RedactedNarrative: On December 11, 2018, operator was operating the vessel Harmony on the ICW near Fairfield, North Carolina.  She was traveling south in the Alligator-Pungo Canal and struck an unknown submerged object causing one of the engines to cut off.  Operator put the vessel in neutral to check and see if there was water in the bilge.  She noticed the bilge was full and the auto-switch was not functioning correctly, so she manually emptied the bilge.  She returned to the helm and moved down river with one engine.  Operator went below deck again to check the bilge and manually emptied the bilge for a second time before returning to the helm and finding the vessel had run aground.  
  
  After the grounding, Operator contacted Towboat U.S.  Once Towboat U.S. realized the vessel was taking on water they contacted the USCG, whom contacted Sgt. with the NCWRC.  On December 12, 2018, the Harmony was towed to Belhaven Shipyard and Marina in Belhaven, North Carolina, where officers were able to inspect the vessel after it was brought to shore.  Upon inspection of the vessel, both props had been damaged and the rudder system had been bent. There was also damage done to the rudder shaft.
  
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