On 6/17/13, while on water patrol, I Officer received a call from FWC dispatch advising us of an overturned vessel by Looe Key SPA. We responded and arrived on scene approximately 10 mins later, and found a capsized vessel, and both of the occupants on a different vessel, having been rescued from the water.  Neither of the occupants needed medical treatment.
The vessel was a rental boat, the owner was notified, and he arranged for the salvage of the vessel.  I collected all the required information, and returned the occupants to their residence on Ramrod Key.  The operator and occupants statements support the reason the vessel took on water.  they stated the dive door at the stern of the vessel would not latch properly and kept allowing water to enter the vessel with each wave.  the bilge pump was not able to keep up with the inflow.  The vessel was started in an attempt to return to shore and also remove the water but at that time the vessel was swamped and the engines shut down.  The occupants called out a mayday and later they got into the water as the vessel later flooded then capsized.
MUNSON ISLAND