RedactedNarrative: On November 15th, 2020, the vessel was heading off-shore out of Big Carlos Pass in Lee County, when it struck an object just below the surface of the water. The vessel was damaged on the port side on the bottom of the hull. There was also damage to the port engine. At that point the began to take on water and were escorted back to Carl Johnson Boat Ramp by the United States Coast Guard.
  
  Operator explained that he was driving the vessel out of Big Carlos Pass to head offshore and go fishing. Operator continued explaining that once he was approximately one mile outside of the pass, he felt his boat hit something and the port engine launch out the water and rev very loudly. 
  
  Operator continued saying that he could hear the water rushing in the boat and as he turned around to see what he hit, he saw what appeared to be a piece of a dock that had broken free floating just below the surface. I then asked Operator what he was doing exactly at the time of the accident and he described that he was just driving the boat and he was not distracted by his phone or anything.  Operator explained that at the point he called Sea Tow for help who then directed him to call Coast Guard.
  