RedactedNarrative: Operator drove to langford cove in hermitage, tn to launch his boat to fish for the day on old hickory lake. He launched the boat and remembered putting the boat plug in the boat at his house. He backed the boat in the water and drove the boat downstream toward the lake dam. He passed the green and red buoy. When passing the red buoy, he slowed down, and turned the bow of the bow upstream. He then stopped the boat, dropped two anchors (one on the starboard-front corner and the second on the port-rear corner of the boat), and started to fish. Operator fished for about 2.5-3 hours. He then observed water coming in the rear of the boat slowly but never accumulating. 
  
  Operator said he was sitting in the back of the boat on a pedestal seat. After about an hour, the water began coming in more and rising toward his feet. He turned his body toward the front of the boat and saw some water in the floor of the boat and water coming in from the floor drain fast. He stood up, put his life jacket on, and walked to the front of the boat. Operator waited for 3-4 minutes to see if any boats were around to help. No boats in sight, so he decided to jump into the water. He started swimming to get to the bank. He swam approximately 100 yards to the bank. A woman from a house on the bank came down to see if operator was okay. She called 911 and ems came. 
  
  Operator was feeling dizzy, out of breath, and tired from swimming. Ems arrived and drove operator to the hospital. Operator was released a few hours later with no known injuries. While operator was transported, his boat turned toward the bank and capsized (turning upside down) as the port swamped under water after several minutes. The boat was found by twra and tow boat usa came to remove the boat from the waters. After further investigation of the vessel, a crack was discovered in the hull of the boat. This caused water to enter at a fast rate without the operator being aware, causing the overall swamping of the boat.
  