RedactedNarrative: On July 27th at 1600 hours a Delaware vessel with a registration of DL3376Z beached at the location of Faithful Steward Beach in the Atlantic Ocean. Faithful Steward Beach is south of Dewey Beach and North of Indian River. I and Cpl. responded to this location at 1700 hours and met Sgt. of Parks who was already on scene. I gathered all information from Sgt. and contacted Tow Boat. Upon Tow Boats arrival I interviewed the operator, passengers and witnesses. 
  
  At 1400 hours the operator and his three passengers trailered the Bayliner vessel to Massey''s Landing and put the boat in the water. Operator drove the vessel to Indian River where they went fishing. According to the passengers they fished for an hour and a half before driving the vessel out of Indian River into the Atlantic Ocean. The purpose of leaving Indian River was to go and catch bait fish with a net so they could continue fishing throughout the remainder of the day. When the operator arrived at Faithful Steward Beach two passengers jumped out of the vessel without life jackets to swim to the beach. These two passengers exited the vessel to catch bait fish with a net. When they were done fishing operator Operator drove the vessel inland to the beach attempting to pick the swimmers up to get them back into the vessel. Operator was twenty five yards off the beach in the ocean before driving in ten to fifteen yards. According to the swimmers Operator drove the vessel in facing the direction of north and south. Operator was ten to fifteen yards off the beach when the two swimmers were able to get back onto the vessel. As soon as the swimmers got back on the vessel a set of waves started to push the vessel closer to the beach. After the first wave made contact with the vessel the two swimmers jumped off the vessel and attempted to hold it in place and push it to deeper water. At this point the vessel was already too close to the beach and when the second wave made contact with the vessel it was pushed further in to the beach. At 1600 hours the vessel made contact with the beach where it remained. Tow Boat arrived to the scene of the accident and was able to pull the vessel onto the beach where it was placed on a trailer. There is an estimated cost damage of $2,500. There was substantial damage due to water and sand from the outcome of the vessel being beached. 
  
  All witnesses interviewed had similar stories regarding the accident. All witnesses said Operator was operating the vessel in a safe manner the entire day. There was no alcohol involved. Operater Operator had never taken a boating safety class but was familiar with operating a vessel in Delaware waters. Do to the inexperience of the operator and the vessel being operated too close to the shoreline causing the swamping of the vessel there were no violations charged.