RedactedNarrative: On 06/10/2018 at 06:06 subject reported a sunken boat on the James River about 1 mile from the 295 bridge, on the Henrico side. We arrived on scene around 08:50.  CPO and I cleared the vessel, there were no persons on board. Richmond Yacht Basin responded and placed boom around the vessel to contain any fuel and oil spills.  We made contact with the owner of the vessel once he arrived on scene. He said last night at about 02:30 hours, he was following a friend back to Hopewell Marina. The boat lost power and started taking on water, so he beached the vessel to keep it from sinking.  When I asked him why he had not reported the accident, he stated he did not know who to call for help or that he even need to notify anyone. He stated he called Richmond Yacht Basin to help him recover the vessel. He stated there were two other people on the vessel when he beached it and that nobody was hurt or injured.