RedactedNarrative: EPO were dispatched regarding a boat taking on water in Narragansett Bay on Sept 4.  EPO reported that boat owner/operator was on board his boat with his wife when the boat started taking on water.  The boat, a 1977 20’ Grady White had a crack in the stern that was caused from age and exposure to the water.  It had rotted from the inside out.  Moderate winds and rough seas put pressure on the stern and motor that caused the stern to crack.   
  
  A good Samaritan in a nearby sailboat responded to the boat in distress.  wife boarded the sailboat while operator stayed in his boat until the No. Kingstown Police arrived on scene.  When DEM officers arrived both boarded the DEM patrol boat and were taken to Wickford Harbor.  Sea Safe secured the swamped boat and emptied out the water.