BOAT 1 WAS DRIFTING DOWN RIVER WHEN THE OPERATOR NOTICED A TREE LIMB IN THE WATER. THE OPERATOR WAS UNABLE TO START THE ENGINE IN TIME AND STRUCK THE LIMB CAUSING THE STARBOARD SIDE TO ELEVATE AND ALLOWED WATER TO COME OVER THE PORT SIDE. BOAT 1 SWAMPED AND SANK.
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