RedactedNarrative: I, Officer of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, was on patrol, in uniform and in a marked patrol vessel on Friday, July 29, 2016.  At approximately 1245 hours we were dispatched to a grounded sailboat at the reefline in the Western Sambos Ecological Reserve.  
  
  	Upon arrival I saw a dark blue sailboat (Komedy III, NJ 1318 GN) in the coral reef.  The owner/operator of the vessel and passenger were on-board the sailboat and Tow Boat US was on-scene.  There were no injuries or medical concerns with either occupant.  
  
  	Tow Boat US's crew members had fixed tow lines to the sailboat, applied a patch to the ruptured fiberglass hull, pumped out sea water, and inflated airbags to remove the sailboat from the reef.  Once the sailboat was moved, Officer and I inspected the area (N 24 28.789 W 081 43.043) for coral/live rock damage.  There was a patch of coral damaged, evident by the white coral exposed and blue fiberglass material present at the site.
  
  	Operator was cited for damage to the coral, violation of navigation rule #5 improper look-out, and failure to register a vessel in Florida within 90 days.