RedactedNarrative: On August 13th, 2022, Tennessee Wildlife Officers responded to 4101 Amnicola Hwy to the reports of a caller hearing a loud noise and then seeing flares being shot off from a vessel below the Chickamauga Dam. Once officer arrived on scene a single White vessel was observed pulling their boat from the water at the Tennessee Riverpark boat ramp. 
  
  After talking to the parties around the vessel they had stated that it was them that was needing the help. They had stated that a hose in the livewell of their fishing boat had broken. After the hose broke while they were fishing below the dam, they noticed that the vessel was beginning to sink. 
  
  The owner of the vessel began to drive the vessel back to the ramp before the boat completely sank when he stated that he struck a navigation buoy. 
  
  After he struck the buoy, he stated that the vessel was completely incapacitated. After removing the vessel from the water officer observed the lower unit on the vessel was completely broken off and the propeller was missing. 
  
  The owner of the boat stated that once his vessel could not move, he shot emergency flares off which alerted other vessels in the area. One of those vessels were able to render help by towing the parties and the vessel into the boat ramp. There were no individuals injured during the incident.
  