Vessel collided with jetty rocks, on starboard side at the mouth of the river during in-coming tide, under heavy fog conditions with storm surge and a 10 foot tide.  Vessel was traveling in a northerly direction, upriver.  Vessel sank was submerged and drifted out of the mouth of the river in a southerly direction.  A mayday call was made to Salisbury PD by a cell phone.  3 out of 4 parties were rescued by USCG.  Operator is still reported missing at this time 7/10/09.  All were reported not wearing pfds.  Vessel was found the next morning by divers fully submerged on the ocean floor, on it's side and heavily damaged with a 6 ffot hole, wheel hourse/stern and flybridge destroyed.  According to state police several parties on board consumed alcohol prior to collision.  A passenger was injured.  Another passenger was taken into protective custody for alcohol intoxication.  On-going investigation as of 7/10/09.
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