On 2-10-12 at 12:53 p.m., wildlife enforcement agents were notified by the u.s. coast guard (uscg) about a sailboat that had ran aground at the mouth of south pass. Upon arrival, agents observed a 36 foot sailboat that had ran aground onto an underwater rock jetty.  The vessel had two occupants, both were wearing personal flotation devices (pfd's). The two occupants then exited the sailboat and boarded a small inflatable vessel.  Agents then recovered the two subjects from the inflatable vessel and transported the two subjects to the uscg station in venice. Upon arriving at the uscg station, agents learned that the operator of the vessel was trying to enter south pass from the gulf of mexico and misread his navigational chart and passed on the wrong side of the channel marker causing him to run aground on an underwater rock jetty.  Due to the strong wind and waves, the vessel became lodged onto the underwater rock jetty.  The operator of the vessel was unable to unlodge the vessel and contacted the uscg via vhf radio.  After speaking with both occupants of the vessel and taking into consideration the weather and water conditions, agents did not suspect use of drugs or alcohol.
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