Operator # 1 stated:  I was coming around the buoy when I hit something under the water. I lost my propeller. I don't know what I hit. 

Investigation Revealed :  Vessel #1 was cruising west bound on the Kill Van Kull in the vicinity of the Bayonne Bridge. Vessel #1 struck a submerged object approximately  700 feet west of the Bayonne  Bridge. The impact resulted in the complete loss of the lower unit.

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