V1 WAS ANCHORED IN THE FT PIERCE INLET. WHEN THE OCCUPANTS WERE TRYING TO RETRIEVE THE ANCHOR TO LEAVE, THEY FOUND THE ANCHOR TO BE STUCK, AND WERE NOT ABLE TO RETRIEVE IT. THEY POSITIONED THE BOAT TO BE ABLE TO PULL THE ANCHOR OUT WITH THE BOATS POWER. AT THIS TIME, THE ANCHOR LINE GOT CAUGHT IN THE PROPELLER, AND THEY TURN THE ENGINE OFF. A PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO UNDO THE LINE FROM THE PROP AND WAS NOT ABLE TO. THE LINE WAS CUT FROM THE BOW, WHICH BROUGHT THE STERN OF THE VESSEL DOWN AND THE WAVES WENT OVER THE STERN CAPSIZING THE VESSEL.
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