RedactedNarrative: On September 22, 2018, Lake Mead Interagency Communications Center (LMICC) received a 911 call from the Clark Country Emergency 911 Center of a vessel sinking in Lake Mead National Recreation Area at approximately 17:23 hours. The GPS point of the 911 call placed the vessel near the Water In-take Tower owned by the Southern Nevada Water Authority off of Saddle Island. Conditions of the day were calm winds, warm, and dry. 
  
  United States Supervisory Park Ranger, United States Park Ranger and I launched Vessel 41 from the Government Dock at the Las Vegas Boat Harbor at 1736 hours. We arrived on scene directly under the Water In-take tower owned by the Southern Nevada Water Authority and observed an orange and white vessel, partially submerged in the water with 6 adult males on land all wearing life jackets. Rangers assessed the individuals on the land. While they were assessing the males, I observed that the bow of their vessel was pointing straight up in the air and the stern fully submerged under the water. Shortly after a few minutes of the bow pointing straight up in the air, I observed the vessel become fully submerged in the water and disappear from view. 
  
  We boarded all individuals onto Vessel 41 and asked if anyone needed medical attention. All individuals denied medical attention. The owner of the vessel indicated to me that they launched from Hemmingway Harbor. We provided them courtesy transport back to the fuel dock at Las Vegas Boat Harbor due to the crowding of vessels at the launch ramp. We arrived at the LVBH fuel dock and I gathered witness statements. Owner stated “We were fixing a tube for boating on their vessel when wake from passing vessels went over their stern into their vessel. I went to start the bilge pump and it did not work. Our vessel started taking on water and we all put life jackets on and swam to shore.” See witness statement.
  
  I informed Owner that he is solely responsible for the removal of his vessel. I have provided Owner with a list of companies that are in the Commercial Use Authorization for Lake Mead NRA. 
  I issued Owner citations for:
  •     “Failure to produce Certificate of Documentation” 36 CFR 3.2(a)/46 CFR 67.315. No proof of insurance
  •     “Abandoned property” 36 CFR 2.22(a)(1)
  •     “Closure violation” 36 CFR 1.5(f) Closure violation set by the Superintendents Compendium
  •     “Overloaded or max weight” 36 CFR 3.2(b)/NRS 488.590 Vessel may not be loaded its maximum allowable weight capacity of safe carrying capacity. 
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