Three subjects were bow fishing in a newly purchased older model 16 foot vessel with a genarator and lighting equippment mounted to the bow of vessel.  While the subjects were on the bow of the vessel bow fishing, they noticed water coming over the bow into the vessel.  They rushed towards the stern to tip the bow out the water and then the stern tipped below the water line and swamped the vessel and the vessel sank by the stern.  All three subjects were able to swim to the shoreline, none of them had a PFD, they stated that the vessel sank so quick there was no time to get the PFD's from the storage compartment.  No alcohol was involved.  The operator had no idea what the capacity of the vessel was.
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