RedactedNarrative: Eighteen-foot vessel capsized while trying to negotiate rough waters at Haulover Inlet
  
  Upon conducting the investigation, it was determined that subject was operating the 18 Ft. Mako and attempting to come back into Haulover Inlet, traveling west bound from off-shore. Sea conditions at the time of the accident and at the time of my arrival on-scene were rough, with 3-5 ft. seas near the inlet. Additionally, at the time of the accident, the tide was ebbing at the same time there was a 10-15 knot wind blowing in from the Northeast, making navigation of the inlet more difficult. 
  
  Subject reported to me that a large wave came up over the bow of the vessel and swamped the boat, coming in with such force that a small, non structural panel, separating the deck from rear storage compartments was knocked inward. Subject reported that he then started to get life jackets out and put them on when another wave came in that capsized his vessel
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  	It is determined that the weather conditions at the time of the accident combined with the decision to attempt to navigate the 18ft. Mako LTS through the inlet caused the capsizing.