RedactedNarrative: VESSEL ONE WAS TRAVELING EAST BETWEEN BEAR ISLAND AND MDI AND DID NOT UNDERSTAND NAVIGATIONAL AIDS BY BEAR ISLAND LEDGE.  VESSEL ONE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN AROUND AND AVOID THE LEDGE WHEN VESSEL ONE STRUCK THE LEDGE.  COAST GUARD WAS ONE SCENE SHORTLY AFTER AN ATTEMPTED TO TOW VESSEL OFF THE LEDGE WHICH DID NOT WORK.  VESSEL ONE WAITED FOR THE TIDE TO RISE AND WAS ABLE TO FLOAT OFF THE LEDGE BUT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE KEEL.
NameOfBodyOfWater: ATLANTIC OCEAN
NearestCityTown: Mount Desert