A boat that had struck an underwater object and started taking on water. The boat had made it to a dock and the passengers of the boat transferred to another acquaintances boat. The operator had stayed on the dock where his boat was tied up, mostly submerged.
	i met with the operator of the submerged boat, Operator. He said that after leaving the sandbar, he was driving slowly down stream. As he came around the corner from the sandbar in the 30 mph zone, his boat struck an underwater object, possibly a tree stump. He said the sound was not anything he had heard before. However it did not appear to have damaged anything that he could tell. After driving another several hundred yards, Operator said he noticed water in the stern of the boat. He tried operating the bilge pump to get the water out. However the water was already deep enough to cut out the electricity to the bilge.
	Operator was able to make it to a dock. He was able to tie his boat to a metal pole to keep it from going completely under. I explained that he would need to remove it as soon as he could to keep from leaking all the gas and oil out of his boat. Operator' relative who had transported the passengers from the boat to shore returned and picked up Operator. The boat, a green caravelle was sticking out of the water enough to be able to see the registration number of in7437bb. It showed a 2011 excise sticker. However the boat returned valid through 2012. The hull of the boat rubbed against the edge of the boards of the dock every time another boat drove past. It already appeared there was damage being done to the dock boards.
	i spoke to the owner of the dock that Operator had tied up to. I told her that if there was any damage to her dock because of the boat being tied to it to let me know to add it to the report. I told her i would contact her after the boat was removed.
	i later contacted Operator to get his insurance information. His insurance company was state auto. Operator said that he could repair any damage to the dock if there was any. His boat had not been removed until tuesday morning so it remained tied to the dock since sunday night. It had gone to pearson's marina. He said there was an 8 inch gash in the hull near the stern. That had allowed a lot of water in in a short amount of time. The adjustor was going to look at it that day. I contacted state auto insurance and found that the boat was a total loss of $8343.
	i also contacted subject to find out if there was any damage to the dock. He grandson had checked and said there was 7 or 8 boards that had some damage to them and might need replaced. subject said she would talk with Operator about the damage and try to work it out with him first. 
	a report was completed to document the events surrounding the sinking of the boat. No further action taken.

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