ON 08-31-2023 AT 1400 HOURS, VESSEL NUMBER 1 WAS TRAVELING NORTHEAST IN BEAVERDAM CREEK ON HIWASSEE LAKE. THE OPERATOR OF VESSEL 1 ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE VESSEL TO THE SOUTHWEST ONCE THE CHANNEL NARROWED AND STRUCK A ROCK WITH THE LEFT REAR OF THE VESSELS PONTOON. THIS IMPACT RESULTED IN A PUNCTURE INTO THE LEFT PONTOON. THE OPERATOR OF VESSEL NUMBER 1 WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATE BACK TO THE DOCK.
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