RedactedNarrative: On 7/23/16 at 1823 hours, I, Cpl. and Ofc. responded to a call for an overturn vessel at Grove Point, Mouth of Sassafras River.  Once on scene, I located a blue hull just sticking out of the water with no one around.  A registration number of DL 7433 AE was located.  
  
       Dispatch sent an Administrative message to Delaware to retrieve registration and ownership information.  While waiting to find out who the owner was, Harford County Fire divers responded to the scene and dove on the vessel.  They checked it to make sure no one was trapped and also tried to get a HIN number.  No bodies were found and HIN number was unreadable.  
  
       Finally, Dispatch got a response back from Delaware.  Owner advised them that the vessel had mechanical issues and sunk and that Tow Boat US would get the boat out of the water.  I advised Dispatch that this was a boating accident and that I needed to speak to and meet up with him.  I asked them to call him back and get a location of where he was so I could meet up with him.  Dispatch never accomplished this.
  
       Tow boat US assisted us by helping tow the sunken vessel closer to shore to get it out of the channel.  Ofc. and I managed to tie the sunken vessel to a nearby mooring ball that was close to shore.  
  
   On 7/24/16, Tow boat US called me and advised that they would remove the sunken vessel on Monday morning, 7/25/16, and put it back on the trailer.  Vessel was removed on that day and cost the owner $3000.00 since he didn't have insurance on the vessel.
  
       On 7/27/16, I finally spoke with Owner.  He advised that the vessel was a 19' Chaparral.  On the day it sunk, he was having engine problems.  He stated the 115 hp Mercury outboard wouldn't stay running.  As he was trying to change to a spare fuel tank, the vessel started taking on water.  A storm was coming and the wind and waves kicked up.  Owner stated his vessel sank and then overturned.  Owner stated he got on a good Samaritan's vessel and left.  His uncle then picked him up and took him back to Indian Acres in Earleville Md.  He stated he talk to so many people that night, Tow boat US, our dispatch, etc., that he thought the report was taken over the phone.
  
       All events occurred in Cecil County Maryland.
  