RedactedNarrative: V1 was travelling North towards Pensacola Pass and stuck a partially submerged object.  
  
  V1 then sank to the bottom from a large hole in the bow that sustained from striking the object. I contacted operator of the vessel and asked him what had happened.  Operator1 advised he was travelling from New Orleans to Pensacola like he had done numerous times before.  He advised we was following his previous tracks on his GPS and when he was around the number 3 buoy in the Pensacola Pass, his vessel stuck an object that was mostly submerged.  He advised that he did not see the object.  He advised he then noticed the vessel was taking on water and headed towards land and called the US Coast Guard.  The US Coast Guard arrived before the vessel completely sunk.  
  
  The vessel was salvaged a few days later and taken the Pensacola Shipyard.  After it was placed in the shipyard, I photographed the damage to the vessel.  
  
  Operator1 advised he was quoted $70,000 to get the vessel restored.
  