On may 27, 2012 at approximately 11:00am, operator and a friend launched operators vessel at the upper barton access area located on falls of the neuse reservoir.  Operator and friend had traveled approximately 1/4 mile when operator noticed water in the bottom of the vessel.  He turned back toward the dock and stopped on the shoreline 100 yards from the dock.  Operator exited the vessel and checked for the plug.  It was still in.  Unable to locate the possible problem, as much water was bailed out as possible.  Operator was unable to get the engine to crank from this point on.  Operator and friend walked the boat along the shoreline back to the t-pier and tied bow and stern lines, but before the truck could be retrieved, the vessel sank while tied to the dock.  Operator called for assistance and i was notified.  Upon arrival, the vessel was still tied to the dock and tow boat us was on scene.  In order to assist and reopen the t-pier, i shut down the ramps.  Several by-standers myself and officer cut the ropes and drug the vessel to the ramp.  The vessel was flipped back over and the truck was used to drag the vessel up the ramp to drain the water.  All ramps were reopened but one.  The water was cleared from the vessel and trailer was used to push the boat off the ramp.  Once off the ramp, it was loaded back onto the trailer and pulled out of the lake.
WAKE FOREST                   