On 08/28/2010, at approximately 1500 hours, I, Game Warden, was on boat patrol in the Lake Mead Boulder Basin when I was informed by NDOW (Nevada Department of Wildlife) Dispatch that a disabled vessel had been anchored on the east side of Saddle Island between the water intake tower and the north point of Saddle Island.  I responded and arrived at approximately 1515 hours.  Upon arrival I observed that the disabled vessel was a large white Bayliner anchored about 50 yards from the shoreline.  There was one male person on board that I identified.  subject told me that his wife  had been picked up by an NPS volunteer vessel and taken to Callville Bay Marina, Lake Mead so that she could bring their truck and trailer to Boulder Harbor which was the nearest harbor to the disabled vessel.   subject told me that he and his wife were cruising in their vessel CF 5616 RF when suddenly the engine had failed.  subject claimed they were about 300 yards from the shoreline when the engine had failed.    subject said northwest winds of about 30 mph had blown the vessel close to the east shoreline of Saddle Island when he felt the rear outdrive of his boat strike a submerged rock.  subject stated that after the vessel struck the submerged rock, he let the vessel drift closer to the shoreline before he anchored the vessel.  I noticed that the winds were blowing northwest about 30 mph, but I didn''t notice any visible damage on the vessel.  At approximately 1515 hours I began to tow subject and his vessel CF 5616 RF into Boulder Harbor.  We arrived at Boulder Harbor at approximately 1600 hours.  PATRICIA subject had been waiting at Boulder Harbor with the truck and trailer.  I assisted subject with loading his vessel onto his trailer so I could assess the damage to the vessel and make sure that the vessel had all required equipment on board.  There was no visible damage to the hull that I could notice, but I did observe that the hydraulics had been damaged.  I collected all necessary information for the boat accident including a witness statement from subject.  subject claimed that he only had liability insurance coverage for his vessel and that he was going to use his personal money and mechanical skills to fix the damage to the vessel by himself.  I didn''t collect a witness statement from wife due to the fact that she was in the cabin of the boat when it struck the submerged rock.   
On 09/08/2010, I telephonically contacted Offshore Marine located in Henderson, NV.  I told him the make and condition of vessel CF 5616 RF.  He gave me a damage estimate that concluded the amount of $2,000.00. 
On 09/10/2010, I telephonically interviewed wife  and she told me that  subject was not going to claim the vessel damages to their insurance company, but that subject was going to pay for and fix the damages himself.
Boulder City                  