RedactedNarrative: Vessel vs. Draw Bridge
  
  Bridge was malfunctioning. Vessel operator had been waiting for a period of time. Bridge raised slightly in an effort to get the problem corrected. As it came down, it struck vessel and caused damage.
  
  Light and sound indicators on bridge were functioning upon LE arrival (less than 5 minutes after incident).
  Operator1 stated that he had been waiting for the bridge to come back up so he could continue westbound. He stated that the bridge had started to rise and two other vessels also heading westbound had gone under the bridge. 
  
  He followed these other two vessels and the bridge had come down on the tower of the vessel, trapping him until the bridge tender raised the bridge back up. The bridge made contact with the tower of the vessel and caused damage. Operator1 stated that he did not see any lights indicating that the bridge was coming back down. 
  
  He pointed out that the stop light indicators on the fender system of the bridge were not on. We mentioned that those light indicators had not functioned in quite some time. However, we informed him that the red and green indictors for the bridge were on a light system hanging on the portion of the bridge that goes up and down. This light system is in accordance with the U.S. Coast Guard requirement (see attachment). We insured that the red light was illuminated on the westbound side of the bridge. The light stays red until the bridge is in the open position and it is safe to pass. The bridge indicator equipment appeared to be functioning in the immediate (less than 5 minutes) aftermath of the accident.
  