RedactedNarrative: ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 1845, VESSEL #1 OPERATED BY V1 OPERATOR WAS TOWING A TUBE OCCUPIED BY 3 PASSENGERS ON WHITE LAKE.  DURING OPERATION, THE TRANSOM OF THE VESSEL GAVE WAY AND THE MOTOR SANK INTO THE WATER.  THIS CAUSED THE VESSEL TO BEGIN SINKING.  THE OPERATOR IMMEDIATEDLY CALLED 911 AND GAVE EACH PASSENGER A PFD WHILE WAITING FOR WATER RESCUE.  VESSEL #1 WAS A 18' VIKING, 190 SI MODEL DECK BOAT WITH 1 MOTOR (115 HP).  THE WEATHER FOR THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS CLEAR, WATER CONDITIONS CALM, WITH NO WIND, GOOD VISIBILITY DURING THE DAY WITH THE BOAT SPEED AT UNDER 10 MPH.  OCCUPANT 1 SUSTAINED A BRUISED RIB AS A RESULT OF COLLIDING WITH THE SIDE OF VESSEL #1.  NO ALCOHOL WAS INVOLVED. THE OWNER/OPERATOR ESTIMATED DAMAGES TO THE VESSEL WERE APPROXIMATELY $2000.00, PLUS $300.00 FOR OTHER PROPERTY ONBOARD THE VESSEL.
  
  
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