RedactedNarrative: On 19 June 2017 I, Officer with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), was on patrol in Indian River County when dispatch advised of an accident that had happened in May.  After receiving the contact information I called the operator of the vessel.  
  
  Operator told me that on 06 May 2017 at approximately 0645 hours while leaving Beach Marine in Jacksonville Beach he struck two crab pots. There was a slight vibration when underway so Operator slowed the boat and the vibration went away after a short while.
  
  On 07 May 2017 while transiting from Hammock Resort in Palm Coast, FL to Halifax Harbor in Daytona, FL the vibration returned.  While at Halifax Harbor Operator had a diver check the bottom of the boat.  The diver found line around the starboard shaft and cut it free.
  
  On 08 May 2017 while transiting to Titusville Municipal Marina the vibration continued.  Operator contacted Boaters Edge for advice, in which he suggested a sea trial.  On 9 May 2017 a sea trial was conducted and subject confirmed that it was the port shaft that was bent.
  
  At the time of my investigation the vessel had already been repaired.  Once Operator received the final invoice it was over $2,000.00.  Operator completed a US Coast Guard Boating Accident Form and contacted FWC to complete appropriate forms.
  