V1 was south bound 2 miles off shore of Southern Blvd troll fishing. V1 turned around and continued trolling north bound when he experienced slughishness in the sterring. V1 came to neutral and went to the stern to investigate the problem and found water coming in under the back dive door of the vessel and he realized that the vessel was sinking from the stern and he was standing in about 14 inches of water. V1 operator ran to the bow area of the vessel to get his hand radio, EPIRB, life vest, and a ski tube. The water flooded the vessel through one of the sea cocks and it sank in 400 feet of water with only the bow visible. V1 operator was standing on the bow with a life vest on when I arrived. The vessel was recovered by Sea Tow and taken to Phil Foster Park.
Palm Beach