RedactedNarrative: On june 13, 2020, at approximately 09:00, a fifty-foot home made houseboat, nicknamed "lotus eater," was traveling east from mackey''s creek to the scuppernong river approximately 1 mile north of the southern shore of the albemarle sound. The boat was cruising less than ten miles-per-hour and being operated. 
  
  Operator stated the water conditions were approximately one foot waves when wife and himself left mackeys creek in route to the scuppernong river. As they approached laurel point near bulls bay, the wind began to pick up and started to produce between four foot and six foot waves in the water. They continued to operate the vessel east bound toward the scuppernong river in an attempt to avoid the winds and rough water. 
  
  Both stated a large wave overtook the front of the vessel. This caused the vessel to become heavy toward the bow and more waves began to overtake the bow and swamp the boat until the vessel was fully flooded and aground. 
  
  The u.s. coast guard airlifted both occupants of the boat to edenton airport. Both occupants were transported home by a friend without injuries.
  
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