THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF THIS SWAMPING WAS OPERATOR INATTENTION.  V1 WAS ANCHORED WITH ITS STERN TO THE WIND AND THE BILGE PUMP WAS INOPERABLE, IF THE OPERATOR HAD PAID ATTENTION TO THE AMOUNT OF WATER SPLASHING OVER THE BACK THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. THE WATER SPLASHED IN AND THE BOAT SANK.
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