A man fishing with his family heard some calls for help coming from a boat anchored just outside the mouth of the river.  He began reeling in his lines to go assist when he saw the vessel had capsized and three people were in the water not wearing life jackets.  He proceeded to go within ten feet of the vessel and instructed the people to swim to his boat.  He pulled them all in and the vessel sank very quickly.  The men told him that they had broken down and were anchored for about an hour.  The owner did not speak English very well and this may be a factor in his inability to hail the CG or another vessel for assistance.  Operator was cited for failure to file an operator's report.
Methuen