RedactedNarrative: On 09/05/2020 I was dispatched to a boating accident on the St. Johns River at approximately 21:00 hours.   Dispatched received a call from an occupant/co-owner that hit a “unlit channel marker” with their vessel.  I called and talked to her and she stated they were headed back to Paramore’s in Astor where they were staying.   She stated her husband, the operator, was driving the vessel when it hit unlit channel marker 46 in the Welaka area of the river.  I talked to her briefly after the accident.  There is damage to the fiberglass on the port side and minor damage to the trolling motor.  She said she would call the next day to give a statement.  
  
  They dropped the boat off at Miller’s Boating Center and are expecting an estimate  September 25th.  Ballpark damage $10,000.
  
  Operator was issued a warning for a violation of navigational rules resulting in an accident, rule five; Improper look out.
  