V1 WAS AT ANCHOR WITH V2 ALONGSIDE. AN OCCUPANT OF V1 ATTEMPTED TO BOARD V2 TO DEPART TOWARDS HIS LIVE ABOARD VESSEL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BOARD V2, THE OCCUPANT LOST HIS BALANCE AND THE WEIGHT SHIFT RESULTED IN THE FLOODING OF V2. THE OCCUPANT FELL OVERBOARD AND WAS UNABLE TO SWIM, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS DROWNING. AN OCCUPANT OF V1 ATTEMPTED A RESCUE WHICH WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. ALL SUBJECTS INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT WERE DETERMINED TO BE CONSUMNIG ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
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