RedactedNarrative: V1 heading North in the ICW, North Sarasota Bay.  V1 struck sandbar East of ICW, Northeast of red marker 40.  Two subjects on V1 fell and were injured. 
  
  Operator told me he had taken several people (total of 12, 6 adults and 6 juveniles) out on his boat to cruise and go to dinner.  They were returning from dinner at Marina Jacks, traveling north in the Inter Coastal Waterway (ICW) nearing red marker 40, just southeast of Jewfish Key. At approximately 2015 hours, they encountered a large barge that was taking up much of the channel.  As he approached, he brought his vessel down to an idle behind the barge.  He slowly closed the distance between the two and one of the subjects on board the barge told him to pass to their left, but to stay close because the channel was narrow.  Once Operator was clear of the barge, he began to throttle up in an attempt to get back on plane.  When he did this, Operator told me that he was temporarily unable to see in front of him because his bow was too high in the air.  He momentarily lost sight of the nearest red channel marker (#40).  As the vessel began to plane, he was able to see once again and immediately realized that he was on the wrong side of the channel marker.  Operator quickly pulled back on the throttles in an attempt to stop but at that same moment, the vessel ran aground.  They quickly came to rest on a sandbar and several subjects lost their balance and were thrown to the deck.  Two subjects were thrown into an open forward hatch and down a set of steps.  It was clear they had sustained injuries and Operator's wife quickly called 911.  An EMS/fire rescue boat was the first vessel to respond and transported the two subjects to shore for treatment.  The remaining subjects were taken to shore by Boat U.S. afterward. 
  
  The following day, I was able to speak with Operator regarding his boat.  He told me that he did not believe that his vessel had been damaged at all.  I also spoke with both subjects about their injuries.  Occupant1 had sustained multiple facial/orbital fractures to her right eye as well as a laceration to her right eyelid.  She was told it would not need surgery and would heal on it's own.  Occupant2 suffered a chest contusion that would not need further treatment either. 
  