RedactedNarrative: Vessel # 1 is trolling for walleye on Lake Erie in Ashtabula County 3.5 miles northwest from Conneaut Harbor at 8 AM. Vessel #1 has the stern of the vessel to the waves which were forecasted 1-3 foot from the SSE. 
  
  Operator # 1 states that he observes water splashing over the stern of the vessel. Operator # 1 states that he flips the bilge pump to the on position intermittently to pump water out of the vessel. Operator # 1 states that about 11 AM he observes a significant amount of water in the bilge area of the vessel and he turns the bilge pump on and begins to pump water out of the vessel, but the pump could not keep up with the amount of water entering the vessel at this time. 
  
  Operator # 1 states that he moves occupants 2-4 to the bow of the vessel and everyone dons lifejackets while he attempts to wire another bilge pump up to the battery but the vessel swamps and begins to sink. Operator # 1 states that a nearby vessel observed their distress and came to assist. Occupants 1-4 enter the water voluntarily and swim to the assisting vessel. All occupants of the vessel are uninjured and able to board the vessel. Operator # 1 writes down the GPS Coordinates and then they are brought back to shore. Operator states that Marine Assist is contracted to complete the salvage, but they are unable to locate the vessel and it is presumed sunk.