RedactedNarrative: Operator and his 3 other occupants launched at daylight (around 7:00am), went outside of beaufort inlet 4 miles to fish, they decided that the water was to rough and decided to turn back. They came back into the beaufort inlet where the water was calmer and began to fish. Operator had looked to the stern of the vessel and noticed that the life jackets he had sitting in the back of the vessel were floating and that water was rapidly entering the stern of the vessel. 
  
  Operator stated within a matter of minutes the vessel capsized and sent himself and all occupants into the water. Operator was trapped underneath the vessel and did his best to try and free himself. Operator was able to free himself but had swallowed a bunch of water when he came back to the surface. That last thing operator could remember was that he saw another vessel approaching to rescue them but immediately blacked out and drowned from water in his lungs.
  
   Operator and all the occupants were taken to fort macon where emt were able to bring operator back and save his life. Operator along with the 3 other occupants were sent to carteret general hospital, the other 3 occupants were uninjured. Operator was kept in the hospital for a week to clear his lungs of the water he had swallowed. 
  