I was on routine patrol, when I received a call from dispatch about a vessel that had capsized on Disappearing Island. When I arrived on scene, there was a vessel that had capsized on the island. I called the owner of the vessel and he stated that he had paid a third party to move the vessel for him. On this day that the vessel was being moved, the weather was particulary bad. It was raining and quite windy. Visibility was poor. 
According to the vessel operator the vessel was traveling through the ICW and then made its turn to the east to start leaving the Inlet, when it ran aground onto the shallow part of the island. He attempted to back off but the wind was keeping him planted onto the sand bar. After numerous attempts, he was unable to move the boat with the engine power. He called Sea Tow to come pull the boat but they were unsuccessful, due to the weather conditions. Due to th constant wind and waves, the keel snapped and broke. Operator 1 stated, he then called coast guard to help him off of the sinking vessel. Coast Guard came and picked him up from the vessel.
Vessel was totalled out by insurance. Unknown amount

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