On July 25th, 2023, at approximately 9:00PM the vessel described struck a submerged object believed to be a stump and not visible at the time of day in which the accident occurred. The vessel engine stopped on impact, the motor was raised to check damage it backfired upon starting, igniting a small fire that was immediately put out via extinguisher causing little to no damage per the owner/operator. The vessel then began to take on water, after approximately 5 minutes the operator abandoned ship and swam to shore from the sinking vessel. The swim was approximately 75 yards from the vessel to the owner's dock. The owner attempted to retrieve the vessel that evening without success and the vessel was towed to shore the following day by a local fire department.
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