V1 AND OCCUPANTS WERE DRIFT FISHING IN BOCA GRANDE PASS. THE STRONG OUTGOING TIDE AND THE SEA BREEZE FROM THE WEST WERE OPPOSING EACH OTHER, CAUSING TURBULENT WATER IN THE PASS. V1 BEGAN TO TAKE ON WATER FROM SEVERAL WAVES OVER THE TRANSOM. THE OCCUPANTS MOVED TO STARBOARD SIDE OF THE VESSEL CAUSING THE VESSEL TO TILT. THE WEIGHT OF THE WATER IN THE COCKPIT OF THE VESSEL ALONG WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE PASSENGERS CAUSED THE VESSEL TO CAPSIZE TO THE STARBOARD, EJECTING ALL THREE OCCUPANTS INTO THE WATER.
BOCA GRANDE                   