ON 9/6/09 AT 1541HRS I RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A BOAT ACCIDENT. DISPATCH ADVISED THAT THE BOAT HAD SUNK BUT ALL OCCUPANTS WERE OFF AND WAITING ON A PNTOON BOAT. I ARRIVED IN THE AREA OF NORTH BARKER ISLAND. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE OPERATOR. I ASKED HIM WHAT HAPPENED AND HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAD JUST PURCHASED THE BOAT AND HAD IT ON THE WATER FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY. operator SAID THAT THEY WERE UNDERWAY BUT BEGAN TAKING ON WATER. HE SAID THAT THE BILGE PUMPS WERE NOT WORKING AND THE BOAT ENDED UP SINKING. operator SAID THAT EVERYONE ON BOARD GOT OFF AND WERE OK. operator POINTED TO THE GENERAL LOCATION THAT THE BOAT WENT DOWN. THE DEPTH WAS APPROX. 74 FEET. I GAVE operator THIS REPORT NUMBER AND TOLD HIM TO NOTIFY HIS INSURANCE AGENT. NOTHING FURTHER.
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