RedactedNarrative: Operator stated he was eastbound in the intracoastal waterway just east of Saunders Yachtworks when the steering broke.  He advised the vessel was not maneuverable and taking on water, so he pushed it up on the south shore as much as possible to prevent it from sinking. They tried to bail water with a bucket and tied the vessel to pine trees in an attempt to keep it from listing over.  Sea Tow was notified to come recover the vessel.
  Witnesses stated the vessel was running fast and near the south shoreline of the ICW.  Two subjects who were fishing jumped out of the way for fear of being run over.  Their fishing poles were taken out of their hands as the vessel propellers ran over them.  
  One of the subjects injured her knee as she attempted to get out of the way.  The damage shows the starboard outrigger struck some pine trees and bent the top third backward.  Looking from where the vessel came to rest, the trees that were struck were over 100 yds away.  The starboard prop and shaft were located in the water approximately six feet from shore in two feet of water, also about 100 yds from where the vessel came to rest.  A granite boulder had enough inertia to cause the shaft to dislodge from the transmission, and hold the prop, shaft and strut in place as the vessel continued forward.   The vessel momentum caused the starboard rudder to bend 90 degrees up as it passed over the prop and shaft.  It was at this point the steering ram became dislodged from its fixed position in the aft hull compartment.  The strut has not been located to date.  The resulting holes in the hull where the strut was attached and where the shaft entered allowed water to flood in at a rate unsustainable by bilge pumps. 
  The vessel was tied at the bow, midship and stern to pine trees on the south shore in an attempt to keep the it upright.  Salvage crews were able to re-float the vessel the next morning and move to a salvage yard.
  No registration or documentation has been located since the vessel was purchased in 2012.