# ReleasableAccidents

BARDID: VA-2011-0041
Date: 2011-06-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake 148
NearestCityTown: MONETA, VA./BAYSIDE MARINA BOA
County: FRANKLIN CO 033
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
A 20 FT. 5 INCH MASTERCRAFT WAS OPERATING IN BETTY'S CREEK AREA OF SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE PULLING A WAKEBOARDER BEHIND IT. AT APPROXIMATELY 1515 HOURS, THE VICTIM STRUCK A WAKE WITH HIS WAKEBOARD. THE VICTIM FELL FORWARD AND STRUCK THE WAKEBOARD WITH HIS HEAD, RECEIVING A LACERATION ABOVE THE LEFT EYEBROW.


BARDID: VA-2011-0042
Date: 2011-06-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:50:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Anna 070
NearestCityTown: MINERAL, VIRGINIA
County: LOUISA 054
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Electrical
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR OF BOAT HAD JUST PUT BOAT INTO WATER AND HAD BEEN CRUISING FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES WHEN BOAT STALLED. THE OPERATOR TRIED TO START THE BOAT AND NOTICED SMOKE AT FIRST AND THEN FLAMES FROM THE ENGINE DEPARTMENT.


BARDID: VA-2011-0043
Date: 2011-06-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake 148
NearestCityTown: HUDDLESTON, VAD/SML STATE PARK
County: Bedford 009
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: passenger/skier behavior
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
A MOTORBOAT WAS PULLING A WAKERBOARDER WHEN SHE FELL AND STRUCK THE BACK OF HER HEAD WITH THE BOARD. victim WAS TAKEN TO LYNCHBURG GENERAL HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS RELEASED WITH A MINOR HEAD INJURY.


BARDID: VA-2011-0044
Date: 2011-06-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Buggs Island Lake 017
NearestCityTown: BOYDTON/RUDDS CREEK BOAT RAMP
County: Mecklenburg 058
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: passenger/skier behavior
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
ON 06/26/2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 HOURS, A 21 FT. SKI BOAT WAS BEING OPERATED IN THE BUTCHER CREEK SECTION OF BUGGS ISLAND LAKE AND WAS TOWING A WAKEBOARDER. THE WAKEBOARDED FELL WHILE BEING TOWED AND BROKE HIS LEFT ANKLE AND LEG.


BARDID: VA-2011-0045
Date: 2011-06-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:22:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Diascund RESERVOIR 041
NearestCityTown: NEW KENT
County: NEW KENT 063
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: People on Gunwale, Bow, or Transom
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
VICTIM #1 FELL OVERBOARD WhILE SITTING ON GUNWALE AND COULD NOT SWIM. THE OTHER BOAT OCCUPANTS WERE UNABLE TO REACH VICTIM #1 BEFORE HE WENT UNDER THE WATER. VICTIM 1 DID NOT RESURFACE.


BARDID: VA-2011-0046
Date: 2011-06-26 00:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Anna 070
NearestCityTown: MINERAL, VA/ASPEN HILL HOA BOA
County: Louisa 054
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Navigation Rules Violation
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person Struck by Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
SINGLE RIDER ON PWC ATTEMPTING TO SPRAY SINGLE KAYAK PASSENGER WITH WATER. RIDER ON PWC LOST CONTROL OF VESSEL STRIKING THE VICTIM IN THE KAYAK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HER BODY CAUSING A LACERATION TO HER HEAD AND CONTUSION TO HER LEFT ARM.


BARDID: VA-2011-0047
Date: 2011-06-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Little Creek Inlet 087
NearestCityTown: NORFOLK, COBBS MARINA
County: NORFOLK 117
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL #2 WAS MOORED ON THE END OF THE RAMP DOCK AT COBBS  MARINA. VESSEL #1 HAD JUST BEEN LAUNCHED AND THE OPERATOR WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY KEEPING IT RUNNING. THEREFORE, ONCE IT STARTED, HE DEPRESSED THE THROTTLE TOO MUCH AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VESSEL. THE VESSEL THEN STRUCK THE STARBORD SIDE OF VESSEL #2.


