RedactedNarrative: On june 6, 2018 at approximately 11:30 pm, i received a call from dispatch stating they had been notified of a sunken vessel at falls lake.  Dispatch received information that the vessel started taking on water and eventually sinking around 7:00 pm and there were no injuries reported. The “towboat” company was notified and stated that they would retrieve the vessel the next day at approximately 10:00 am. 
  
  I arrived on scene at approximately 10:30 on june 7, 2018 to see only the bow of the boat sticking out of the water.  Towboat arrived shortly after to start working on retrieving the vessel.  I patrolled to upper barton creek boat ramp to meet subject.  He stated they launched the boat on the evening of june 6th and drove to a cove located east of the boat ramp towards falls dam.   Subject and five other individuals were leisurely hanging out when they began to notice the vessel taking on water.  Subject tried to crank the boat but was unable to do so.  They flagged down a passing vessel and were able to safely board the other vessel while subject' vessel continue to sink.  He notified the wake county sheriff's department which put him in touch with towboat.  Upon inspection of the retrieved vessel, it was determined that the floor underneath the motor was rotten.
  
  All the required safety equipment was on board.  There was no alcohol involved, no injuries reported and no violations detected.
  
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