RedactedNarrative: V1 Operator was operating vessel traveling west along the North shore of the Ft Morgan peninsula. As operator approached the entrance to the Ft Morgan Marina he suddenly noticed an object floating just under the surface to the water. 
  
  He did not have enough time to react to the floating object and he hit the object. The impact caused his engine to shut off. He realized after the impact that what he hit was a dredge pipe. Operator used his trolling motor to travel to the dock at Ft Morgan Marina and called the responding agency