BARDID: VA-2011-0048
Date: 2011-06-20 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:20:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake 148
NearestCityTown: ROCKY MT./GILLS CREEK MARINA
County: Franklin County 033
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Missing or Inadequate Navigation Aids
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL RAN OVER AN UNMARKED SHOAL AND CONTACTED ROCKS CAUSING DAMAGE TO HULL, LOWER UNIT AND PROPELLER.


BARDID: VA-2011-0049
Date: 2011-05-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 23:38:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Rappahannock River 130
NearestCityTown: CITYOF FREDERICKSBURG/FREDERIC
County: STAFFORD 089
WaterConditions: UNKNOWN
StrongCurrent: -1
Wind: None
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: CAPSIZING
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
TWO KAYAKERS LEFT MOTTS RUN BOAT LANDING ON THE RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER AND BEGAN FLOATING DOWN RIVER TOWARDS THE CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG. THEY ENTERED AN AREA WITH RAPIDS AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 PM. ONE KAYAK GOT STRUCK ON A LOG JAM AND THE SECORD KAYAKER FLIPPED HER KAYAK IN THE RAPIDS STRIKING HER HEAD SEVERAL TIMES ON THE ROCKS.


BARDID: VA-2011-0050
Date: 2011-06-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:45:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake 148
NearestCityTown: ROCKY MOUNT, WATERWHEEL MARINA
County: FRANKLIN 033
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Navigation Rules Violation
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel 2 (VA 7173 WW) struck a docked Vessel 1 (VA 2510 BF) IN THE STARBOARD STERN AND LEFT THE SCENE AFTER THE COLLISION.


BARDID: VA-2011-0051
Date: 2011-05-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: ATLANTIC OCEAN 007
NearestCityTown: VIRGINIA BEACH/OWLS CREEK BOAT
County: VIRGINIA BEACH 125
WaterConditions: Rough
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Force of Wave/wake
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Two people WERE FISHING NEAR THE ENTRANCE OF THE RUDEE JETTY WHEN THE WAVES BECAME TOO LARGE FOR THE VESSEL TO SAFELY HANDLE. operator DEcIDED TO TURN AROUND AND TURNED THE VESSEL SOUTH. AS THE VESSEL TURNED, A WAVE STRUCK THE SIDE CAUSING IT TO CAPSIZE.


BARDID: VA-2011-0052
Date: 2011-06-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:10:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Claytor Lake 030
NearestCityTown: DUBLIN/HIDDEN VALLEY BOAT RAMP
County: Pulaski 077
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Force of Wave/wake
AccidentCause2: SHARP TURN
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
victim and another person WERE BEING PULLED ON A SKI TUBE BY A SKI BOAT. THE SKI BOAT OPERATOR, MADE A LEFT TURN CAUSING THE SKI TUBE TO BECOME UNSTABLE. THE SKI TUBE HIT A WAKE AND OVERTURNED CAUSING one person TO FALL ONTO victim's NOSE.


BARDID: VA-2011-0053
Date: 2011-07-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:20:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Monroe Bay 100
NearestCityTown: Colonial Beach, VA.COLONIAL BE
County: Westmoreland County 096
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL #2, AN 18' RANGER BASS BOAT WITH 2 POB, WAS OUTBOUND FROM MONROE CREEK NEAR NAVIGATION AID 10 WHEN IT SLOWED DUE TO AN ONCOMING JET SKI WAKE. VESSEL #1, AN 18' SEA PRO WITH 2 POB, RAN INTO THE STERN OF VESSEL #2 ADN CAME INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VESSEL RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF OF THE POWRT SIDE FEMALE PASSENGER.SHE DIED DUE TO BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA.


BARDID: VA-2011-0054
Date: 2011-07-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:45:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Private Pond 161
NearestCityTown: MARTINSVILLE CITY/SEALS LAKE B
County: Henry County 044
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Improper Loading
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
FOUR MEN WERE IN CANOE ON A FARM POND WHEN IT CAPSIZED. THREE MEN SWAM TO THE SHORE AND ONE DROWNED. THE VICTIM WAS NOT WEARING A LIFE JACKET.


BARDID: VA-2011-0055
Date: 2011-07-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:39:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Private Pond 161
NearestCityTown: FARMVILLE, VA.
County: Cumberland County 024
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR OF PWC WAS ON A 10 ACRE PRIVATE POND PULLING THE VICTIM ON A TUBE. THE OPERATOR HEARD A CRACK AND LOOKED BACK AND SAW THAT THE VICTIM HAD HIT A TREE THAT WAS PROTUDING FROM THE WATER. THE VICTIM RECEIVED A LARGE LACERaTION TO THE BACK OF HER HEAD.


