RedactedNarrative: On Saturday July 1, 2017, operator and his friend/relative Occupant, were fishing in Masonboro inlet at Wrightsville Beach.  Operator was operating the vessel and they went to the mouth of the inlet and turned around and proceeded back into the inlet along the inside north jetty wall to fish.  They stated that the water was rough and waves were splashing over the bow and the vessel began to take on water. 
  
   They stated that it happened very fast and the vessel began to sink and did not have time to retrieve any PFDs.   When the vessel capsized Operator climbed on top of the vessel and Occupant grabbed a cooler that they had on board.  People in another vessel noticed what was happening and quickly came to rescue the two men.   By the time the other vessel arrived, the vessel sank to the bottom.   The two men remained on the other vessel until the US Coast Guard arrived and took the men to the Wrightsville Beach Coast Guard Station.  Both men were uninjured.  However, they did lose all of their belongings in the vessel including cell phones, car keys, etc.
  
  A definite cause of the incident is not known.  The men stated that the rough water conditions that day was the cause.   However, there was most likely some type of equipment failure or malfunction on the 44 year old vessel.
  
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