Vessel - 1980, 9' aluminum Smokercraft open motorboat powered by a 2.5 hp gas engine.
On 6/28/2013, at about 6:10 pm, three males were cruising in a vessel (see above) on Puget Sound near Richmond Beach Park located in King county.  The boat was headed South bound from Richmond Beach Park about 200 yards from shore.  A wave swamped the boat causing it to capsize and the men to fall overboard.  The men held onto the boat until it made it to shore.  The USCG assisted the men and recovered the boat.  All three men were transported to Northwest Hospital for minor injuries (hypothermia).
 
The operator said he was free diving in and out of the boat and may have tipped the rear transom into the water when climbing back into the boat causing it to become overloaded with water.  The overload of water eventually caused the boat to capsize.  
 
3 Injuries / No fatalities.
No apparent alcohol involvement.
No damages reported to the boat.
No one on board the boat was wearing a PFD.
The operator did not have a mandatory Boater Education Card.
There were no Rules of the Road Violations.
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