V1 SOUTHBOUND 1/4 MILE OFFSHORE REGULAR 2 FT SWELLS. THROTTLE IN GEAR, CAPT OPERATING FROM REMOTE 02 LVL CONSOLE. CAPTAIN ATTEMPTS TO LAND COBIA. TOOK FISHING POLE IN LEFT HAND WITH COBIA FISH ON LINE TO CENTERBOARD VERTICAL LADDER. ATTEMPTING TO LOWER HIMSELF, SE STERN WAVE LISTED V1 AND RIGHT HAND DID NOT GRASP LADDER RAILING. CAPT FELL OFF VERTICAL LADDER STRIKING 01 LEVEL LIFERAIL, UPENDED, THEN LANDED ON MAIN DECK. ; victim suffered a TORN ACL AND PATELLA TENDON, BACK STRAIN SPINAL INJURY - COMPRESSION FRACTURE TO L1 VERTEBRAE CONTUSIONS FROM THREE DECK FALL
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