RedactedNarrative: On 8/23/2021 DLE received a mailed in BAR from Operator.  Operator reported that on 8/8/2021 he was operating his 12' Chris Craft near Flint Point Ledge in the Sakonnet River when he let go if the tiller for a moment to scratch an itch.  He reports that the motor jerked to port, the bow went up, the stern went down and the boat sank quickly.  He reports no injuries and that he drank 5 beers before he left land.  Operator claims that boat and its contents were valued at $480 and nothing was recovered. 
  
  Nothing further to report.