RedactedNarrative: Operator #1 stated to the effect:
  
        I was cruising at approximately 17 knots towards the inlet.  I did not see one of the buoys and cut the corner hitting the sandbar and stopping us.  That is when victim fell down the steps and hurt his shoulder.
  
  Investigation revealed:
  
          Vessel #1 was cruising south west in the marked channel of Newmans Thorofare. Vessel #1 left the marked channel towards the west of the channel and grounded on a sandbar stopping the vessel abruptly.  Victim #1 fell down steps into the vessel galley and impacted into a cabinet.  Victim #1 sustained a broken left upper arm, broken ribs and a lacerated spleen.  He was treated at Southern Ocean County Hospital and later transported to Jersey Shore Hospital.  No other injuries from other occupants were reported from the accident.  No reported or observed damage to vessel #1.
  