RedactedNarrative: On August 21, 2021, Operator was traveling up South Pass Manchac near the railroad bridge in a 2015 Tracker, fiberglass, bass boat with a Suzuki 175hp, outboard motor.  After he passed through the No Wake Zone at the railroad bridge and accelerated to proceed across Lake Maurepas.  After planing off he traveled approximately 400 yards when water began rushing through the vents in the floor of the vessel.  Operator was able to make it to a private launch at the mouth of Hwy 51 Canal and Lake Maurepas.  We were notified of the incident by Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Office.
  
       We arrived on scene and began the investigation.  he was wearing an approved, type three personal flotation device with the kill cord attached.  The vessel was equipped with all the required safety equipment.  There were no injuries and no signs of alcohol or drug use by him.  Operator informed us that he had been rear ended on the highway a while back and that the impact ripped the motor off the vessel.  He informed us that he had also fixed a hole in the bottom of the vessel a few months back.  We photographed the vessel and the damage.  The vessel had numerous soft spots in the fiberglass bottom of the vessel.  It appears that the fiberglass was no longer connected to the stringers in the hull of the vessel and that the fiberglass had given away and torn apart due to the pressure on the bottom of the vessel.