RedactedNarrative: June 18, 2022 - Saturday
  On the above date while patrolling the Intracoastal Waterway in the area of the 98th Street Bridge in Stone Harbor, Cape May County, I was flagged down by Operator 1, who was operating a 2021 Yamaha AR250 bearing NJ registration. Operator 1 advised that there was a large pole in the channel approximately three markers north of his location and that he had struck it, Operator 1 advised that there were no injuries and he did not believe there was any damage to Vessel 1. I continued my patrol northbound but was unable to locate the object.
  
  June 19, 2022 - Sunday
  On the above date the Operator contacted the NJSP N01·th Wildwood Station to report that his vessel had in fact suffered damage, I responded to The Acorn Campground, where Operator 1 had Vessel 1 on the trailer.
  
  Upon arrival I met with Operator 1, who told me that he had been operating Vessel 1 at approximately 5 Knots due to the shallow conditions of the blow out tide, According to Operator 1, as he approached ICW Daybeacon #402, he observed the pole barely visible at the waterline just inside the channel marker. Operator 1 stated that due to the object's proximity to the marker, and the narrowness of the channel, he was unable to maneuver to avoid the object and struck it. Operator 1 advised that no one on board had been injured in the crash, Vessel 1 suffered a 15" long, 2" wide scrape, longitudinally, 4" to the port of the keel, just aft of the bow, The scrape penetrated through the gel coat and the paint, and caused an abrasion to the fiberglass.
  
  The object in the waterway was unable to be located. The United States Coast Guard, Sector Delaware Bay was notified of the object in the waterway.
  