RedactedNarrative: V1, a live aboard vessel transiting the Gulf of Mexico from Port of the Islands Marina to Englewood had an engine failure and began taking on water in the area of Caxambas Pass. 
  
  The captain of the vessel with advice from the United States Coast Guard via VHF turned towards shore where he ran his vessel aground. The water level inside the vessel came up to the lower cabins, engine room, and galley. Sea tow was called as the owner was a member and the water was pumped out of the lower levels of the vessel and the vessel was towed to Rose Marina in Marco Island, FL.