OPERATOR 1 WAS OPERATING VESSEL A, HEADING NORTH ON LAKE LANIER UP THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER. AT APPROX. TWO MILES ABOVE THE HIGHWAY 52, BRIDGE VESSEL A STRUCK A PIPE APPROX. 10 INCHES IN DIAMETER LOCATED IN THE WATER. VESSEL A HIT THE PIPE TWO TIMES CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE LOWER UNIT OF OPERATOR 1'S OUTBOARD MOTOR AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE VESSEL.
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