RedactedNarrative: On February 9, 2019, a 42' Leopard catamaran struck power lines over hanging the south entrance of the Bimini Canal basin in Cape Coral, Florida resulting over 400 customers losing power. All electronics on board shorted out and the vessel drifted to a sea wall on the west side of the canal where it stayed until being towed.
  
  I asked Operator on what occurred and what lead up to the event. She stated that the day before, they conducted reconnaissance in their small boat to see if their main vessel can make it up the south entrance of the Bimini Basin canal. She stated that they did not see anything that could prevent the vessel from navigating the canal. 
  
  When I asked if they ever seen the powerlines during their scouting, both they said that they did not see the lines at all. I contacted Lee County Electric Cooperative for the powerline clearance over the canal and inquired about the cost of damages. They stated that the poles on both sides of the canal are 65 feet with an overhang of 55 feet, but did not immediately know that cost at the time as total repairs did not happen immediately. Subject stated that the vessel’s mast was re-rigged to 62.5 feet.
  