RedactedNarrative: While traveling sough in a 14" flat bottom aluminum vessel in Minors Canal, operator2 made a right hand turn into the ICWW and his vessel ran into a large wave that was produced by a tug boat.  Operator1's vessel was traveling east in the ICWW and approaching the northern mouth of Minors Canal where intersects with the ICWW.  Operator1's vessel was producing a large wake and he had no time to react to Operator2 exiting Minors Canal.  
  
  Operator2's vessel hit the first wave and took on water.  The second wave hit Operator2's vessel and sank it.  All 5 passengers on Operator2's vessel went into the water.  The second wave hit Operator2's vessel and sank it.  All 5 passengers on Operator2's vessel went into the water.  All 5 passengers were recovered uninjured and taken aboard Operator1's vessel until Agents responded.  There were no drugs or alcohol in this incident.  Remote steering was the type in Operator1's vessel and tiller steering was the type in Operator2's vessel.  It is this Agent's opinion that this vessel sinking incident occurred because of a direct result of Operator2's failed attempt to take on the larger waves that were closer to the bank of the ICWW, as opposed to the smaller waves which were closer to the tug boat.