RedactedNarrative: Vessel 1 was exiting Lewes Creek towards Alligator Bay. V1's hull began to delamintae as vessel began speeding up to get on plane. V1 began to swamp at its stern. V1 was taken into shallow water to prevent sinking. V1 was later removed from water.
  operator of the vessel advised He was going fishing with his cousin the only other occupant at the time of the incident. He was heading into Alligator Bay from Lewes Creek. When he reached the end of the slow speed zone as he attempted to bring the boat up to running speed, (on plane) he heard a loud noise and the boat felt as if it was dragging something. OP1 explained he was going less than 10 MPH at this point. His cousin noticed foam and other debris in the water behind them. As OP1 turned to look at the debris, he noticed the back of the boat was taking on water. OP1 turned the boat back towards land and pulled the vessel up against the mangroves to prevent the vessel from sinking. 
  
  He got out of the boat and felt under the water line and realized there was large holes in the bottom of the vessel. OP1 contacted a friend who assisted in towing the vessel back to the Beach Complex. After pulling the vessel from the water it was determined that the vessel’s hull had began to delaminate. 
  
  Upon inspection of the vessel, it appeared that the hull did delaminate. There were several “holes/opened areas” in the hull along the port side of the vessel from the middle of the vessel, extending to the rear. There were no gouge marks, scrapping, etc. that would be consistent with a collision.
  