RedactedNarrative: On June 3rd, approximately 10:55 pm Sgt. received a phone call from Lt. in Assumption Parish in the intracoastal waterway near McDermott ship yard. Sgt. contacted dispatch and was informed that a vessel hit an unknown object and that a female was in the water holding onto a sinking boat. Agent Sgt. responded and was informed while traveling to that location that all subjects were out of the water and headed to Teche Medical Center in Morgan City. At the hospital, Agent Sgt. made contact with operator who stated that he was turned around and thought he was traveling east in Intracoastal Waterway headed back to Houma. Operator stated that while running his vessel, he hit a piling on the side of the vessel and it caused the boat to immediately begin taking on water. Operator told the agent that his wife could not swim, so he handed her a life jacket and he jumped overboard and swam for help. After getting a nearby resident to call 911, Operator swarm back to his sinking vessel and waited for help.The Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office and EMS arrived on the scene and were able to get subject to the bank. Sgt. recorded that Operator did not have any injuries from the incident. The hospital took x-rays of subject after she had complained of her ribs hurting.PFD's were onboard the vessel but were not used until after the incident took place.
   