BARDID: VA-2011-0056
Date: 2011-07-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:54:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake 148
NearestCityTown: ROCKY MT., INDIAN POINT MARINA
County: FRANKLIN 033
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
AccidentEvent1: Person Ejected from Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Operator of PWC  was travelling at high rate of speed when hit a wake causing both subjects to be thrown from pwc.  PWC then travelled on and struck second vessel that was in a boat lift causing some fiberglass damage to the docked vessel and damage to the dock.


BARDID: VA-2011-0057
Date: 2011-07-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:25:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake 148
NearestCityTown: BEDFORD, CRYSTAL SHORES MARINA
County: BEDFORD CO 009
WaterConditions: Rough
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous Waters
AccidentEvent1: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
A BOAT TRAVELING UPSTREAM ON THE ROANOKE RIVER STRUCK A WAKE CAUSING A PASSENGER TO FALL IN THE BOAT AND SUSTAIN A BROKEN LEG.


BARDID: VA-2011-0058
Date: 2011-07-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:40:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Chesapeake Bay 023
NearestCityTown: ONANCOCK WHARF/ONANCOCK, VA.
County: Accomack 001
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Navigation Rules Violation
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR WAS DOING DONUTS ON A PWC WHEN SHE SWUNG TOO CLOSE TO ANCHORED VESSEL AND CRASHED THE PWC INTO THe STERN OF THE ANCHORED VESSEL. OPERaTOR OF THE PWC RECEIVED A CUT ON THE INNER THIGH OF HER LEFT LEG.


BARDID: VA-2011-0059
Date: 2011-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:10:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Buggs Island Lake
NearestCityTown: Mecklenburg
County: Mecklenburg
WaterConditions: UNKNOWN
Wind: UNKNOWN
Visibility: UNKN
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: passenger/skier behavior
AccidentEvent1: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
7 year old fell inside of pontoon boat and tried to catch himself while falling down and broke his right arm.


BARDID: VA-2011-0060
Date: 2011-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:53:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Anna 070
NearestCityTown: MINERAL, VA/BRANDYWOOD ESTATES
County: Louisa 054
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentEvent1: Person Departed Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person Struck by Propeller
RedactedNarrative:
AS THE BOAT APPROACHED A MOORING BUOY, A PASSENGER WALKED TO THE REAR OF THE VESSEL AND JUMPED OFF THE STARBOARD STERN SIDE INTO THE WATER AT THE SAME TIME THE OPERATOR PUT THE VESSEL INTO REVERSE BACKING OVER HER.


BARDID: VA-2011-0061
Date: 2011-07-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Claytor Lake 030
NearestCityTown: PDUBLIN, VA/HARRY DEHAVEN PARK
County: Pulaski 077
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Navigation Rules Violation
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
OPERTOR OF A PWC WAS APPROACHING A SKI BOAT TO SPEAK WITH FRIENDS. THE OPERATOR OF THE PWC HIT A WAKE FROM ANOTHER VESSEL AND ACCIDENTALLY ACTIVATED THE THROTTLE CAUSING THE PWC TO STRIKE THE SKI BOAT.


BARDID: VA-2011-0062
Date: 2011-07-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Yeocomico River 159
NearestCityTown: KINSALE, KINSALE MARINA
County: Westmoreland County 096
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
AccidentCause2: SHARP TURN
MachineryFailure: Steering
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL WAS TRAVELING WEST ON THE WESTERN BRANCH OF THE YEOCOMICO RIVER WHEN THE VESSEL MADE AN ABRUPT TURN TO THE STARBOARD SIDE CAUSING THE VESSEL TO SWAMP AND SINK UP TO THE BOW.


BARDID: VA-2011-0063
Date: 2011-07-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:25:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Potomac River 122
NearestCityTown: woodbridge/NEAREST RAMP IS AT
County: Prince William 076
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause2: NAVIGATION RULES VIOLATION
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
THE OPERATOR OF THE PWC (BOAT #1) SAYS ANOTHER PWC PASSED BETWEEN HIM AND BOAT #2 AND HE HAD TO AVOID HITTING THAT PWC BUT INSTEAD RAN INTO THE BACK OF THE OUTBOARD MOTOR ON THE STATIONARY MOTORBOAT, BOAT #2. OPERATOR IS INEXPERIENCED AND WAS OPERATING TOO FAST WITHIN 50 FEET OF BOAT #2 AND A PERSON IN THE WATER.


