How does a fish sink a boat?

[Tx49]

This was probably discussed here in the past, but what the heck?

http://www.marlinmag.com/boat-capsizes-fighting-marlin?image=139378

Can one of you experienced fisherman explain how this happened. The story says it was just a collision of factors that no one could control and was unavoidable basically. I am a firm believer that this explanation doesn't hold water. I would think anytime a fish sinks a boat, somebody screwed up.

[flounderpounder225]

Collision of factors?? YES, Unavoidable.. not really.  And the captain of the boat "sunk" the boat, not the fish.  Backing down hard on an acrobatic Bill Fish is not uncommon, take one or two big waves over the stern, everyone heading to the same corner of the cockpit, Bilge pump is overwhelmed, once that gunwale drops low enough to start taking water over the side, it's pretty much over..

[Tx49]

^^^This is more what I was thinking.^^^

[icemanbryan]

Collision of factors?? YES, Unavoidable.. not really.  And the captain of the boat "sunk" the boat, not the fish.  Backing down hard on an acrobatic Bill Fish is not uncommon, take one or two big waves over the stern, everyone heading to the same corner of the cockpit, Bilge pump is overwhelmed, once that gunwale drops low enough to start taking water over the side, it's pretty much over..

Sorry, I should have said could of  not almost happened to us on the Big Island years ago.
Backing down fast large rouge wave hit the transom.
There was more water than you can imagine, like knee deep!
We were very lucky, old Bertram, engines up high. Good seals and great deck drainage.
It can happen real fast.