On December 17, 2013 I was notified of a delayed boating accident that happened December 5, 2013 at approximately 11:28 PM.  The accident occurred in the area of Pacific Reef light house. From the United States Coast Guard (USCG) report a 35 foot sailing  vessel struck a "Marker". USCG responded on scene and rescued two males from a sinking vessel. The vessel sank to the bottom of the ocean in about 30 feet of water with about 6 feet of mast protruding from the surface. The vessel had two occupants onboard which were rescued by USCG.   

On  December 20, 2013 I contacted Biscayne National Park (BNP) office to ascertain if they had any information on the case.  BNP did receive report of the case and began investigating it as a grounded vessel.  BNP contacted the owner and the operator of the vessel. Both operator and owner were on the vessel when the accident occurred. During BNP's investigation, Owner stated "we hit the marker like we were aiming for it". BNP Officer asked if they had functional radar but was not in use to save power.  Operator stated he went into the cabin of the boat to get his rain gear and when he came up they hit the marker. Both Owner and Operator said the vessel was operating on Auto-Pilot at the time of the accident. 

Through BNP's investigation the sailing vessel hit Pacific Reef light house. At this time the vessel is still on the ocean bottom.  The owner is making arrangements to have the vessel removed from the water. 

I have attached a copy of BNP report in the attachment section of this report.

I tried to contact the owner of vessel (Owner) to ascertain the vessel registration number or hull identification and was unsuccessful. I also contacted Alabama boat registration agency and they were unable to locate any information of Owner owning a vessel. I have made up the year of vessel and HIN to submit this report.
MIAMI