BASED ON WITNESS STATEMENTS OPERATOR WAS HEADING NORTH IN PERDIDO PASS. THE BOW OF THE VESSEL STRUCK AN OBJECT AS HE CROSSED OVER THE SUBMERGED PIPE BEING USED BY THE DREDGE COMPANY. THE OBJECT STRUCK THE BOW AND THE STARBOARD ENGINE AS THE BOAT PASSED OVER. OPERATOR DROVE VESSEL TO AMP OFFICE . OPERATOR WAS TREATED FOR MINOR SCRAPES AND RELEASED.
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