​On June 19, 2024, about 1517 local time, the recreational vessel 6 Saturdays grounded near the St. Augustine Inlet entrance, near St. Augustine, Florida. After the grounding, the captain maneuvered the vessel into deeper water, where it partially sank and was later salvaged. The captain and one passenger on board subsequently abandoned the vessel and were rescued by local first responder marine units. There were no injuries, and no pollution was reported. Damage to the vessel was estimated at $1 million.

​We determined that the probable cause of the grounding of the recreational vessel 6 Saturdays was the captain’s decision to navigate through an area known to have shoals instead of the buoyed entrance channel marking the safe navigation passage into the St. Augustine Inlet.