the port side, left side, causing the vessel to capsize.  When the vessel capsized, the operator was thrown into the water.  Operator then got onto the hull of the vessel and started yelling for help.
Bystanders on the nearby rock jetty called the uscg to assist the distressed vessel.  The uscg arrived on scene at approximately 6:30pm and rescued operator.  The uscg then helped operator get his vessel upright and off the rock jetty.  They then towed it to the oregon inlet boat ramp where operator was offered medical treatment, but refused.
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