RedactedNarrative: Operator #1 Stated in Effect:  "I was trying for the Manasquan Inlet, I missed it, I became disoriented, and then I hit a sand bar. I tried to get off the sandbar at which time the tiller broke. The boat washed up on the beach and I pretty much was then able to then step off the boat onto the beach."
  
  Investigation Revealed: Vessel #1, a sailboat under power, was traveling southbound in the Atlantic Ocean at night. The operator of the vessel lost his bearings and miscalculated his course, due to his decision to navigate by visual lights on the shore line. Operator #1 took his vessel on a course into shallows and struck a sand bar. While attempting to free his vessel, the tiller sustained damage thereby creating a loss of the ability to steer. Prevailing northeast wind conditions and seas then pushed Vessel #1 into the breaking waves, and eventually up onto the beach, at which time the vessel suffered a broken rudder. Operator #1 was located by Seaside Park Police, uninjured on the beach.
  
  This Boating Accident Investigation was determined by Operator #1 statements, inspection of the vessel on the beach, and a cooperative investigation assisted by Seaside Park Police Department. 
  
  This investigation is considered closed.
  