A boat named the 'luna sea' sank. Three people and a dog were aboard. Investigation determined the boat was traveling toward egg harbor behind another boat whose owner-operator was a friend of the "luna sea' owner. The boat operator-owner of "luna sea' noticed his boat's bow was riding low in the water. The operator went below & discovered water in forward cabin was knee deep and water was flowing in from an open starboard porthole. Operator was unable to get porthole closed due to the incoming water pressure. When operator returned to bridge, furniture was floating in the main cabin. Everyone aboard put on their pfd's. The owner-operator contacted his friend operating the 'glass sea lady'. When the friend's "glass sea lady' arrived on scene the boat had sunk down to the gunwales. The three aboard the "luna sea" abandoned the boat &  into the water. They were recovered by the 'glass sea lady' when it arrived on scene. Information relating to the cause of the sinking was limited since dnr warden was unable to make follow-up contact with the 'luna sea' boat owner-operator directly. Also the dnr was not notified when the 'luna sea' was recovered & transported to a repair marina. Information from the salvage - repair facility - ' hi seas marina' in . Report identified the air condition hose was off, and the bilge pumps in the forward compartments were not functioning as required or expected.
Determination of the cause of sinking is only surmised. The owner of the 'glass sea lady' which is also a silverton boat, 2001 model, stated that the boat spreads alot of water upward at the bow when at top speed, and possibly the left open porthole was the beginning of the water deluge that sunk the boat into about 70 feet of water depth.
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