unit 1 was traveling east out of Winyah Bay jetties at 09:00 to go fishing.  It was dark and operator was using GPS and buoy lights to navigate. Buoy number 12 was supposed to be lit red but the light was out. The operator saw the unlit buoy at the last second and turned his vessel to port, striking the buoy on the front of his vessel. This caused a large hole near the bow area of vessel. At the time of impact, there were four other occupants on board. One occupant struck his head and caused a cut above his eye. Sea tow and Coast Guard were called and the vessel was  taken back to South Island Ferry where it was loaded on a trailer. DNR was called after the vessel had been taken to operator's residence.