OPERATOR WAS ANCHORED IN THE ICW NEAR DOWNTOWN SWANSBORO.  HE WAS IN HIS CABIN CRUISER.  THE VESSEL IS NAMED.  OPERATOR STATED THAT HE WAS ASLEEP AND HE AWOKE TO HIS VESSEL DRIFTING.  HE IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO START THE ENGINES, BUT HE COULD NOT GET THEM STARTED AND THE VESSEL DRIFTED INTO THE WHITEOAK RIVER BRIDGE.  THE VESSEL SCRAPED HE BRIDGE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FIBERGLASS ON THE VESSEL IN EXCESS OF $2000.00.

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