OPERATOR OF V1 HAD RENTED A VESSEL FROM THE FREEDOM BOAT CLUB. AT APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES OFFSHORE HE HEARD A WEIRD NOISE AND NOTICED SOMETHING FLY OFF OF THE BOW OF THE BOAT. HE THEN NOTICED EXCESSIVE WATER BUILDING UP IN THE BILGE. THE VESSEL HAD SUSTAINED SOME DAMAGE TO THE STARBOARD BOW WITH GEL COAT AND FIBERGLASS MISSING. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. vessel hull failure, the vessel did not hit anything, the fiberglass delaminated (separated)
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