RedactedNarrative: On 11/28/2017, at approximately 16:30, operator was fishing on the bay river from a 25'6" k2 blackjack 256 vessel which he had borrowed that day from his friend.   Weather conditions were calm with little to no wind and little to no waves.  There was little to no other vessel traffic.  Operator had one passenger onboard with him.
  
  At about 16:30, operator was driving the vessel up the bay river in a westerly direction.  The sun was directly in front of him and low to the horizon.  The glare from the sun was making it difficult for operator to see the water in front of the vessel, and he then struck red navigational marker "10" on the starboard side of the vessel's bow.  This marker is located just upriver from chapel creek.  The vessel was on plane and traveling approximately 30 mph at the time of the collision. 
  
  No one was injured from this incident.  The collision resulted in extensive fiberglass damage to the starboard bow and gunwhales and an estimated $20,000.00 worth of damage.
  
  
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