On 5/20/2023 I, Cpl., responded to a boating incident in Camden County.  I met with the owner of a 43’ Motevideo sail boat.  Subject told me he and his family were traveling north along the coast when they reached the St. Mary’s Shipping Channel.  Subject said they crossed the channel and struck the jetties on the north side of the channel.  Subject said he did not notice the jetties on his chart.  
	
Subject’s boat began taking on water, but his bilge pumps were able to keep up with the incoming water.  He took his boat to Pt. Peter and tied up to a private dock for the night.  The next day the boat was taken out on the railway to assess the damage.  The keel of the vessel sustained some moderate damages.  There was a hole knocked in the keel where the boat struck the jetty.  I have attached photographs of the damage the vessel contained.  
	
Subject told me the damages would reach around $5,500 if he assisted in the work.  I asked him if he would be making an insurance claim and he said no.

No further.

St. Mary's River
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