VESSEL 1 WAS A 22' SEA RAY OPEN MOTORBOAT WITH 4 PEOPLE ON BOARD.  OPERATOR STATED THAT AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN HE HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AND IMMEDIATELY CAME TO IDLE.  AS HE IDLED TO A COVE HE STATES HIS NEEDLES "PEGGED OUT" AND THEN WENT TO ZERO.  UPON REACHING THE BEACH HE DISCOVERED HIS ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS 1/2 FULL OF WATER. OPERATOR CALLED FOR HELP, NPS ARRIVED AND CALLED FOR VESSEL ASSIST, NPS TRANSPORTED EVERYONE BACK TO KATHERINE'S LANDING.  OPERATOR MET WITH VESSEL ASSIST AT KATHERINE'S LANDING TO SALVAGED THE BOAT.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.  ESTIMATE DAMAGE TO VESSEL 1 $15,000.00 DAMAGE WAS DETERMINED TO BE "LEAKING WATER INTAKE AT DRIVE UNIT" WATER DAMAGE AT REAR 1/3 OF VESSEL INCLUDING ENGINE AND WIRING.
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