RedactedNarrative: The following information is taken from the owner/operator statement.  
  On 04/21/2018 at approximately 8:29pm a single vessel incident occurred on South Holston Lake in Deep Hole Hollow just downstream from river mile #57.  The owner/operator and 8 other occupants launched a vessel (VA-6504-BW) and traveled downstream to Deep Hole Hollow and parked. Within a few minutes they noticed the boat was sinking.  
  
  Operator tried to start the motors but they would not start.  He then discovered the motors were underwater in the engine compartment.  The occupants paddled over to the shore and were able to flag down a passing pontoon boat.  The owner and his brother felt around in the engine compartment to find were the water was coming from and stuffed a shirt in a hole where they thought the water was entering the compartment.  The owner called Sullivan County 911.  They tied the boat to the shore and left the bilge running along with a battery pack to power it.  All occupants got on the pontoon boat and were transported to 421 Access Area with no injuries. The vessel was left overnight, did not sink, and recovered the next morning by the owner. Operator stated he did not hit anything.
   
  The vessel was taken to Sportsman''s Marina and examined.  The marina technician could not find where the water was entering the boat and determined the hole they stuffed a shirt into was not a factor.  All plugs in the boat were present.  The two motors were damaged beyond repair due to water and totaled.  Estimated value of replacement per motor was given at $10,000.
  