Zieg
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Thank you Proteinrage, that's the type of reporting we needed. It does sound like the captain handled the emergency very well.
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How was the boat oriented to the waves? Did they hit it on the bow, from the stern or abeam the vessel?
At this point, Ohonu was near the rear the boat when the first wave splashed, putting about 4-5 inches of water into the stern area - Ohonu calling me to get my gear. He barely finished that sentence when the second wave crashed into stern essentially pushing the stern down, burying 3-4ft of water in the boat and the engines quit - seconds later the third wave swamped the rear