RedactedNarrative: On August 30th, 2020 at approximately 10:44 am, Maryland Natural Resources Police was on routine patrol when I was dispatched to a boat accident in the area of Cobb Island in Neale Sound. Natural Resource Police Communications Center advised that a vessel struck a submerged object (broken red day marker pole # WR2/ Coordinates: N 38 degrees 16.141' W076 degrees 51.959'). I was advised that the vessel had made it safety back to Captain Charles Marina and that no injuries had been sustained.  
  
  I arrived on scene at approximately 11:15 am. I met with the owner/operator of the vessel. Operator 1 advised that no personal injuries were sustained during the collision. Operator 1 stated that only property damage was sustained to the vessel during the collision. Operator 1 advised me that he was the only occupant on the vessel at the time of the collision. Operator 1 stated that he was leaving Neale Sound heading west towards the Wicomico River when he struck a partially submerged broken day marker pole. Operator 1 said that he was operating roughly 30 feet to the right of red nun buoy #WR2 when exiting Neale Sound. The red nun buoy was set there has a replacement for the broken day marker pole. He advised that he struck the marker causing damage underneath the vessel to the engine's lower unit (gearbox: propeller and skeg). 
  
  Operator 1's vessel is a 26 foot white Sportcraft (year Built: 1990) bearing Maryland registration 5866AZ. Operator 1s vessel was last registered in 2018. He advised that he had just purchased the vessel and that he was testing it out. 
  
  All events occurred in Charles County, MD.
  