VESSEL 1 WAS A 24' SEA DOO OPEN MOTORBOAT WITH 12 PEOPLE ON BOARD.  VESSEL 1 WAS TRAVELLING SOUTHBOUND ON LAKE MOHAVE NEAR NEVADA SHORELINE JUST SOUTH OF NEVADA BAY.  HIGH WINDS, WAVE ACTION, AND IMPROPER PASSENGER LOADING CAUSED THE BOAT TO TAKE ON WATER CAUSED BY WAVES CRASHING OVER THE BOW.  BILGE PUMP WAS ON, BUT UNABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE WATER.  ALL 7 JUVENILES WERE CHECKED; ALL LIFE JACKETS WERE SECURE.  ALL 5 ADULTS PUT ON LIFE JACKETS, REMOVED SEAT CUSHONS AND EVERYONE LEFT THE VESSEL VOLUNTEERLY AS IT BEGAN TO SUBMERGE.  ALL PASSENGERS FLOATED IN WATER WERE PICKED UP BY 3 OTHER VESSELS.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.  ALL OCCUPANTS WERE ASSISTED FROM THE WATER BY PASSING BOATERS AND BROUGHT TO THE MARINA.  VESSEL ASSIST RESPONDED AND PROVIDED ENVIRONMENTAL SPILL RESPONSE AS WELL AS RECOVERY AND SALVAGE OF THE VESSEL.  ESTIMATE DAMAGE TO VESSEL 1 $27,900.00.
LAUGHLIN                      