BARDID: VA-2011-0064
Date: 2011-07-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:59:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Rappahannock River 130
NearestCityTown: TAPPAHANNOCK/HOSKINS CREEK
County: Essex 028
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Submerged Object
RedactedNarrative:
THE VICTIM WAS TRAVELING UPRIVER TOWARD A LIGHTED CHANNEL MARKER WHEN HE RAN ONTO THE REMAINS OF AN OLD SUBMERGHED BARGE.


BARDID: VA-2011-0065
Date: 2011-07-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Gaston 078
NearestCityTown: BRACEY, VA./POPULAR CREEK PUBL
County: Mecklenburg 058
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
AccidentCause2: OPERATOR INATTENTION
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
AccidentEvent2: Person Struck by Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL #2 WAS TOWING A SKIER, TRAVELING NRTHWEST IN POPULAR CREEK ON LAKE GASTON. THEIR SKIER HIT A WAKE AND FELL INTO THE WATER. WHILE VESSEL #2 WAS TURNING TO PICK UP THEIR SKIER, VESSEL #1 (TRAVELING SOUTHEAST) RAN OVER THE SKIER IN THE WATER.


BARDID: VA-2011-0066
Date: 2011-07-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:38:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Claytor Lake 030
NearestCityTown: DUBLIN, VA./ CLAYTOR LAKE NEAR
County: Pulaski 077
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: passenger/skier behavior
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT PULLING WAKE BOARDER, SKIER FELL HITTING HIS HEAD ON BOARD. CAUSNG NOSE BLEED, BRUISE TO NECK AND PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK. TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL BY PRIVATE VEHICLE.


BARDID: VA-2011-0067
Date: 2011-07-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Anna 070
NearestCityTown: TOWN OF MINERAL/HIGH POINT MAR
County: Louisa 054
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Equipment Failure
EquipmentFailure: UNKNOWN
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
RedactedNarrative:
OPerator TOOK HIS BOAT OUT FOR A TEST RUN ON CONTRARY CREEK BEFORE COMPANY ARRIVED. WHILE OUT, HIS BOAT CAUGHT FIRE AND HE ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE FIRE ENGULFED THE BOAT AND SAMARITANS ASSISTED WITH PUTTING THE FIRE OUT. ONCE THE FLAME WAS EXTINGUISHED, THE BOAT SANK APPROXIMATELY 25-35 FEET NEAR THE LOCATION OF HIS DOCK.


BARDID: VA-2011-0069
Date: 2011-06-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: CHESAPEAKE BAY 023
NearestCityTown: BUBBA'S BOAT RAMP
County: Virginia Beach 125
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentEvent1: Person Struck by Propeller
RedactedNarrative:
VICTIM FELL OFF TUBE WHILE TUBING. SHE SWAM TO THE BOAT AND AS SHE WAS APPROACHING THE LADDER ON THE STERN PORTSIDE, HER LEFT LEG WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO PROPELLERS IN THE OUTDRIVE.


BARDID: VA-2011-0070
Date: 2011-07-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake 148
NearestCityTown: MONETA, VA/SML STATE PARK RAMP
County: Franklin 033
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: passenger/skier behavior
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
A MOTORBOAT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL A SKIER, who DID  NOT GET HIS LEFT SKI OUT OF THE WATER AND HE TWISTED HIS LEG WHEN PULLED OUT OF THE WATER. victim DETACHED HIS HAMSTRING ON HIS LEFT LEG AND WAS TAKEN TO CARILION ROANOKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WITH A LEG INJURY.


BARDID: VA-2011-0081
Date: 2011-07-20 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Claytor Lake 030
NearestCityTown: DUBLIN, CLAYTOR LAKE STATE PAR
County: Pulaski 077
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: passenger/skier behavior
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
subject WAS SKIING ON A WAKE BOARD BEING PULLED BY A KIS BOAT. subject ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH THE POSITION OF HIS WAKE BOARD WHICH CAUSED HIM TO  FALL FACE FIRST IN THE WATER. UPON IMPACT, THE WAKE BOARD HIT subject IN THE HEAD CAUSING  A LACERTION TO THE RIGHT TEMPLE.


