RedactedNarrative: On Friday, August 24th, 2018 LE Officer was contacted by the Door County Sheriff's Dept. regarding a sailboat that was sinking near Fish Creek towards Adventure Island. Upon arriving to the area LE Officer was advised that the occupants of the boat had been brought to shore at the Alabi Marina in Fish Creek. Upon meeting with an individual, LE Officer was advised the boat had sank near the rock pile located south of Adventure Island. LE Officer then traveled by boat to the area and located the sailboat with the use of the sonar equipment at approximately 45:08.849 North Latitude and 87:14.112 West Longitude as the sailboat had completely sank. LE Officer and members of the Gibraltar Fire Department then spent several minutes attempting to recover any of the floating debris from the sailboat that has sank.
  Upon returning to the dock at the Alabi Marina, LE Officer met with Vessel 1 Operator.  Operator stated he had operated his sailboat from the Fish Creek Town Dock with the use of the diesel engine on board the sailboat. Operator stated that he and his family were planning on taking the sailboat to Sister Bay for the weekend due to the pending weather conditions that had been forecasted. Operator stated that after leaving Fish Creek, he had operated the sailboat to the south from Fish Creek and intended to operate the boat to the north with a following sea condition along the western side of the Strawberry Islands. 
  Operator stated that after passing the navigation aid located to the south of Fish Creek while traveling in a northerly direction Operator observed that the chart indicated a depth of approximately 12'-15' on the chart-plotter on his boat. LE Officer asked what the draft of the sailboat was, and Operator stated "seven and a half feet". Wave conditions this day were approximately 3' to 5' in height. Operator stated that as the sailboat passed the shoal, he heard a loud "thud" and the boat turned sideways and then started drifting towards the reef marked on the navigation chart. Operator stated that after only a minute or two over a foot of water was observed down below the deck area of the boat in the salon area of the sailboat. Operator stated that at that time he advised everyone to put a life preserver on as they needed to get off of the boat, Operator stated that he had his son drop the anchor of the sailboat into the water and tie the line off to the side of the sailboat to stop the drifting of the sailboat.
  Operator stated that they attempted to gather some of their personal belongings but the boat was sinking too fast. Operator stated with assistance from individuals at the Alabi Marina and an individual who was fishing in the area they were able to get picked up and taken to shore at the Alabi Marina by other individuals in boats.
  Upon checking the area on Saturday, August 25th, 2018 where the boat had sank, LE Officer observed the hull of the sailboat was now located on the surface of the water in Green Bay near the latitude and longitude location that subject had documented the day prior.  LE Officer observed that the sailboat's keel had completely separated from the hull of the sailboat and a hole that was approximately 18" wide and 4' long was observed in the hull where the keel had been located. Salvage measures for the sailboat were taken care of by Yacht Works from Sister Bay WI. The sailboat was recovered on Sunday, August 26th, 2018.
  