RedactedNarrative: On July 24, 2021 at approximately 3:45 PM, I (CPO) received notification that a vessel had hit something below the waterline and lost power.  I contacted the owner/operator of Vessel 1 and he advised he was upbound on the river and believed he hit a wing dam.  
  
  Vessel 1 was able to be brought to shore to await assistance.  Vessel 1 was not taking on water, nor was anyone injured or missing.  I responded to the area and was assisted by the Keokuk Volunteer Emergency Corps in towing Vessel 1.  Vessel 1 did not lose power; however, the lower unit would not respond to controls.  
  
  Once Vessel 1 was back on the trailer I was able to see the tip of the lower unit''s torpedo had a hole in it and the prop was badly damaged.  Vessel 1''s operator stated he was not familiar with the river and was not in the navigation channel when he hit the wing dam.  No other damage was found and Vessel 1 was successfully removed from the water without incident.
  
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