RedactedNarrative: On May 23rd, 2021 at approximately 0100 hours, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) responded to a call reference a vessel sinking and taking on water at the Haulover Canal, Titusville, Brevard County. The operator was found and the vessel was towed back to a local boat ramp without incident. 
  I first spoke with the witness who told me he was operating back through the Haulover canal when he saw a vessel capsized in the water and standing on the waters edge was OP1. He then assisted up-righting the capsized vessel and towed OP1 and his vessel back to the boat ramp (see attached witness statement). 
  I then spoke to OP1 who told me he was operating his vessel when the waves were crashing over his bow and filling the bottom deck of his vessel with water. OP1 attempted to bilge pump water out as he was operating, the bilge pump could not keep up with the amount water coming in. OP1 then began paling water out with a 5-gallon bucket while underway with the bilge running. OP1 told me his motor bracket had broken and his vessel motor was trimmed to far down swamping the engine causing it to stall. OP1 said at this time after attempting to fix the engine the vessel had completely filled with water and the vessel rolled to the port side capsizing and causing him to fall out of the vessel. OP1 said he then used his right arm to grab ahold of the vessel and with his left arm he grabbed a seat cushion floating next to him. OP1 then swam to the shoreline until he was seen by Good Samaritan. 
  