RedactedNarrative: Operator #1 is operating vessel #1 at idle speed when waves swamp the vessel and the engine stalls and is unable to be restarted. Occupants # 2 and 3 remain on the bow of the sinking vessel and Operator # 1 holds onto vessel. Operator # 1 fires two flares into the air as a freighter passes by. Freighter captain sounds 5 blasts slows the ship and drops a dingy to attempt to rescue persons onboard. Good Samaritan DB Charter Boat pulls all occupants onboard vessel. Operator # 1 states that the vessel stays partially afloat for 3 to 3.5 hours and then sinks. 
  
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