RedactedNarrative: On October 20th, 2016 at approximately 2130 hours, a recreational vessel (center console) with four persons on board was involved in a single vessel collision with a rocky shoreline in Vero Beach. The collision occurred on the Indian River on the eastern shoreline south of the Wabasso Causeway in Vero Beach in Indian River County. The collision did result in injuries to the operator (broken nose, lacerations to face)  and one passenger (brusies-contusions to body). Vessel was damaged in the collision with a total estimated damage of $110,000. 
  
  Officer met with Operator at Holmes Medical Center, he stated, 
  
  -	He was operating his vessel southbound on the Indian River south of the Wabasso Causeway in Indian River County
  -	Using radar and saw he was in the channel
  -	Hit the rocks on shore and the boat sank 
  -	Everyone walked to a nearby house to call 911
  
  -	It was very dark (moon hadn’t risen yet), he did not have a flashlight or spotlight with him 
  -	He was operating his vessel with the aid of a Garmin chart plotter
  -	He was operating the vessel at approximately 20 miles per hour
  -	The chart plotter was supposed to guide him in the channel back to his house
  -	He might have accidently set it to straight line route instead
  -	He remembers going to the left of the green channel marker
  -	He saw the shoreline and attempted to make a hard turn to right
  -	It was too late, the vessel hit and rolled to the right ejecting everyone out of the vessel 
  -	He hit the console, had a cut on his face
  -	Everyone walked to a nearby house to call 911; occupant suffered lacerations to face - contusions on multiple places ; operator:- BROKEN NOSE - LACERATION REQUIRING STICHES TO FACE