Vessel was launched at the boat ramp on same day of purchase. As the trailer was backed into the water the boat floated off of the trailer and the owner drove away. The vessel operator then noticed water on the rear deck which then started to flow in over the transom. The vessel then began to sink at which time the operator jumped into the water swimming safely to shore. The vessel sank approximately 150 feet from the ramp, with four to five feet of the bow protruding out of the water. Due to its final resting place it was not a hindrance to other vessels.
PORT ST. LUCIE