RedactedNarrative: On Saturday April 7, 2018, I, Officer of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was on state water patrol in Hillsborough County, Florida. At approximately 1045 hours I was in a marked patrol vessel near the Gandy Boat Ramp and just south of the Gandy Bridge when I observed a white vessel resting on some rocks with three people on board wearing life jackets and one person standing on shore holding a rope attached to the vessel. I immediately activated my blue lights and approached the vessel. I asked if everyone was ok and if they needed medical attention and they stated to me that they did not. A few minutes later Tampa Police Department arrived on scene by land and assisted the people off the vessel. 
  I then docked my patrol vessel a short distance away at the FWC Gandy Field Office and arrived on scene by land. I asked everyone on board again if they needed any medical attention to which they responded that they did not. I identified the vessel and the operator of the vessel. Due to the language barrier I had one of the passengers translate for me. I asked them what happened and they stated to me that the motor on the vessel staled out as they were heading out of the Gandy Boat Ramp channel. That is when the operator trimmed the motor up out of the water to see what the issue was. While the operator was trying to figure out what was wrong with the motor, the wind and current pushed the vessel onto the rocks causing the vessel to become stuck there. At the time of the accident the wind was very strong out of the southwest and the sea state was rough. 
  The occupant then called Tow Boat US to have them come out and remove the vessel from the rocks.
  During the time they were waiting for Tow Boat to arrive on scene the constant pounding of the wind and waves on the vessel and the rocks caused there to be a significant amount of damage to the vessel. Tow Boat arrived on scene around 1400 hours and removed the vessel from the rocks. They had to use float bags to keep it from sinking as they towed the vessel a short distance back to Gandy Boat Ramp.  Once the vessel was back at Gandy Boat Ramp I documented the vessel damage with pictures.
  	The operator was not cited in this accident. No further action is taken at this time.
  