On Friday the 27th day of September operat was heading  north up the TN river on the Nickajack Lake in Chattanooga TN the vessel Operator was operating was a 24'' Lowe Pontoon Boat. Operator stated he was “going to a spot to fish” and was traveling beside the east bank out of the River channel next to the TN River Park when the pontoon on the starboard side of the vessel caught the riprap on the bank and turned the vessel in to the bank. Operator Stated that the Throttle stuck and he could not stop the vessel from running completely out of the water onto the bank. Operator was uninjured and Towboat U.S. was called to come remove the vessel off of the riprap. The Vessel sustained Damage to each Pontoon on the Bow of the vessel.
CHATTANOOGA