On 8/7/10 at approx. 1245hrs operator was opertaing his 1977 nordic jet boat approx. 1/4 mile north of the main bay up the canyon on canyon lake. He was trvaeling northbound at about 10mph. He had 5 passengers on board that were enjoying the scenery when a large wave broke over the stern of the boat causing the engine to stall. His boat was adrift while he attempted to restart it. It would not start and the boat took another wave over the starboard side completely filling the passenger compartment with water. He said the bilge pump was unable to keep up with the amount of water in the boat and the boat lsited to one side forcing the passengers to jump into the water. 2 good samaritan boaters assisted in removing operator and is passengers from the water. Nobody complained of injuries. When i arrived on scene i observed some seat cushions floating. I was in one particular spot when a witness advised me that i was right above where the boat went down. The water depth was approx. 85 feet deep. I did not see any signs of the vessel on my boats sonar. The debris that was floating was recovered and returned to operator. He advised me that he did not have insurance on the boat. A preliminary estimate of damage and salvage was 4500-6000 dollars. I relayed that operator thinks there was about 10 gallons of fuel on the boat. At the time of recovering the debris it did not appear the fuel had yet reached the surface.
MESA                          