RedactedNarrative: On September 22, 2018, at approximately 1:00pm, a vessel was traveling in Lake Maurepas near the mouth of Blind River in Livingston Parish. When the vessel was traveling on-step, it struck a submerged object producing significant damage to the outdrive and in return causing the vessel to take on water. 
  
  The vessel is a 2009 20'6" Chaparral 210 SSI open motor. The boat can be described as a side console ski boat with remote steering. The boat registration number is LA-2045-GD. The vessel was occupied with two subjects. There were no injuries. After interviewing the operator, he was not believed to be intoxicated. There were four personal floatation devices on board the vessel but non were being utilized at the time of the incident. At this time, the operator is not believed to be at fault, and the main contributing factor to the incident would be low tide and congested waterway. Note: After the vessel was extracted from the water photos were taken of the vessel and Agents examined all damage.
  