The owner of the vessel allowed his son to operate the boat. His son gave his friend (a juvenile) verbal permission to operate the boat. The vessel was occupied by six people including himself. As he approached Down The Hatch restaurant, he placed the throttle in neutral at which time the vessel's bow began to take on water. The owner's son took over the operation of the vessel and rapidly place the throttle in reverse to get rid of the water. The boat continued to sink at which time all of them jumped into the water with their PFDs on.
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