RedactedNarrative: On may 2, 2019 at approximately 13:40 hours, operator1 was operating vessel 1 from the helm of the center console in the atlantic ocean just west of topsail inlet.  Operator1 was accompanied by subject1 who was sitting beside him on the starboard aft seat and subject2. Who was sitting on the seat located in front of vessel 1's center console.  
  
  According to operator1, they had been cruising just off shore of topsail beach and decided to come back inshore via topsail inlet.  Operator1 said that he was cruising in a north westerly direction in vessel 1 at a speed of less than 10mph approaching topsail inlet when he looked over his right shoulder and saw a good size wave approaching his stern from the southeast.  
  
  According to operator1, he then gave vessel 1 some forward throttle to avoid the wave crashing over the stern, but the wave turned vessel 1's bow to the southeast.  Vessel 1 then rolled to the starboard side and capsized.  
  
  The operator and both passengers entered the water immediately after vessel 1 capsized.  Passenger subject1 was wearing a type iii pfd when she entered the water and was later able to sit in the transom outboard engine area of the capsized vessel 1.  Operator1 and passenger subject2 remained near the overturned vessel 1 swimming and occasionally holding on to vessel 1's bow eye.  Subject2 called 911 on his cellular phone at approximately 13:43 hours.  Pender county ems boat marine 14 responded to the scene and recovered vessel 1's operator and passengers approximately 30 minutes later.  Vessel 1's operator and passengers were checked out by pender co. Ems onshore at topsail beach and released.  No injuries were reported.
  
  According to the owner and operator operator1, after reviewing the damage to vessel 1, the insurance company ruled it a total loss.
  
  
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