RedactedNarrative: This was a single vessel boating incident in Plaquemines parish.  The operator of vessel 1 was the only person on board.  He had just motored away from a fishing spot.  He felt Vessel 1 acting very sluggish while operating in forward.  He throttled down harder, trying to get Vessel 1 up on to a plane.  Vessel 1 would not plane out.  Instead, the bow of Vessel 1 rose very high into the air when the operator throttled down.  
  
  Vessel 1 had a significant amount of water in the hull and was now slowly visibly filling up.  The operator activated the bilge pump on Vessel 1.  The bilge pump was not working.  The operator contacted a nearby boater via VHF radio and advised that he needed help.  The operator had a bucket and was bailing water while trying to make it to some land to save Vessel 1 from sinking. 
  
   Unfortunately, Vessel 1 was not close to any land.  After several miles of slow open water navigation, the operator drove Vessel 1 onto what was once an Island along the MRGO Long rocks.  The operator did not want to chance driving Vessel 1 any further due to the continuous incoming water for the safety of his well being. The operator figured that this spot was shallow enough to let the boat rest in place and hopefully save his outboard motor from submerging. 
  
   The boater that the operator contacted via VHF radio, brought the operator of Vessel 1 onboard his boat to bring him back to shore.  The operator of Vessel 1 contacted a tow service to go retrieve Vessel 1.  The tow service notified the operator that the outboard motor on Vessel 1  was submerged, to a certain level, upon arrival to the scene to retrieve the vessel.  Upon inspection of the hull, the operator was unable to determine how the water was coming in.  Vessel 1 was brought to a repair shop and is awaiting damage assessment and location of the leak.  A PFD was worn by operator.  The kill switch was not attached to the operator.  Neither alcohol nor drugs are perceived to be a contributing factor.