RedactedNarrative: On 4/24/21 at approx. 9:00am, operator/vessel owner and passenger were in S1's vessel, a 2017 24' Sea Ark boat(KY0760WV) (V1). They were fishing in a catfish tournament. They were at idle speed and trolling for catfish. The vessel was hit sideways by a wave and S1 kicked a 5 gallon bucket holding their boat anchor into the water while regaining his balance. The anchor caught on the bottom and turned the stern of the boat towards the oncoming waves. The vessel took water over the stern and swamped, then sunk. The occupants and vessel were brought back to the Ingalls Harbor boat ramp by the Morgan County Rescue Squad. I was contacted at approx. 10:00am by the Decatur Trooper Post Dispatcher. I was already on scene with Corporal investigating 4 other reported accidents from the same catfish tournament. During interviews with S1 and S2, no injuries were reported. Damage estimate and scene site location estimate were made by S1.