The scene is a woman stuck in a row boat, no oars, unable to move. I think it was actually all in her mind, possibly due to mental illness trapping them. Ultimately someone grabs the rope line and "saves" her.

It was a psychological thriller, and this man was trying to reach a woman. I don't know if she was his wife or what. But in her mind she was adrift in a lake. And with the help of a shrink... or something like that, he would get in contact with her, trying to get her to want to come back to him.

PLEASE HELP BEFORE MY HEAD EXPLODES...

Its possible you're looking for an episode of The X-Files, called 'One Breath' - I remember watching this when it first aired - one of the characters (Dana Scully) is 'trapped' as you say in a rowboat (she's in a coma) - I had a hard time trying to find the episode to watch, but someone made a video using scenes from the episode - (I just turned the volume down to focus on the scenes... hopefully its what you're looking for.. and, if it is, - no $ necessary, I think its fun to try and help people find what they're looking for!) The first view of her in the rowboat is at 21sec, take a look:
The X-Files: "One Breath", Dana's Journey, Video 2 of 2 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGMV4toI7oo)

It's a very nice scene, but that's not it. It was part of a movie and the boat scene recurred more than a few times. There was also a psychiatrist or doctor helping the man to reach out to her. I don't think it was from an injury, just a mental break.

SIGH... this is going to make me nuts.

Thanks SO much for the answer, though. Very decent of you.