Vessel 1, with five occupants on board, was drifting with the outgoing tide while fishing at the Sebastian Inlet. The vessel's bow heading was westward.  A large wave caused the vessel to surf and pitched forward into the trough of the next wave and caused the vessel to swamp. With the weight of the wave the vessel quickly rolled over and capsized, ejecting all occupants into the water. The occupants held onto the capsized vessel as it was swept toward the inlet mouth. A nearby recreational fishing vessel was able to rescue all the men in the water within a few minutes and secure the vessel  until FWC, Indian River Fire/Rescue, USCG, and Sea Tow arrived on-scene. The occupants information was taken and the owner of the vessel was later interviewed to determine the detail of events that lead to the capsize.

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