On September 3, 2023, at around 1700 a single vessel collision occurred on Nickajack Lake in Hamilton County, TN. There were no injuries. *** On September 4, 2023, TWRA received a delayed notification of a single vessel boating incident that had occurred on Nickajack Reservoir in Hamilton County, TN the night before (09/03/2023). 

According to a statement from the renter and operator, the sole vessel involved, a 2022 Crownline 240 SS, was traveling in the downstream direction of Nickajack Lake past the Suck Creek Access area at a very low speed ("1-2 knots") when the vessel struck a hard object that he believed to be a rock outcropping. 

He estimated the time of collision to be around 1700. The vessel was occupied by himself and three others at the time of the incident- no one was injured. The vessel was incapacitated by the collision and later towed to the Suck Creek Access Area and tied to the dock for the night. The vessel was towed to its slip at Cameron Harbor the day after the incident and placed on a lift where it was revealed that it had sustained damage to its lower unit and hull.

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