RedactedNarrative: Witness# 1 stated in effect: "Me and my friends, Operator and Subject1, went for a boat ride on Saturday. We launched from West Deptford Boat ramp at around noon. We first went North on the Delaware River and then went East to Big Timber Creek. At first the weather was cloudy, then the weather got very rough. The operator tried to head to the shoreline, however the boat turned and big waves came over the side and it started to sink. The boat filled with water quickly and the engine stalled out. All three of us decided to jump from the boat and swim to a nearby barge, I lost sight of Operator almost immediately. I did see Subject1 getting close to the barge, but he drifted out of view."
  
  Witness #2 stated in effect: "We were moored at the Eagle Point Refinery, when I saw the boat in distress, I told my captain then he reached out to the USCG over channel 16 VHF. I ran down the cat walk on the barge and grabbed two life rings. I threw the life rings toward each of the people in the water. The rings never made it close enough to the people because of the very high winds. One of the people in the water did make it to the barge, but I lost sight of the other two guys as they drifted out of South. "
  
  Investigation revealed: Vessel #1 was traveling North on the Delaware River, West Depford, Gloucester County. The weather conditions deteriorated very quickly, thus malting the sea state very rough. The winds became extremely strong out of the South. The vessel operator changed the direction of the boat in an effort to head for the shoreline, Vessel #1 began to take waves over the port side. 
  
  The water was violent enough to cause the engine to stall and the vessel to swamp. As the boat began to sink below the waters surface, all three occupants jumped from the boat in an effort to swim to a nearby barge. The barge was approximately twenty yards from their location and to the East, subject2 was the only survivor who was pulled in and lifted onto a nearby barge, Several attempts were made by workers on the barge to reach the other two occupants with flotation devices. However these were met with negative results. Subject2 was treated by West Deptford EMS personnel, but refused to be transported to the hospital. It should he noted that the vessel had no safety equipment on board. This included life vests at the time of the incident. The vessel's final resting place was lodged and partially submerged underneath the Eagle Point Refinery dock. Due to the weather conditions and the search effort the vessel was not removed that day.
  
  On the following day, 11/14/2021 I recovered the vessel and towed it to Gloucester City Marina. A check of the capsized vessel revealed only water damage and no evidence of sticking a submerged object. In the days to follow multiple agencies responded to the area of the accident and searched for the missing occupants.
  
  