Operator of vessel 1 was traveling from Cedar Point Marina to Safe Harbor Marina.  The operator was unfamiliar with the area and traveled between Mouse Island and Scott Point off Catawba Island which is marked as a hazard on Navigational Chart 148440G.  The operator failed to follow rule 5 of the navigation rules and did not maintain a proper lookout.  Vessel 1 struck the bottom causing damage to the propellers.  Vessel 1 drifted off the submerged obstacle and was able to change course traveling around Mouse Island at a slow rate of speed and safely travel to Port Clinton.
Lake Erie
Port Clinton                  