RedactedNarrative: At approximately 10:30 a.m. I (Sgt.) received a call from Region 8 saying there was a boat accident in Lake Pontchartrain where one person was in the water.  I proceeded to the location where I found Operator with a deputy. Operator told me he noticed a large amount of water in the hull when he was in the boat. He then opened the inspection plate and found that the inner hull was full of water. He then turned his bilge pump on and it could not keep up so he started bailing with a bucket. The got approximately 18 inches on the floorboard when he noticed a sailboat heading toward him. he walked to the starboard side of the vessel and threw his dog to the sailboat. the boat then rolled to the starboard and capsized. 
  
  he stayed with the boat, sitting on the motor bracket until the deputy arrived and transported him to the Dock Marina. The subject put on his life jacket when he noticed the water in the hull. In this investigation opinion, it was either a thru hull fitting that broke or the plug was not in.  Once the water starting coming in and the subject anchored the vessel, the waves made it nearly impossible to get the water out of the boat quick enough to stay afloat. Alcohol was a factor in this incident.
  