On 4/13/2023 I, CPO 1, was contacted by Missouri Highway Patrol Corporal 2.  He stated that on 4/12/23 a 1973 tolleycraft was trvelling Northbound on the Mississippi River, near mile marker 67.2, approximately 9 miles north of Cape Girardeau.  At 1:45 pm the boat struck a submerged object and started taking on water.  The operator drove the boat to Cape Quarry in Missiouri.  The operator and his wife, passenger, safely made it to shore.  The boat had damage to the prop and the engine room was filling with water.  Employees at the quarry pumped the water out of the boat.  
On 4/1323 CPL 2 stated that the owner requested they move the boat upstream for repairs.  When they attempted to go upstream the boat lost steering and was free floating down the channel.  I spoke with Operator, on the phone, and talked him to the nearest shore.  They were able to get the boat back to the quarry and all passenger safely to shore.
I attached Corporal 2's report.
Mississippi River
East Cape Girardeau           