RedactedNarrative: Operator #1 Stated: " I attempted to a make a second drift while fishing, and my boat would not get on plane. I stopped and looked in my bilge and observed several inches of water inside the bilge. I called 911 and they dispatched the United States Coast Guard. I then began to operate the boat towards land. I was approximately 12 miles off the coast when this occurred. 
  
  The USCG met me halfway and attempted to pump my vessel out. During this time the vessel took a wave over the stern and the vessel capsized. " 
  
  
  It should be noted that all parties involved departed the scene prior to my arrival. It should also be noted that I received the call several hours after the incident occurred. No reports of pollution were reported. 
  
  Operator# 1 was fishing off the coast of Wildwood, Cape May County, in the Atlantic Ocean. Operator #1 observed his vessel was taking on water. Operator #1 advised that he observed water going over his transom while he was fishing. Vessel #1 's bilge area began to fill with water. Operator #1 then began to operate Vessel #1 towards the coast of Wildwood after calling 911. The United States Coast Guard arrived on scene to assist. Vessel #1 began to sit low in the water. A wave crashed over the stern causing Vessel #1 to capsize. The United States Coast Guard safely removed Operator #1 and all the passengers aboard Vessel #1. There were no injuries reported as a result of this incident. Vessel #1 was recovered on 6/28/2020 in the area Townsends Inlet by SeaTow.
  