RedactedNarrative: Vessel 1 with one person onboard was heading on a west to south west course at 3-5 knots of speed in Upper Tampa Bay approximately 200 yards north east from Green lateral beacon "Dana Shores Daybeacon 23" (Light List # 24255) in calm waters with charted water depths less than 3-ft in the area close to a grouping of Mangroves.  
  
  Operator saw a plastic water bottle floating next to the shoreline and attempted to retrieve it.  In the process of retrieving the bottle, operator discovered it was attached to rope and at the same moment, the PWC intake for the jet drive propulsion ingested the rope, fouling the intake shaft, rupturing the seal between the outside of the hull and the engine compartment, stalling the engine, and allowing water to fill the inside of the hull. 
  
  Operator restarted the engine and attempted to slowly make his way bank to his dock.  The PWC stalled again, became unstable, and sunk approximately 200 to 300 yards away on the opposite side the canal next to a set of boat lifts located near Bonaventure Dr Tampa FL. The operator had a friend assist with dewatering the PWC and towing back to his dock for removal from the water.
  