V1 WAS OFFSHORE CRUISING WATCHING THE SUNSET. V1'S ENGINE STOPPED. V1 DRIFTED INTO THE SURF OF THE SHALLOW WATER TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE INLET NOT UNDER POWER. V1 OPERATOR JUMPED OUT OF THE BOAT TO ATTEMPT TO HOLD THE BOW INTO THE HEAVY SEAS BY USING THE ANCHOR LINE. V1 OPERATOR WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AS SEVERAL WAVES SOON FILLED V1. OPERATOR AND OCCUPANTS SWM TO SHORE. ONE OF THE OCCUPANTS USED A TYPE II PFD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, V1 WAS REMOVED THE FOLLOWING DAY.
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