RedactedNarrative: On June 24, 2016 at approximately 8:52 PM, I Officer with the Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) was on routine Boat Patrol on the Susquehanna River in the area of Port Deposit, Maryland. 
  
        At the aforementioned date and time, I received a report of a vessel taking on water. I was advised by DNR Communications that the vessel was located at GPS Coordinates 39.354627 -76.090834, in the area of Swan Creek, south of Havre de Grace. At this time I advised DNR Communications I would be responding by vessel. 
  
        I arrived on location at approximately 9:01PM and made contact with the operator of the vessel. Operator advised that the vessel struck something large, allowing water to enter the hull in an unknown location. I was able to identify the vessel’s Pennsylvania Registration to be PA 8453 DH. 
  
        The vessel was occupied by an additional four individuals. All five individuals advised that they were uninjured and all five were wearing PFDs. I positioned my patrol vessel alongside the disabled vessel and was able to observe that the water had risen approximately two feet in depth in the engine compartment. It was observed that the vessel’s bilge pump was keeping up with the flow entering the vessel allowing the water level to remain stable. I then determined that I would attempt to tow the vessel back to the nearest boat ramp, which was located at City Dock in Havre de Grace. 
  
        At approximately 9:13 PM, after securing a tow line, I began towing the disabled vessel back to Havre de Grace City Dock. I arrived at the boat ramp at 9:43PM and was met by Sgt.. The disabled vessel was secured to the dock and all five passengers were escorted to land. 
  
        The Havre de Grace Fire Department was notified and asked to respond with a submersible pump to assist with the removal of water from the vessel. Havre de Grace Fire Department arrived at approximately 9:55 PM and began pumping water from the vessel. The vessel was loaded on a trailer and removed from the water at approximately 10:47 PM.
  
        Once the vessel was on the trailer, I observed that the lower unit of the motor was sheared off from the stern of the vessel, causing a large hole below the water line, allowing water to enter the hull. 
  
        I then conducted a full Boat Safety Inspection with no violations observed. At this time, the vessel was secured and stored in the parking lot to be removed at a later date. All personnel and individuals involved cleared from the location. 
  
   This incident occurred in Harford County, Maryland. 
  
   Please find all detailed information in a boat accident report attached in RMS.
  