RedactedNarrative: V1 was traveling South in the Sunshine Skyway Channel when it struck a channel marker.  A toddler on board went to the hospital for minor injuries.  No other vessels involved.
  
  On 12/12/2020 at approximately 1930 hours, V1 (2001 Hydra-Sports), was leaving a boat parade in Gulfport.  He had 4 passengers aboard his vessel, 1 of those passengers being a toddler.  V1 was traveling South in the Sunshine Skyway Channel Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) at about 20 MPH.   They were heading to where they stored the vessel, a friend’s residence in Coquina Key.
  
  To follow the ICW to his destination he would have to turn East under the Dick Misener Bridge.  He mistakenly turned to early and as he started to turn East, V1 collided with ICW Channel Marker 2. The toddler was sitting on his mother’s lap on a seat located at the bow of the boat.  With the impact, he fell to the deck of the boat. Subject1 was also at the bow and was ejected from the vessel but sustained no injuries.  The other parties on the vessel sustained no injuries. 
  
  Both sides of the bow of V1 sustained fiberglass damage.  There is an indentation of the channel marker on the bow slightly to the starboard side.  The cap was separated from the hull.  There was also damage to the rub rails around the bow. The damage was estimated at $4,000.  The channel marker received some scratches but no major damage and is still secure in the ground.
  
  With everyone on board, Operator resumed to his destination.  The incident was not reported to anyone nor did any emergency medical personnel respond.  After the vessel was secured on the lift, the toddler was later brought to the emergency room as a precaution and was released the same night.  He was said to have a minor concussion.  The following morning around 1000 hours operator reported this incident to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
  