On 04/06/13, at approximately 2100 hrs., a small vessel with 4POB left Haulover Marina in Miami-Dade County to fish.
The vessel headed south on the ICW and then headed offshore via Haulover inlet. The conditions were small craft advisory and extremely rough.  
At approximately 2130 hours the vessel was anchored approximately 1 mile east of shore off of 63 st. and Collins Ave., Miami Beach.  Shortly after, the vessel began to take on water due to the rough seas. The water entered the vessel from the transom and began to flood the boat and overwhelm the bilge pump. The occupants then picked up anchor and navigated north/northwest towards Haulover Inlet.  The vessels engine then began to fail and as the engine sputtered, the vessel began to take on more water from the transom, which eventually overwhelmed the bilge pumps.  Three of the occupants began to bucket water out of the vessel but they were not successful.  The vessel was then swamped by a large wave, capsized and rolled towards the port side.  All four occupants were forced to jump off the vessel and found themselves in the water.  
When the vessel operator/owner entered the water, he was struck in the left foot and right hand by the vessel's moving propeller.  All four occupants attempted to swim to shore, however the operator was unable to make it and eventually went under the surface and drowned. The other three occupants made it shore and subsequently called for help.

At approximately 0003 hrs., the operator was located by USCG Helicopter in the water approximately 40 yards off the beach shore line and approximately 881.85 yards south from where the three survivors landed onto the beach.  The victim was recovered by USCG rescue swimmer and was brought to shore.  He was identified by his Florida Drivers License and transported to the M.E. Office.  

The vessel recovered was a 1979 21' Enterprise center counsel boat with a low transom design. 

The contributing factor to this accident was due to the vessel design, poor condition and rough seas.

Nothing further to report.; The deceased was struck by his own propeller when the vessel capsized in rough waters. Subsequently, the deceased sustained deep lacerations to his left foot and drowned.
MIAMI BEACH