RedactedNarrative: Operator stated to the effect while on scene:
  We were traveling from Monmouth Beach to Wildwood to relocate our newly purchased boat. We were following the coastline, trying to maintain a depth of at least 20ft. Upon approaching Barnegat Inlet from the north, we spotted the visible jetty and adjusted our course toward what we assumed was a navigational marker. 
  
  We were just inside the navigational marker when we hit what we later found out to be a submerged extension of the jetty, which was not visible nor what we thought clearly marked for how dangerous said submerged jetty is. We were assisted by a passing vessel, USCG/NJSP and TowBoatUS. 
  Investigation at the scene revealed:
  
  Vessel #1 was traveling south, a couple hundred feet off shore in the Atlantic Ocean in Barnegat Light Borough, Ocean County when same struck a submerged extension of a jetty. Vessel #1 made it to the south end of the Barnegat Inlet before realizing same was taking on water. 
  
  Vessel/Operator #1 navigated inside-the red inlet buoy, specific markers that are commonly used to not only guide mariners but warn same of potential submerged hazards. In this case, by Vessel/Operator #1 struck an extended rock bed that stems from jetty,  The above red buoy is to guide mariners into Barnegat Inlet and should be positioned to the operator's right whether you are traveling East and/or South, see diagram. 
  
  