VESSEL WAS CAPSIZED AND FIVE INDIVIDUALS WERE LEFT IN THE WATER WEARING NO PFD'S, EVEN THOUGH THE VESSEL WAS EQUIPPED WITH THE PROPER AMOUNT. THERE WERE SEVERAL FACTORS THAT CAUSED THIS ACCIDENT: LARGE WAVES CAUSED BY HIGH WINDS BLOWING ACROSS THE FAST MOVING CURRENT, THE VESSEL WAS OVERLOADED, AND THE OPERATOR WAS NOT EXPERIENCED IN OPERATING IN THE CURRENT CONDITIONS.
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