RedactedNarrative: Operator #1 stated to the effect that he was traveling from north to south in the Intracoastal Waterway in the area of Great Channel, Stone Harbor. He stated he just came up on plane and was navigating near ICW markers 421 and 423. Operator #1 stated he was going approximately 20 miles per hour when he grounded on the edge of the sandbar. 
  
  Operator #1 stated there were no other vessels that caused him to navigate outside of the marked channel. Operator #1 stated his mother, who was seated next to him in the captain's chair was sent forward through the open cabin door and down into the cabin of the vessel. 
  
  Operator #1 stated his step daughter was just getting up from the seat in the stern area when the vessel went aground and she was sent forward. Operator #1 stated she struck the door of the cabin then fell into the cabin and landed on top of his mother. 
  
  Investigation revealed that Operator #1 was operating vessel #1. Operator #1 was navigating through the ICW in the area of Great Sound, more specifically channel markers 421 and 423. The vessel had just come up on plane and was traveling at approximately 20 miles per hour according to Operator #1 's statement. 
  
  The vessel navigated outside the eastern side of the marked channel and struck a submerged sandbar resulting in a hard grounding. The sudden stop of the vessel caused two of the unsecured passengers to be sent forward within the vessel. Victim #1 was seated next to the operator in the captain's chair facing towards the port. Upon the hard grounding, victim #1 was sent forward through cabin door opening and down into the cabin ultimately landing on the cabin floor. Victim #1 complained of pain and dizziness. Victim #1 was treated on scene by Stone Harbor Fire Department and Atlanticare Paramedics. Victim #1 was transported to Cape Regional Medical Center where she was hospitalized over night. Victim #1 suffered two (2) broken ribs, a broken left hand and a fractured right fibula. 
  
  Victim #2 (14 year old female juvenile), was seated in the stern area of the vessel and was just standing up when the vessel went hard aground. Upon the hard grounding, victim #2 was sent forward striking her rib cage area on the door jam of the cabin and ultimately landing inside the cabin on top of victim #1. Victim #2 also struck the right side of her head on the knee of victim #1. Victim #2 complained of pain. Victim.#2 was treated on scene by Stone Harbor Fire Department and Atlanticare Paramedics. Victim #2 was transported to Cape Regional Medical Center where she was treated and released. Victim #1 suffered bruised ribs. 
  
  
  No damage was observed to vessel #1. Operator #1 stayed on board the grounded vessel with his juvenile son until Tow Boat US removed the vessel later that evening when the tide came back up. 
  Information for this report was provided by the operator's statement and the injured victim's
  