RedactedNarrative: On 25 July 2017 there was a vessel accident in the Atlantic Ocean approximately three miles offshore of Atlantic City. As a result of the accident, one vessel capsized, the occupants needed to be rescued, and one occupant of the vessel suffered injured ribs. 
  
       The operator stated, to the effect, "We were fishing offshore. The water was flat as could be. I felt a cool breeze on me and knew that meant bad weather was coming, so we decided to head to the bay. We put all the poles away and I was just about to start the engine when we got hit by a rogue wave. The boat was flooded, and then the next wave hit us and capsized the boat."
  
       The investigation revealed that operator went fishing in his 1985 white Wellcraft Fisherman 18' open center console vessel with one passenger. They traveled out Absecon Inlet into the Atlantic Ocean. Operator estimated they were approximately three miles offshore when they decided to start fishing. They began drifting with the current. After fishing for a time, Operator realized the weather was turning bad and decided to move the vessel. Before he could start the engine, the vessel was hit with a wave that swamped the boat. Another wave subsequently capsized the vessel. Both occupants were thrown into the water, but managed to cling to the boat. Operator's cell phone was still functional despite being submerged, and he used it to call for help. Operator and Occupant continued to cling to the vessel until the US Coast Guard located the vessel. The two were removed from the water and returned to the US Coast Guard base in Atlantic City. The US Coast Guard turned the two boaters over to Atlantic City Rescue Mission upon arriving at the docks. Coast Guard personnel did not know where the two had been transported to after leaving the Coast Guard docks. 
  
       When the US Coast Guard removed the two boaters from the water, the vessel was left adrift in the ocean. The Coast Guard seemed to have no further interest in the vessel and could not provide information about its location to troopers responding to the scene. After searching for the vessel, SFC . and SSgt. were able to locate it, still adrift, in the Atlantic. They waited with the vessel until Sea Tow arrived to take possession of it. Sea Tow brought the vessel back to the Brigantine boat ramp, where it was removed from the water onto the trailer owned by Operator. 
  
       After some investigation, it was discovered that the occupants of the vessel were transported to Atlantic City Medical Center and checked for injuries. Operator had bruised ribs, but otherwise both were released after a short time. No summonses were issued.
       No further State Police action is necessary.