RedactedNarrative: Operator #1 stated to the effect:  "I was preceding out of the Manasquan Inlet, operating in the channel at the time.  We knew and could see the white barrels off to the right, by Gull Island.  I struck the pipe which, was unmarked and submerged in the channel."
  
  Investigation at the scene revealed:  Vessel #1 was traveling east bound in the Manaquan River, Manasquan Borough, Monmouth Co., NJ.  Simultaneously as Operator #1 was traveling through the river there was dredging pipes staged in the area by Village Dock Contracting out of Port Jefferson, NY.  A dredging pipe had broken free from its anchor and the pipe drifted into the navigational portion of the channel.  Operator #1 subsequently struck the pipe, which was still submerged but just below the waterline.  The vessel sustained damage to its starboard Yamaha outboard motor.  No reported injuries at the time of the incident.   
  
  
  Boarding Report #12-01B
  