RedactedNarrative: On may 28, 2016, a party of 8 launched their 21 foot tige motor boat at blythe landing on lake norman. The water conditions were very choppy as they cruised to the mouth of the cove on ramsey creek. The operator stated that he was traveling at speeds less than 10 mph as a wave came over the bow of the vessel. He stated that he had taken on a large quantity of water. He pushed forward on the throttle in hopes the water would go out the back of the boat. 
  
  The vessel could not overcome the power to weight ratio and began to sink immediately. He got all passengers into a pfd except one female who he told to hold onto a seat back that was floating. He also instructed one of the passengers to use her phone to mark their location. A pontoon boat passing by picked them up and took them back to blythe landing, which was still in sight of the scene of the accident. The vessel went down in 65 feet of water. 
  
  Tow boat usa raised the boat on june 2nd. I spoke with the mechanic and he stated that the serpentine belt had broken. He also said that this would have explained some decrease in power when the operator tried to get the water to run out the stern of the vessel buy giving it more throttle. All passengers were uninjured, all required safety equipment was onboard, and alcohol was not a factor.