RedactedNarrative: On March 29, 2015, according to the operator of vessel LA-6877-EK, Operator he was traveling up-stream in the Amite River Diversion Canal when it began to take on water. After a certain distance the vessel's stern dipped below the water line and bow rose up causing the vessel to 
  roll and sink.
  By Operator's own admission he advisee's he lacked experience operating the Hot Foot throttle system this vessel was equipped with and did not have his engine trim set correctly. Each time he attempted to accelerate he would do so improperly by only pressing the pedal partially forcing the bow to rise dramatically and the stern to drop to the water line. As he advised he would imediately let off the pedal which in theory and investigators experience causes the stern to become vulnerable to what's commonly referred to as the back wash (the wave of water caused by an accelerating vessels stern and engine). 
  Alcohol or drug use is not suspected to be a factor in this incidents occurrence. As of the date of this report the vessel has not been recovered. Operator states the vessel was equipped with all the proper/required safety equipment at the time of the incident however investigators have not 
  been able to confirm such.
  Causation of this incident has been determined to be operator inexperience and operator error. 
  Investigators have found no evidence that there were any citable violations which led to this incidents occurrence.