RedactedNarrative: Operator #1 Stated:  While traveling through Flat Creek I struck something with the starboard engine causing the engine to shut off.  While lifting the engine to look for damage, the wind blew my vessel into a marsh bank.  Once I re-started my engines I was blown too far into the shallow water with the tide outgoing, my vessel was stuck and I called Sea Tow.  Unable to remove vessel aground, I left with Sea Tow for the night and returned the following morning.
  
  Witness #1 stated:  While trying to fix our engine, the wind blew us into shallow water and we were stuck.
  
  Investigation Revealed: Vessel #1 was traveling in Flat Creek Upper TWP. Cape May County when operator #1 reported striking a submerged Object causing his starboard motor to shut down.  During the course of checking and restarting the starboard motor, Vessel #1 was blown into a Marsh area along the bank of Flat Creek with an outgoing current.  Vessel #1 was unable to power off the sandbar.  At this time, operator #1 notified Sea Tow for assistance.  Once on scene, Sea Tow was unable to remove the vessel which was hard aground.  Sea Tow transported both occupants to port with the intentions to return in the morning with a high tide to remove vessel from sandbar.
  
  08/03/2016
  
  On this date Sea Tow and operator #1 returned to remove the vessel.  At this time, Vessel #1 was found capsized, floating in the same vicinity.  Sea Tow towed vessel #1 to Avalon Marine Center, Middle Twp., Cape May County.  Avalon Marine Center lifted vessel #1 from the water.  I observed the starboard motor trimed higher than the port motor.  Vessel #2 appeared to sustain hull damage during towing and transport.
  
  It should be noted:  Vessel #1 was aground leaning on it's gunnel due to the slope of the sandbar at low tide.  This leaning of the vessel appeared to contribute to the flooding and capsizing of the vessel as the incoming tide was able to breach over the gunnel and fill the vessel with water. There were no witnesses on scene during the incoming tide prior to Sea Tow returning in the early morning.
  
  Winds on 08/02/2016 at the time of grounding were out of the North East with gusts up to 25.3 mph. The tide was outgoing.  Both factors contributed the \vessels final resting place on the west side of Flat Creek.
   No injuries reported.
  