RedactedNarrative: On tuesday june 26 at approximately 3:00 p.m., a sailboat ran aground outside oregon inlet causing damage to the vessel.
  
  A sailboat with 1 person on board left connecticut and had been navigating along the atlantic coast for several days when it attempted to navigate the channel through oregon inlet in search of fuel.  The operator had the vessel under power when the vessel struck a shoal and became stranded near the #6 buoy approximately 2 miles from the basnight bridge.
  
  A sheriff deputy travelling over the basnight bridge noticed the vessel and contacted uscg oregon inlet.  Uscg oregon inlet recovered the operator and towed the vessel to wanchese where the vessel was taken out of the water revealing hull damage on the port side of the keel that was taking on water.
  
  The probable cause of this incident is the hazardous waters outside of oregon inlet that experience significant shoaling and operator inexperience.  While the operator reported having more than 100 hours operating a vessel, he had this vessel for less than 2 months and it was the first time he had attempted to travel through oregon inlet.  Pfds were available but not used.
  
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