RedactedNarrative: On 9/26/2021 at approximately 1500 hours Md. Natural Resources Police, received a call for a vessel in distress. The vessel was a 30ft Bayliner cruising vessel, taking on water after striking a submerged object in the C and D Canal, a canal branching off the Elk River in Cecil County, MD. I was close to the area and I was able to respond quickly from Chesapeake City. I arrived on scene and found the vessel drifting in the C and D canal approximately 1/2 mile from the Maryland and Delaware border. 
  
  There were 2 persons onboard: Operator 1 and wife. Both subjects were identified by their drivers licenses. After determining that there were no injuries, I observed the vessel was taking on water since the bilge pump was pumping water. The operator stated the pump would run for a period of time then shut off for approximately 30 seconds and then start up again. I suspected that one of his out drives was broken off since the pump was shutting off, if both out drives were broken off the bilge pump would probably not be able to keep up with the amount of water coming in. I determined that it was important to get the vessel hauled out as quickly as possible and the operator stated he had called Summit North Marina, DE and they would have their travel lift available. Therefore, I took the vessel in tow and proceeded to Summit North Marina. 
  
  Upon arriving at Summit North Marina the travel lift was ready and waiting. I was able to maneuver the vessel into the travel lift and the vessel was hauled out. Upon inspection of the vessel it was apparent the vessel has struck a submerged log since the port lower unit was broken off at the transom and it was hanging by the cables. The starboard lower unit was broken off on the lower section, where the propellor attaches, and it was missing. There was no other damage or sign of a point of impact on the hull. Therefore the log was submerged and not visible to the operator. The operator stated that after the impact he looked behind his vessel and saw a large log float to the surface. He stated it was wider than his vessel, approximately 15-20ft wide.
  
  All events occurred in Cecil County MD