RedactedNarrative: On July 24 2017 at 6:21 AM Officerreceived a call from Sergeant in regards to a Canoe that was struck earlier that morning by an other vessel in St. Clements Bay. The original caller  informed Sgt. that he struck a canoe in St. Clements Bay and was unsure if the vessel was occupied at the time of the collision.     
        
        After being informed of the situation, I headed towards Neale Sound where patrol vessel NRP 724 is located so I could respond to the call. I was on scene at 7:00 AM, where the vessel was tied to green day marker #5 in St. Clements Bay, St. Mary's County. The canoe was green in color bearing Maryland Registration 9344CH. It was still floating, but laying on its side because it had taken on water from the collision. The port side of the canoe was dented in midway between the port and stern, and the structural supports of the canoe was severed and broken. I called DNR communications to run the registration of the vessel. It came back to the last registered owner of the vessel and was showing expired in 2013. I was also informed that owner was deceased. 
        
        At 7:20 AM, Operator1 came alongside my vessel and told me what had happened that morning. Operator1 stated that at 5:30 AM he was traveling north in St. Clements Bay on his 20' Sea Mark bearing Maryland registration 9344CH when he struck the canoe. Operator1 was traveling just outside of green day marker #5 and did not see the vessel in the water at the time of the collision. Operator1 said he looked in the canoe after it was struck to check for any signs of recent occupancy. There was a fishing rod and a pair of blue jean shorts left in the canoe. Operator1 surface searched the immediate surrounding area but did not find any signs of a person in distress. He towed the canoe to the green day marker #5, and tied it off to the ladder. Operator1  reported the incident to DNR shortly after the canoe was secured to the day marker. I recorded Operator1's driver's license and vessel registration information for report purposes, and he cleared the scene.      
        
        At 8:10 AM, I met Sgt. on the nearby shore and brought him to the scene aboard NRP 724. Corporal on patrol vessel NRP 856 arrived on the scene and assisted Sgt. and I on the surface search and shoreline scan of the area of the incident. There were no signs of a missing person or a person in distress. Sgt. and I towed the vessel to a nearby private launch, where the vessel was towed to Indian Creek NRP office and put into temporary storage. I was clear of the scene at 11:00 AM. All events occurred in St. Mary's county and Charles county.