Vessel struck #6 red day-board while inboud through Whale Harbor Channel from the Ocean. 
Collision 
At around 10:30 PM, while navigating inbound through Whale Harbor Channel oceanside, OP1 claims he was searching for the next channel marker and could not find it. OP1 then struck the number 6 red channel marker with his vessel. The vessel initially impacted the rusted I-beam with its rub-rail on the starboard side bow.  The I-beam then keeled over and folded into the water, still partially attached to the lower section of the beam. The vessel then continued forward and struck the remaining section of the beam, which remained approximately a foot and a half above the waterline, leaving Scuffs, Gouges, transfer marks, and scratches on the hull about 2 feet aft of the initial impact. 
Post Collision
OP1/PAX1 didn’t sustain any injuries, and the vessel didn’t sustain sufficient damage to threaten the integrity of the hull. OP1 continued to navigate his vessel to Holiday Isle Marina and remained there for the rest of the night. 
The following day OP1 called the United States Coast Guard and advised them he had struck a channel marker. The Coastguard then contacted FWC Officer about this incident.

Whale Harbor Channel
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