RedactedNarrative: Vessel #1 was being operated in Sandy Hook Bay, Atlantic Highlands, Monmouth County, subject who was storing his boat at the Atlantic Highlands Municipal Marine in a transient slip. Subject was returning to the marina and attempted to enter the harbor via the north entrance. Subject failed to use the marked channel to enter the harbor and struck multiple sub-surface piling. Subsequently, Vessel #1 sustained damage to the hull below the waterline and began taking on water. After making contact with the pilings, Subject continued into the harbor and attempted to return to his slip. Upon entering the harbor, behind the breakwater on the northern end of the mooring field, Vessel #1 began to list, and sank to the bottom of the harbor. Subject and Passenger were removed from the vessel by a good Samaritan and returned to the marina without injury.
  
       United States Coast Guard (USCG) Sector Sandy Hook arrived on scene. They notified their Pollution Response Team of the sunken vessel. They responded and decided to to remove the remaining diesel fuel from the vessel. USCG hired Ken's Marine (Bayonne, NJ) to remove the fuel from the vessel.
  
       On July 10, 2018, Ken's Marine arrived on scene and removed one hundred seventy gallons of diesel fuel. They indicated they pumped out the tanks until they stopped getting fuel and they started pumping water. The fuel was transferred to land and removed from the marina for disposal.
  
       On July 11, 2018, Tow BoatUS Sandy Hook was hired to remove Vessel #1 from the harbor. Due to the damage to the hull the vessel was taken apart in the water and transferred onto a barge for disposal. While dismantling Vessel #1 they removed one of the two fuel tanks without incident. When they removed the second tank from the hull, a large amount of fuel began leaking from it. The area was contained with booms that were installed prior to dismantling the vessel. Oil absorbent material was deployed to clean the spill. The USCG Pollution Response Team and DEP were notified and responded. The diesel fuel was collected and the remaining pieces of Vessel #1's hull was removed from the harbor
  