RedactedNarrative: On 08/08/2015, at about 9:21 p.m., this vessel was on Puget Sound at Port Gardner located near Mukilteo, WA in Snohomish county. 
  
  Vessel Assist Everett received a dispatch from Boat U.S. / Vessel Assist central dispatch for this vessel needing a tow to Everett.  Conditions were bad i.e. high winds and 3' - 4' seas.  Small Craft Advisories had been issued by NOAA Weather Service. 
  
  Vessel Assist Everett was occupied with another tow and the boater was informed that the ETA for a towboat to be on scene would be two hours.  operator deployed an anchor.  Before long this vessel was overwhelmed by wave action and the vessel was soon awash.  USCG Sector Puget Sound issued a Pan Pan broadcast for "a vessel taking on water" and launched a small boat form its Seattle-based station.  An Edmonds-based police boat also responded as well as the Washington State Ferry out of Mukilteo.  The ferry's inflatable lifeboat was able to evacuate all 3 passengers safely.  The Edmond's Police Boat arrived on scene and witnessed the boat go "down by the stern" as they were returning to their base.  The USCG small boat returned to station. 
  
  Sunday morning 8/9/2015, at about 9:00 a.m., with conditions clear and seas calm, a passing fishing vessel sighted this vessel's white hull capsized and reported to USCG Sector Puget Sound who subsequently contacted Timberwolf, a Port Hadlock based 42' salvage vessel.  Timberwolf proceeded to the reported position and found this vessel floating upside down.  Captain, Salvage Master for Marine Assist of Port Hadlock, contacted operator and reached an agreement to recover this vessel and remove it to a boat ramp in Everett. 
  
  According to Captain, this vessel, upon research, did not have a value significant enough to warrant "salvage" and Captain deemed it a "wreck" and the effort to be a Wreck Removal operation.  Divers and lift bags were deployed and the vessel was righted, pumped out, and delivered to operator. 
  
  NOTE:  The majority of information regarding this incident was obtained from Marine Assist of Port Hadlock.  This accident was not reported to the local jurisdiction with reporting responsibility, Snohomish CSO.  Very limited information was provided.
  
  0 Injuries / 0 Fatalities 
  Alcohol involvement is unknown 
  Vessel was a Total Loss with an estimated value of $4,000 
  All three on board were wearing PFDs 
  The Operator did not have a mandatory Boater Education Card
   