V1 OCCUPANTS NOTICED THAT THE VESSEL WAS SITTING LOW IN THE WATER WITH THE BILGE PUMP RUNNING WHILE THEY WERE FISHING NEAR EL JOBEAN BRIDGE. OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO GET THE VESSEL ON PLANE BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE OPERATOR CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VESSEL TOWARDS THE EL JOBEAN BOAT RAMP. VESSEL CONTINUED TO TAKE ON WATER AND CAPSIZED.
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