RedactedNarrative: V-1 loss steering and while trying to make repairs took a wave over the stern.  The vessel capsized and forced the two occupants in the water to swim to shore.
  
  On the night of Oct. 1, 2020 at about 9:00 PM, the operator of V-1 and a passenger went out fishing. They were about 100 yards offshore, just south of Pepper Park in Ft. Pierce at anchor.  They were about to leave when the steering mechanism came loose (nut came undone that controls the steering arm).  
  
  The operator attempted to make repairs while drifting so the passenger put out the anchor.  They took a wave over the back that flooded the vessel.  Several more waves came into the vessel and it ultimately capsized forcing the two occupants into the water.  Before going into the water, they put on PFD’s and started to swim a short distance to shore. When the operator arrived onshore, he collapsed with chest pains and was taken to the hospital for treatment.  He remained there for three days and was told he suffered a heart attack.  The passenger was uninjured and the vessel remained at anchor upside down, just offshore.  
  
  