Operator stated his wife and three nieces traveled from Clinton IA to Princeton IA via boat.  Operator stated they stopped at the "Go Fish" establishment and ate dinner.  Operator stated they traveled back up stream at approx. 10 MPH due to the windy rough conditions.  Operator stated he noticed water inside the boat at his feet by the Cordova Nuclear plant.  Operator stated he checked the engine compartment and it was filling with water.  Operator stated he immediately headed straight for the closest shore ( Illinois) and beached the boat.  Operator stated the engine quit running as he was about to shore.  Operator stated the stern of the boat sank under the water line.  Operator stated he does not know why the boat sank and he did not recall hitting anything. 

Operator stated nobody was injured and he did not know who to call to report the accident.

Operator will call his insurance Monday morning and make plans to get the boat removed from the water.  Operator stated he would call me Monday June 6th 2011 when he had more removal information.  

Updated on July 7th 2011 for final report:

On June7th 2011 Operator boat was removed from the water.  I was present when the boat was removed from the water.  The cause of the sinking was hull failure.  The starboard hull from the operator station to the stern of the boat failed.  For a reason undetermined the fiberglass appeared to be rotten and broke apart.  No evidence existed the boat struck any submerged object.  No foul play is suspected.  Operator has not returned my phone calls attempting to get full passenger information for this report.


Cordova IL 61201              