RedactedNarrative: On June 26, 2022, I was dispatched to a vessel incident at Sunshine Key. The incident occurred the night of June 25th, 2022. It was a single vessel incident with a possible factory defect occurrence. When I arrived on-scene I spoke with OCCUPANT 1 and OP1. They both stated that at approximately midnight on June 26th, 2022, they were out fishing at night and on their way back to the dock, OP1 came off plane and stopped the vessel. At this point, OP1 stated, “the water started to enter the boat.” OP1 instructed OCCUPANT 1 to use flares to send a distress signal to boaters nearby. OP1 also explained that they called their wives and Coast Guard for rescue. OP1 and OCCUPANT 1 arrived safely at a marina with their vessel. When they inspected the vessel, OP1 stated, “the hull was open because of a factory defect.” OP1 and OCCUPANT 1 explained to me that they did not hit anything. 
  	Upon inspection of the vessel, I observed that the starboard stern and port stern areas of the vessel’s hull was able to be pushed (by hand) approximately 2-3 inches, exposing the interior cabin of the hull. I instructed OP1 to push the hull and hold the hull in place. I observed that multiple screws located on the cap rail that are drilled into the hull were “stripped” and compromised the integrity of the hull. The damage on the port side was approximately 4-5 feet in length and approximately 3-4 feet in length on the starboard side. OP1 also explained to me that because of the water entering his vessel, the electronics at the helm started to smoke, however no fire extinguisher was used. I was not able to observe electronic damage due to it having a cover bolted in blocking my view of the electronics at the helm.
  	I did not observe any paint transfer, crush damage, gouges, or impressions that would leave me to believe that they struck another object. The vessel appeared to have normal wear and tear after owning it for multiple years.
  