RedactedNarrative: On Friday March 24,2017 at approximately 10:15AM, operator was operating his 2008 Ranger bass boat. He had one passenger on the vessel. Operator had just left Lost Lake and was in a pipeline canal heading north west into Lake Lery. When he exited the pipeline canal and entered Lake Lery, he was traveling at approximately 30 miles per hour. the lake was choppy. when he entered the lake, he saw a wave brake over a partially submerged object right in front of him. (Later identified as a dredge pipe).
  
   He immediately slowed the vessel and braced for the impact. When he made contact with the dredge pipe, the engine was knocked up into the stern of the vessel damaging the trim, cover, jackplate, lower unit and power pole. No one was hurt during the collision. After the collision, Operator took photos of the dredge pipes and the surrounding area. You could see from the photos that the dredge pipe was not marked with buoys or signs. 
  
  On Sunday, March 26, 2017 Operator filed an incident report with the Plaquemines Parish Sheriffs Office. On that day, Operator filed an incident report with the Plaquemines Parish Sheriffs Office. On that day, Operator and Deputy of the Plaquemines Parish Sheriffs Office returned to the collision site.  When they arrived, they found the dredge pipe to be marked with buoys. Alcohol and drugs were not a factor in this incident and both the operator and his passenger were wearing the proper PFD's.
  