RedactedNarrative: On November 26, 2014 at approximately 4:30 a.m. Operator1 was underway in Irish bayou straight canal to go duck hunting.  Operator was operating in the middle of the channel when he struck a submerged log. The tiller motor of the boat came loose from the transom and sank to the bottom of the canal. The contributing factors to this incident were collision with a submerged object(log) and operator inattention. Three people were on board at the time of the incident and no injuries were reported. PFD's were used and no alcohol or drugs are suspected to have been used.