RedactedNarrative: subject 1 was traveling southbound on the Potomac River on June 26, 2009 at approximately 2238 hours when a rain storm with lightning and thunder occurred. subject 1 went into Mallows Bay because of the storm. He missed seeing Bouy #40. He thought the red warning beacon was an aid to navigation and ran his vessel on top of World War I sunken ships.subject 1 had thought the red beacon was for Wades Bay. Potomac Marine salvaged the boat on June 28, 2009 at approximately 1200 hours. subject 2 used an excavator to lift the boat upon a barge and then towed the boat to Neabsco Bay at Hampton's Landing.subject 1's boat MD 2953 BK had a 12" gash in the lenght and 8" gash deep in the keel with various scrapes and scrathes on the bottom of it. subject 1 estimates that it will take $12,000.00 to fix his boat.
NameOfBodyOfWater: Mallows Bay off of Potomac Riv
NearestCityTown: Nanjemoy                      