RedactedNarrative: According to the vessel operator at approximately 10:30 hours on Sunday, June 12t 2016, he and four passengers were pleasure boating in and around the waters of Lake Erie in the city of Lorain, OH, in the vicinity of the crash site. Shortly prior to that time, the passengers were swimming in the lake around his idled vessel and had just returned into the vessel and successfully boarded. The operator had put the vessel into operation and noticed that the throttle/ shift lever felt as if it was causing some resistance. After moving the lever to shift the vessel into forward gear and provide throttle. The operator noticed that the lever suddenly became loose; causing him to not be able to control the throttle. He stated that the vessel started to come up on plane and that he had turned the engines off due to the fact the he could not control the throttle. He mentioned that by the time he and the passengers were able to retrieve the anchor an line, the vessel was already contacting ground.
  
  One of the passengers had left the vessel at the time that it grounded and attempted to keep the vessel away from nearby rocks.  during this time, he sustained minor abrasions to the front of his right shin and had subsequently left the vessel to further run aground as to not seriously injure himself.  Once the vessel was fully run aground, all occupants of the vessel had safely vacated to shore and contacted United State Coast Guard Station Lorain, OH.