Davis County Search and Rescue crew was involved in a single vessel accident with fixed objects on the ice at Farmington Bay.

INCIDENT
Vessel UT1658EX with operator and Passengers launched from second boat ramp on East Bay of Farmington Bay.  The operator OPERATOR had been on ice previously but not noticed any hazards on the ice in the past week.  Near the third bridge OPERATOR encounter two rocks on the ice that had not been noticed previously.  As OPERATOR noticed them he was able to steer hard left to avoid them but hit them PORT side of vessel as the vessel turned.  The impact was 3/4 back on port hull and port stern.

DAMAGE
It was estimated the damage to the vessel was from $1500 to $2500.  The damage consisted of a large crack in the fiberglass port hull with v shape flapped hole.  The Stern sustained large hole in fiberglass with damage from upper stern to under belly of hull.

CONCLUSION
Vessel appears to be fixable and Davis County will work to fix vessel.  It appears operator did try to avoid hazard but due to close proximity to rocks before they were noticed, the vessel hit the rocks port side as driver turned left.

Davis County Case Number D12-00025

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