RedactedNarrative: On 09/01/14 at approximately 11:00 A.M., Ofc., and I, Ofc. of the Maryland Natural Resources Police, received a call for a sailboat that struck the bay bridge and was stuck in between the pilings. When Ofc. and I arrived on scene we observed the vessel a couple hundred yards north of the bay bridge with the mast and boom trailing behind it in the water. The vessel was being operated by a Operator, later identified as the owner of the vessel. Operator, who was accompanied by his wife, stated that neither he nor his wife had sustained any injuries. Operator stated that he and Wife had left Bay Bridge Marina at around 9:30 on the morning of 09/01/14 and were heading northbound towards the Magothy River when the mast of their sailboat struck the bay bridge and became trapped in between the girders of the bridge. Wife stated that because of how the mast was stuck, the boat could not move forward or backwards and became entrapped between the bridge pilings. Operator stated that it took approximately 15 minutes for the mast to finally give way and fall back towards the stern of the vessel into the water. Operator further stated that by the time the mast had begun to fall, he and his wife had retreated into the cabin of the vessel. Not long after myself and Ofc. were on scene, Tow Boat U.S. arrived on scene. The Captain of Tow. Boat U.S. estimated the damage to be around $10,000. The vessel was towed back to Cypress Creek Marina where further damage will be assessed. Operator stated that he was not under the influence of any alcohol or drugs and the cause of the accident was strictly operator error. The accident resulted in property damage only and no injures were sustained by either Operator or Wife. All events occurred in Queen Anne's County.