RedactedNarrative: According to a misle report (710896), a vessel was taking on water after striking an unknown object in the water.  At first, the bilge pump was keeping up.  The operator woke up in the middle of the night and discovered a lot of water in the cabin.  The sole person onboard departed the vessel in a life raft and was picked up by the Coast Guard.  The vessel sank.  
  
  The operator had been in route from FL to LA.