RedactedNarrative: On or about Aug 11, 2016 at 1600 hours subject set out with guests on his father-in-laws boat, a Chris Craft displaying registration #MD 7104 CH , on the Sassafras River off of Betterton Beach.  Less than 15 minutes on the water they noticed that the boat was taking water over the stern of the vessel.  Subject stated that the water was coming onboard faster than the pump could pump the water out. All of the children were in age appropriate PFD's.
  
  Before the vessel completely submerged all persons had gotten off the vessel and had climbed onto the tube, that was going to be used to tube around the river. The four adults put all of the children on the tube and they were holding onto the side of the tube.  Subject called 911 from his daughter's cell phone and a "Good Samaritan" picked all parties up out of the water.
  
  One person hit his head when the boat was sinking and was taken to Shore Medical in Chestertown to be evaluated once on shore. He received a bump on his head that was not life threatening. He was released from the hospital at about 2000 hours on Aug 11, 2016.
  The vessel was up righted, salvaged and taken out of the water on Aug 12, 2016. No fuel was leaking from the vessel, but all documentation was lost or destroyed
   
  All events occurred in Betterton, Kent County, Maryland.
  