RedactedNarrative: I responded to a call from Dispatch of a vessel taking on water in Manatee Bay, Key Largo.  While enroute to the closest patrol vessel, Dispatch advised that Seatow had located the vessel and was bringing aboard all of the occupants: 4 adults, 1 child, and a dog.  Everyone was uninjured and the vessel was capsized bow up in shallow water near the mangrove shoreline.  The group was going to be taken back to their residence by the Seatow Captain.
  
  I responded and waited for their arrival.  The Seatow Captain and occupants from the sunken vessel arrived a short time later.  All were in good condition and fair spirits.  The Captain of the vessel, and owner/operator stated that they were travelling at a slow/moderate speed in Manatee Bay when a wake from another vessel came over the stern of his vessel.  Waters were choppy and he tried to de-water the vessel by throttling up a little, but it was not working.  He then quickly drove the vessel to a mangrove shoreline where it was much more shallow.  All passengers donned PFDs and entered the water as the skiff sunk engine first, and went bow up.
  
  Subject will make arrangements to have the skiff removed from State Waters at his earliest convenience.
  