On 12/16/2012 at 1648 hours, I Officer responded to a vessel accident which had just occurred in the Fort Pierce Inlet. Upon arrival, I observed two subjects sitting atop an overturned/capsized vessel in the Fort Pierce Inlet just East of the Jetties. The two subjects were later identified. The two men stated that they had set anchor just west of the end of the North Jetty inside the Fort Pierce Inlet. They stated that when they set anchor (From the bow of the vessel) that the bow of the vessel was facing east and that the waves were coming from the east to west. They began to fish and within a few minutes the outgoing tide pushed their vessel around so that the stern of the vessel was facing east, into the oncoming waves. Occupant stated that as the waves began to come inside the vessel from the stern side, that he attempted to disengage the anchor, but was unsuccessful. The two men stated that they did not have time to retrieve the pfds that were on board and that the vessel filled with water and capsized very quickly. Both men stated that they were uninjured. The vessel, that is valued at approximately $5000.00, was later retrieved by Seatow.
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