VESSEL #1(AL-6442-LL) WAS TRAVELING SOUTH IN THE BARATARIA WATERWAY NEAR THE TOWN OF LAFITTE, LOCATED IN JEFFERSON PARISH.  THE VESSEL WAS OCCUPIED BY TWO OTHER SUBJECTS.  THE OUTBOARD MOTOR STALLED AND THE VESSEL BEGAN TAKING ON WATER FROM THE SELF- BAILING BAFFLES LOCATED IN THE TRANSOM OF THE VESSEL. THE VESSEL FILLED WITH WATER AND CAPSIZED. NO PFDS WERE USED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. NO ONE ABOARD THE VESSEL SUSTAINED ANY TYPE OF INJURIES. DRUGS NOR ALCOHOL WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR OF THE INCIDENT.
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