RedactedNarrative: Vessel – 1972, 14’ Home Built Open Motorboat (Kicker Boat) w/1 Mercury Outboard Engine - 9.9 HP
  
  On 04/21/2019, at about 04:20 p.m., this vessel was cruising on Puget Sound/Tacoma Narrows, about ¼ mile West of Salmon Beach, located near Tacoma, WA in Pierce County.
  
  According to Law Enforcement, on this date and time, this rental vessel was cruising at the above location.  Operator reported that he and his passenger, Subject1, had transited to Tacoma Narrows.  When they arrived, the vessel began taking on water.  They were unsure if the vessel was leaking or had swamped.  Operator and Subject1 then headed for shore.
  
  The two men left shore and decided to go back to the on-water rental location.  Once they got away from the shore, for unknown reasons, the vessel began to sink.  Both men ended up in the water.  Strong currents took them both South in the Tacoma Narrows, causing them to become separated.  They were in the water in excess of 1 to 1.5 hours.  
  
  Subject1 was rescued from the water by a passing pleasure vessel.  Due to a language barrier, it was not conveyed to the pleasure vessel that there was a second victim in the water.  Operator was clinging to debris in the water where he was rescued by West Pierce Fire and Anderson Island Fire. He was wearing a dive-style wet suit, 4 or 5 mil.      
  
  Both men were transported to the hospital where they were treated for hypothermia.
  
  NOTE:  Operator was determined to be the Operator of the vessel.  He had an un-official BAC of .273 at the hospital.  
  
  2 Injuries / 0 Fatalities 
  Apparent Alcohol or Drug Involvement
  Vessel Damage Estimated at $1,200 
  Neither the Operator nor Occupant was Wearing a PFD
  Operator Did Not have a Mandatory Boater Education Card
  