RedactedNarrative: ON FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2021, OPERATOR AND PASSENGER WERE CRUISING NORTH ON THE ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY IN HYDE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA WHEN THEIR VESSEL STRUCK A SUBMERGED OBJECT.  OPERATOR WAS OPERATING THE VESSEL AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS A CRUISING SAILBOAT.  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS THE SAILBOAT ON THE PORT SIDE, OPERATOR NOTICED HIS VESSEL COME TO A SLOW STOP.  OPERATOR NOTICED THE BILGE PUMP LIGHTS TURN ON AND STAY ON WHICH LED HIM TO CHECK THE ENGINE ROOM WHERE HE NOTICED WATER COMING INTO THE VESSEL.  OPERATOR DIRECTED THE VESSEL TOWARDS THE SHORE BUT GROUNDED THE VESSEL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DO SO BEFORE REACHING SHORE.  OPERATOR DEPLOYED THE VESSEL'S SAFE BOAT AND NOTICED THE VESSEL WAS NOT SINKING ANY FURTHER.  BOTH PASSENGERS DECIDED TO STAY WITH THE VESSEL UNTIL TOW BOAT U.S. ARRIVED.  TOW BOAT U.S. ATTEMPTED TO PUMP THE WATER OUT OF THE VESSEL BUT WAS UNABLE TO PUMP ENOUGH WATER OUT TO MAKE THE VESSEL SAFE FOR TOWING. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO LEAVE THE VESSEL ANCHORED AND TOW BOAT U.S. RETURNED THE NEXT DAY TO REFLOAT THE VESSEL. TOW BOAT U.S. TOWED THE VESSEL TO THEIR SHIPYARD AT RIVER FOREST SHIPYARD LOCATED AT BELHAVEN, NORTH CAROLINA.  DAMAGES TO THE VESSEL WERE FURTHER ASSESSED AT RIVER FOREST SHIPYARD AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED FROM THIS INCIDENT.
  
  
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