RedactedNarrative: While underway the vessel began to take on water. Shortly after taking on water, the vessel capsized and sank. The vessel remained capsized with a small portion of the bow sticking out of the water until it was removed by Sea Tow.
  
  On September 22, 2020, at approximately 10:10 A.M. I Officer of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spoke with a service representative of Beavertail Skiffs. Subject explained that he had inspected the vessel and determined a potential cause of the vessel sinking. I asked Subject what he had found? Subject explained that on the bottom of the hull of the vessel there is a high-pressure intake valve that feeds water into the baitwell. 
  
  Subject continued to explain that at the end of the hose of that valve there is a cartridge that was loose and sitting to the side. He continued to explain that with the cartridge in this position it would have caused water to pump into the bilge instead of the bait well. 
  
  Furthermore, Subject described that had Operator been running the boat on plane that this would have caused water to pump in even faster. I asked Subject if there were any signs of impact or damage to the vessel that could have caused this, and he said no. Subject described that the cartridge could have come loose over time from the boat having been run. I asked Subject if there were any other signs of failures or contributing factors that could have caused it to sink and he said no not that he could find.
  