RedactedNarrative: ON WEDNESDAY JANUARY 13TH AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 PM, A VESSEL RAN AGROUND OUTSIDE OF OREGON INLET CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VESSEL.
  
  A 37' VESSEL WAS NAVIGATING THROUGH THE CHANNEL HEADING INTO OREGON INLET.  IT PASSED THROUGH THE #3 AND #4 BUOYS AND WAS NEAR THE # 6 BUOY WHEN IT STRUCK GROUND.  THE VESSEL REMAINED STRANDED ON THE SHOAL UNTIL  A COMMERCIAL TOWING SERVICE RESPONDED AND ESCORTED THE VESSEL TO PIRATES COVE MARINA.  THE VESSEL SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE SHAFTS, PROPELLERS, RUDDERS, CUTLESS BEARINGS AND BOTTOM PAINT.
   
  THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT IS HAZARDOUS WATERS DUE TO SIGNIFICANT SHOALING THAT OCCURS IN THE WATERS AT OREGON INLET.  US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS FROM JANUARY 14TH SHOWS THE CHANNEL COMPLETELY SHOALED IN.  LOW TIDE AT OREGON INLET OCCURRED AT 2:05 PM ON JANUARY 13TH ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO SHALLOW WATER WITHIN THE MARKED CHANNEL AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT.
  
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