RedactedNarrative: On 4/2/2016, I Officer with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission received a call from dispatch that a boater called in mayday to the coast guard at approximately 1800hrs. The boat possibly struck an oysterbar and was taking on water. During the course of the investigation I learned there were three persons on board the vessel and that all persons were ejected at the moment of impact. Operator had a small cut on his face and refused medical treatment.
  
  It was later concluded that the vessel struck a charted wreck outside of the St. Marks channel in Apalachee Bay. 
  
  Operator stated that he had just got his boat on plane before impact traveling approximately 25-30mph. He stated the impact ejected himself and his passengers off of the port side of the vessel. Operator and his passengers were not wearing personal flotation devices nor was Operator wearing the kill switch lanyard. He advised that after the impact, his vessel came back to an idle. Operator stated he checked to make sure his other passengers were okay and was able to get back on board his vessel. He advised that his boat was taking on water faster than the bilge pumps could pump the water out so he called in mayday on VHF to the United States Coast Guard.
  
  I asked Operator if he may of hit the sunken ship that is charted just outside the St. Marks Channel, and Operator was unsure of what his vessel may have struck, he stated that he did not see anything in the water prior to the impact. Officer and I inspected the damage to the bottom of Operators vessel and the damage was not consistent to that of striking an oyster bar. There was an approximant ten foot gash across the bottom of the hull. We also inspected the tracks on Operators GPS. There was a track that came out of the canal from the St. Marks Lighthouse boat ramp and stopped at the charted wreck located at N 30'04.582 W084'11.212. Operator stated that he has been operating vessels since approximately 1992 and has spent approximately 40hrs operating the vessel involved in the accident.
   
  Operator sustained minor cuts on his face / forehead. Operator refused medical treatment.
   
  