RedactedNarrative: On 2/23/2017 at approximately 0300 hrs Sgt. received a call from the United States Coast Guard and McIntosh 911 in reference to a sailing vessel taking on water.  Sgt. located the vessel in the Mud River and made contact with the vessel's only occupant.  
  
  	  subject was at anchor in the Mud River when his 33' Kalik sail boat began taking on water from some inclement weather.  The alternator failed to charge the batteries and the bilge pumps became inoperable.  Subject was taken from the vessel with a few of his belongings.  Sgt. said that Subject's condition was stable, uninjured and obviously intoxicated.  
  
  	Sgt. took Subject to a hotel, where I will follow up with him today.  The USCG was notified of the incident and I will speak about recovery efforts today. *** 
  	On 2/23/2017 I, RFC, made contact with the owner of the sunken vessel.  Subject told me that he experienced a mechanical breakdown.  On 2/21/2017 he said he contacted the McIntosh County Sheriff's Office about his problem.  The MCSO sent their Marine Unit to him and they took him to shore to retrieve batteries and parts for his boat.  He spent the night at a hotel and was taken back to his boat the next day.  
  
  	Subject said he replaced the batteries on board but the alternator was still inoperable.  He said the engine would not fire, and the vessel began taking on water.  Even with the batteries installed the bilge pump failed.  
  
  	At approximately 0230 hrs this morning he woke up and noticed 2 feet of water inside the cabin in the boat.  He believes the keel was damaged due to the inclement weather.  He plans to salvage the boat with a crew and he is looking at a time frame of 6 months.  
  	Subject said that he has the means to remove the fuel source and batteries from the vessel if it is needed.  He has been contacted by the USCG in reference to this incident.
  