RedactedNarrative: On June 27th, 2019, at approximately 2030 hours, a vessel bearing a Florida Registration of  FL 6401 PW was traveling south in Barnes Sound toward Jewfish Creek. The vessel launched itself into the mangroves, causing damage and injuring the operator.
  
  I boarded the USCG vessel and we approached the vessel that was in the mangroves, the vessel was on the south end of Jew fish creek. The vessel was a blue Mako bearing the Florida Registration of FL 6401 PW. 
  
  There were three individuals standing on the vessel. The vessel was roughly 6 feet into the mangroves. We came up to the vessel and I asked if anyone was seriously injured and one of the occupants stated that just the captain had a gash on his head. 
  
  The operator of the vessel was on the phone and wasn’t responding to my commands and wasn’t answering any of my questions. I requested that he came aboard our patrol vessel. When Operator1 stepped off the vessel, he fell into the water. He was not able to maintain his balance. When he boarded our vessel, I smelled a strong smell of an alcoholic beverage coming from his face and mouth. We took the operator and occupants back to Gilbert’s, so that EMS could examine their injuries. I spoke to two people, and  asked what had happened. 
  
  They both stated that Operator1 was a mechanic and asked if they wanted to go for a ride on the boat. They stated that they stopped at Gilbert’s and have a few beers and shots of liquor. They then traveled to another restaurant that was located due north of Jewfish Creek to get a few more drinks. The restaurant was closed, so Operator1 was going to take them back to Gilbert’s. They both got into verbal and physical arguments with Operator1, stated that he would not let them operate the vessel.  They said he was going at an excessive speed at night and missed the channel. He launched the vessel into the mangroves and passed out. When he woke up, he said he was not driving the boat. 
  
  They stated that they wanted to operate the vessel, due to Operator1 being too impaired to operate it safely. 
  
  I spoke to Operator1 in the ambulance at Gilberts, he stated that he was not operating the vessel. He stated that he was a mechanic on the vessel and taking it for a test ride. He said the owner of the vessel knew he was taking the vessel out. He stated, that he had had multiple drinks. His speech was extremely slurred, and his eyes were bloodshot and glassy. He was transported to Mariner’s Hospital to assess his wounds. 
  
  I made contact via phone with the owner of the vessel. I explained that his vessel had been in an accident. I asked if he had given Operator1 permission to take the vessel out, to go to the restaurant. Owner stated that he did not.
  
  