I Game Warden recieved a call on June 24 about a swamped boat on the Neches River in Jefferson County, Texas.  The caller said she was having boat trouble and just got the boat started after drifting to the North bank of the Neches River across from Port Neches Park. At approximately 7:15  she said she heard people yelling to watch out for the wave and a wave came over her boat.  The wave knocked her down, swamped the boat, and put it up on the bank.  Fishing tackle was lost and broken, a cell phone was lost, and operator said she has had back spasms since the accident.  The vessel that caused the wave was an outbound tanker(?) named the Corella Spirit.  The U.S. Coast Guard was notified as well as Texas Parks and Wildlife.  Safety equipment was onboard the smaller vessel and it was bailed out and driven back to the ramp.
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