Summary
On Wednesday August 21, 2013 at approximately 0900 hours while on Boat Patrol near Callville Bay LAKE Dispatch received a call regarding a sunken vessel at Hamblin Bay.  The vessel swamped and all 8 people aboard safely made it to shore.  Ranger and I responded at approximately 1200 hours after responding to several other vessels in distress.

Scene
The location of the accident is Hamblin Bay area of Lake Mead National Recreation Area.  The weather was overcast/rainy and very windy.  The chop was approximately 3-5 feet high.

Narrative
operator was out on Lake Mead with his 7 of his family and friends on Saturday August 24, 2013 at approximately 0900 hours.  They were boating in the Hamblin Bay area when the weather in the form of high winds, high chop, and rain struck the area in which they were boating.  OPERATOR decided to try and leave the area during the storm and stuck close to shore.  The chop started cresting above the bow of OPERATOR''S vessel which started filling with water faster than the people aboard the vessel could bale.  Everyone then started to abandon the vessel and swim to shore when it became obvious the vessel was sinking.  The vessel sank within 20 feet of the shoreline on the west shore of Hamblin Bay.  Everyone made it to shore safely and they were able to call LAKE Dispatch to request assistance.  Volunteer 05VIC was able to respond to the accident scene and then transport 3 adults and 2 juveniles back to Callville Bay.

Action Taken
Ranger and I responded to Hamblin Bay at approximately 1356 hours where we contacted 3 adult males.  The self-identified owner/operator of the vessel, OPERATOR contacted us and explained the events leading up to the vessel sinking.  Ranger beached our patrol vessel then stayed on the boat.  I went ashore and took photographs of the tip of the sunken vessel, collected information of OPERATOR, and marked the location by noting the GPS coordinates.  The 3 adult males collected their gear and came aboard our patrol vessel.  We transported OPERATOR and the 2 adult males back to Callville Bay.

Damage 
The vessel was completely submerged and considered totaled.

Injuries
None

Evidence
Photographs
Henderson