THEY WERE PULLING OUT OF A COVE THEY DID NOT OBSERVE ANY HAZARDS BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY FELT A BUMP HEARD A BANGING AGAINST THE BOTTOM OF THE BOAT AND NOTICE BOTH BILGE PUMPS ENGAGE.  AS THEY CONTINUED A NOISE AND VIBRATIONS OF THE PROP HITTING THE BOTTOM OF THE BOAT WERE OBSERVED.  IT WAS APPARENT THE PROP HAD STRUCK SOMETHING AND WAS GOUGING AGAINST THE BOTTOM OF THE BOAT.
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