Vessel 1 departed Ingalls Harbor for a fishing trip. Once the vessel cleared the harbor and entered the main channel it was swamped by high waves and wind and sunk to the bottom. Operator and passenger were pulled from the water by a tow barge (Mary Ethel) working near the Decatur Docks. Vessel was later located using side scan sonar approximately one mile down river (at the channel entrance to Jay Landings Marina) from the accident scene. Vessel currently remains sunk at that location in 24' of water.
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