RedactedNarrative: Operator of vessel 1 was out for a night drive. Operator stated he saw another vessel near him so he veered away striking a vertical profiler owned by the Jefferson Project. The platform is anchored in the middle of middle of Harris Bay and contains scientific instruments in relation to the lake and is also lighted by a white light at night. Vessel 1 travelled over the platform destroying the instruments and causing the propeller to make cuts on the top of the platform. Vessel 1 sustained major fiberglass damage to the front end and damaging the lower unit and prop. Vessel 1 was towed into its dock.