RedactedNarrative: On June 5, 2021 at approximately 8:00 am, Operator and his passenger left Shoup's Landing Access Area and headed South on the Chowan River in a 17ft Javelin bass boat. Operator got to his fishing destination approximately 2 miles south of the boat ramp. When the vessel came off plane, water came over the stern, sinking the vessel. The anglers were able to get the attention of nearby boaters who took them back to the boat ramp. The vessel sank because it was too heavy. The plug to the vessel was not removed after a severe rain storm on June 4, 2021 causing the hull of the vessel to fill with water and become unstable during operation.