RedactedNarrative: On 1/24/2020, at approximately 4:45 PM, Vessel 1, a 24 ft Robalo bearing the Texas registration numbers TX5591RE (V1) departed from Robbie’s Marina in Islamorada, FL, heading directly to the East. 
  
  Moments after getting on plane, V1 struck an underwater metal beam sticking up from the sea bottom to about 6 inches under the surface of the water in a No Motor Zone area of Lignum Vitae State Park. The metal beam created about a 1-foot long hole on the underside of the vessel which caused the hull to quickly fill up with water and sink in the shallow area. The vessel was not fully submerged due to the shallow area it sank in. According to the people onboard, the vessel came to an abrupt stop when it contacted the beam. There were no reported injuries at the time of the incident. The vessel was recovered by Sea Tow Islamorada.
  