THE OPERATOR RENTED THE VESSEL.  THERE WERE THREE OTHER PASSENGERS ON THIS SMALL ELECTRIC RENTAL VEHICLE.  AS THE VESSEL WAS TRAVELING THROUGH GARRISON CHANNEL WITHIN THE HILLSBOROUGH RIVER, THE OPERATOR OF THE VESSEL PUT IN INTO REVERSE.  THIS CAUSED THE VESSEL TO TAKE ON WATER FROM THE STERN.  AS THE VESSEL TOOK ON WATER ALL THE OCCUPANTS STOOD AND THE VESSEL CAPSIZED.  ALL OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING THEIR LIFE JACKETS AND WERE PULLED OUT OF THE WATER TO SAFETY BY TAMPA FIRE RESCUE.
HILLSBOROUGH RIVER
TAMPA                         