RedactedNarrative: At Approximately 1300hrs on Saturday, September 27, 2020, while patrolling the waters of Ute Lake I noticed a vessel with two occupants waving at me to get my attention. I arrived at the vessel and found that the vessel was grounded on a sandbar west of McFarland boat ramp. The vessel's incident location was out of the safe channel marking system. 
  
  I asked the owner and operator of the vessel, if anyone was hurt, he said no. I asked Operator 
  what had happened.  He told me that they were cruising around the area when the motor of the vessel began to sputter and died. Operator then told me that the wind had blown them into the area. At that time that is when he felt the bottom of the vessel hit something. He was able to start the engine, place the vessel in forward gear and try to power out of the area, beaching the vessel. 
  
  Upon assessment of the vessel's positioning, it was found not be a hazard to other vessels. For that reason, I decided not to assist in removing the vessel from the sandbar. I assisted them with there belongings to the shore and dropped them off at the McFarland dock. I returned to the vessel and took photographs of the vessel's positioning on the sandbar and registration numbers. Later Operator told me that he would contact his insurance company for the removal of the vessel. The vessel has not been removed from the sandbar at the time this report was written, 9/28/2020. No further action was taken.
  