RedactedNarrative: Operator #1 stated " Docked at Mia's Pizza picking up Dinner. I put the Boat in reverse to leave the dock, approximately 50 feet from the dock I hit a submerged object. I shut the engine off, raised the engine, turned batteries off, and I noticed damage to the propeller, and the skeg. Put the Motor back down, and went at a slow speed home."
  
  Investigation at the scene revealed Operator #1 was backing out of a slip located in the lagoon in the area of 1907 Bay Blvd in Seaside Heights, Ocean County. Vessel #1 struck an unknown submerged object when backing, causing damage to the propellor and skeg of the motor. Specifically, I observed a small chip to the bottom of the skeg with it being bent slightly. The propellor blades were bent inward and chipped. No injuries were reported or observed.
  
  