RedactedNarrative: On Saturday August 23, 2014 at approximately 2330 hrs, I received a report of a watercraft accident on the North East River by the MD DNR Communications Center. The dispatcher advised that a vessel had struck a piling and there was one person missing in the water. I advised the communications center that I would be enroute. While enroute, I contacted Ofc. and requested that she meet me at the Perryvile Yacht Club so that we could respond by vessel. A short time later, Ofc. and myself were underway on vessel NRP 855. At approximately 0010 hrs, we arrived at Charlestown Marina and began gathering information from the volunteer fire rescue crews that were on scene. The fire/rescue personnel stated that 4 out of the 5 people on board had successfully been transported to land but one passenger was still missing. The 3 passengers and operator were being attended to on land by Cecil County EMS personnel. Ofc. and I began to make our way over to the vessel involved in the accident.
  
  The vessel was an 18' Wellcraft (Model 180 Fishermen) powered by a 115hp Yamaha outboard engine. The boat was displaying  Maryland registration 4450 BX.  The vessel had struck a submerged barge that was adjacent to the seawall, directly in front of the Charlestown Marina. We began to conduct a surface search in and around the area where the vessel had struck. There were 2 additional fire boats, from the Charlestown Volunteer Fire Company, assisting with the search. At this point, the fire company was preparing to send 2 divers into the water to search the area along the seawall. Ofc. and I manuevered our vessel away to clear room for the divers. 
  
  After approximately 1 minute in the water, we were called back to the vessel by the divers. The diver indicated to us that he had located the victim. At this point, we had a county paramedic board our vessel to assist with the recovery. We quickly made preparations to transport the victim's body onto our vessel. The paramedic and I lifted the victim onto our boat and we began to start towards Lee's Marina. The County Paramedic pronounced the victim dead at 0103 hrs.
  
  All events occurred in Cecil County, MD.