RedactedNarrative: On June 13, 2018 at approximately 17:32 hrs. operator and a friend brought his 1970 Kinds Vader boat to Lake Lowell’s West boat ramp to go boating.  Once at the lake, Operator1 stated he inspected his boat, removed the tie down straps, installed his drain plug and launched his boat.  Operator1 stated that he then parked his trailer and returned to his boat, looked over everything and walked his boat out to the end of the dock.  According to Operator1, the boat started and they drove away from the dock at a slow speed.  Operator1 stated that all of a sudden his boat took on water and sunk.  The stern sunk and the bow of the boat was perpendicular in the water.  Operator1 and his friend went into the water and were aided by other people in the area.    Operator1 and friend were in the not injured in the accident.  The boat could not be recovered the evening of the accident but will attempted the next day.
  
  Upon recovery of the vessel, the drain hole located on the stern was missing the drain plug.   Upon closer inspection of the vessel, I was unable to locate a HIN number on the starboard side of the transom.  In speaking with Operator1, he advised me that he had not seen a HIN number displayed on the vessel.  HIN number information that was added to this report was located off the state boat registration return.