RedactedNarrative: Operator #1 Stated in effect: 
  I was driving my boat and noticed that it was starting to sit low in the water. I opened the hatch and saw that the boat was filling with water. I started traveling Southbound on the Eastern Shore of Greenwood Lake. I was doing about 12 miles per hour and slowed as I was making a left turn to go east toward the marina. Before I could make the turn the engine stalled and water was coming over the rear starboard side of the boat. A pontoon boat came from the North and l was able to hand off my son to them. Then my passenger and I jumped off the boat. I checked for a leak and couldn't find a thing. Then the boat sank. 
  
  Investigation Revealed: 
  Operator #1 was operating Vessel #1 on.Greenwood Lake in West Milford. While under way the ballast system failed causing the bilge on Vessel #1 to fill with water. While Operator was attempting to make a starboard turn the water breached the gunwale, swamping vessel #1. A good Samaritan stopped to assist and Operator transferred his son to their vessel. Operator and subject2 then voluntarily entered the water. Subsequently, Vessel #1 sank below the surface of the water. Operator and subject2 then boarded the Samaritan's boat. Operator suffered a minor laceration on his left hand and refused medical attention. 
  
  Sea Tow responded on 07/22/2020 and salvaged and towed Vessel #1 to South Shore Marina, 
  where it was removed from the water. There were no leaks or hazardous environmental conditions observed in the location that the vessel sank.
  