VESSEL 1 WAS A 17' AAROW GLASS OPEN MOTORBOAT WITH 4 PEOPLE ON BOARD.  VESSEL 1 LAUNCHED FROM THE DOCK AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 HOURS ON 4/7/2009, THERE WERE FOUR MALE ADULTS ON BOARD.  THE VESSEL WENT OUT FOR TESTING OF THE MOTOR.  AT APPROXIMATELY 2100 HOURS THAT SAME NIGHT THE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER STARTED GETTING CALLS FROM THE WIFE OF ONE OF THE MALES THAT WAS ON THE VESSEL.  SHE WAS REPORTING THAT THE GROUP SHOULD HAVE BEEN BACK PRIOR TO SUNSET.  SHE HAD GOTTEN A CELL PHONE CALL FROM HER HUSBAND REPORTING THE VESSEL WAS TAKING ON WATER BUT THEY WERE MAKING WAY TOWARD AN ISLAND.  HE WAS NOT HEARD FROM AGAIN AND HIS CELL PHONE WAS GOING TO VOICE MAIL.  THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO INFORMATION AS TO THE LAUNCH POINT, DIRECTION OF TRAVEL, VEHICLE ASSOCIATED OR POSSIBLE DESTINATION, SO A SEARCH WAS NEVER LAUNCHED.  ON 4/8/2009 PARK SERVICE RANGER STARTED SEARCHING THE LOWER BASIN FOR THE OVERDUE PARTY.  BASED ON EXPERIENCE, HE STARTED NEAR THE ISLANDS, HE LOCATED THE FOUR MALES ON SHORE AT THE POINT OF A CONNECTING COVE TO BURROW POINT.  ALL FOUR MALES WERE TIRED AND HUNGRY BUT UNHARMED.  THE OPERATOR/OWNER OF THE VESSEL STATED THAT THEY LAUNCHED AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 HOURS ON 4/7/2009 AND HEADED DUE EAST TOWARD THE UPPER BASIN.  OPERATOR STATED THAT HE WAS SURE THEY HAD BEEN OUT ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF AS HE WAS HEADING EAST/SOUTH EAST BACK ALONG THE BASIN TOWARD THE DOCK WHEN THE WINDS PICKED UP, GUSTING BETWEEN 30-40 MPH OUT OF THE SOUTH/SOUTH WEST.  THE VESSEL STARTED TAKING ON WATER FASTER THAN THE BILGE PUMP COULD PUMP.  OPERATOR STATED THAT THE VESSEL SWAMPED AND SANK STRAIGHT OUT FROM WHERE THE PARK RANGER FOUND THEM.  THE RECORDED DEPTH WAS 93', ALL THE PEOPLE ON BOARD WHERE WEARING LIFEJACKETS.  THE OPERATOR EXPLAINED THAT THEY ALL STAYED TOGETHER AS A GROUP AND SWAM THREE TO FOUR HUNDRED FEET TO SHORE.  ALL FOUR MEN WERE TRANSPORTED BACK TO THE DOCK AND CHECKED OUT BY MEDICAL STAFF, THEY WERE ALL RELEASED TO GO HOME NO INJURIES.  THE VESSEL WAS FOUND TWO DAYS LATER, UPSIDE DOWN NEAR SHORE DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE BAY.  THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN INLINE WITH THE DRIFT PATTERN FROM THAT NIGHT.  OPERATOR STARTED WORKING ON REMOVING THE VESSEL.  ESTIMATE DAMAGE TO VESSEL 1 $3000.00
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