BARDID: VA-2011-0082
Date: 2011-06-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Anna 070
NearestCityTown: MINERAL/HIGH POINT MARINA
County: LOUISA 054
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Other
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
OtherAccidentCause: passenger/skier behavior
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT #1 WAS TRAVELING IN A COUNTER-CLOCKWISE DIRECTION IN CONTRARY CREEK, WHICH IS A TRIBUTARY OF LAKE ANNA. WHILE MANEUVERING IN THIS DIRECTION, VICTIM #1  HIT A WAKE LAUNCHING HIM INTO THE AIR. WHEN HE CAME DOWN, THE FRONT OF HIS BOARD STRUCK THE WATER CAUSING HIM TO FALL. IN THE PROCESS OF THE FALL, HIS WAKEBOARD STRUCK HIM IN THE TOP OF HIS HEAD.


BARDID: VA-2011-0083
Date: 2011-07-23 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:25:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: POTOMAC RIVER 122
NearestCityTown: LORTON, VA. OCCUQUAN REGIONAL
County: FAIRFAX 029
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
THE OPERATOR WAS FOLLOWING ANOTHER BOAT INTO THE OCCOQUAN RIVER CHANNEL. AT THE LAST MINUTE, THE LEAD BOAT MADE A MANEUVER/TURN TO AVOID THE CHANNEL MARKER. THE OPERTOR ALSO MADE A HARD TURN TO THE LEFT ATTEMPTING TO AVOID THE SAME MARKER, HOWEVER, THE BOAT STRUCK THE MARKER ADPPROXIMATELY MID SHIP ON THE RIGHT SIDE.


BARDID: VA-2011-0084
Date: 2011-07-23 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 05:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Rappahannock River 130
NearestCityTown: URBANNA, VA -URBANNA TOWN MARI
County: Middlesex 059
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Navigation Rules Violation
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
5 INDIVIDUALS DEPARTED FROM LAGRANGE CREEK AT APPROXIMATELY 0300 HOURS. THEY TRAVELED DOWN RIVER IN A 22' ROBALO (VA 7327 BE) TOWARDS THE RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER BRIDGE. AS THEY WERE RETURNING TO LAGRANGE CREEK, THEY ENTERED INTO THE MOUTH OF URBANNA CREEK, CROSSING THE MARKED CHANNEL, THEN IMPACTED THE ROCK JETTY, BOW FIRST WHILE ON PLANE.


BARDID: VA-2011-0085
Date: 2011-07-23 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake 148
NearestCityTown: HUDDLESTON/PARKWAY MARINA
County: Bedford 009
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Ignition of Spilled Fuel or Vapor
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
Boat exploded after refueling at Parkway Marina, boat was approx 150 yards from the marina when it exploded.  Seven persons were onboard.  All persons reveived varying degrees of burn injuries .  All persons on board evacuated the boat and were rescued and transported to UVA Medcen.


BARDID: VA-2011-0086
Date: 2011-07-31 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake 148
NearestCityTown: MONETA/SCRUGGS BOAT RAMP -MARK
County: FRANKLIN 033
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
A MOTORBOAT WAS PULLING TWO SKIERS. ONE SKIER FELL AND SECOND SKIER KEPT SKIING. THE BOAT TURNED TO THE PORT SIDE TO PICK UP THE FALLEN SKIER. THE ROPE FROM FALLEN SKIER BECAME ENTANGLED AROUND SECOND SKIER'S SKIS. SECOND SKIER FELL TWISTING HER LEFT LEG BREAKING OF TIBIA AND FIBULA IN THE LEFT LEG.


BARDID: VA-2011-0088
Date: 2011-08-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 23:45:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Claytor Lake 030
NearestCityTown: CLAYTOR LAKE STATE PK RAMP, DU
County: PULASKI 077
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR OF VICTIM BOAT 1 SAW ANOTHER BOAT APPROACHING THAT APPEARED TO BE OPERATING WITHOUT LIGHTS. OPERATOR OF VICTIM BOAT 1 WAS UNDERWAY. THE BOATS COLLIDED AND DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO BOAT 1. THE OPERATOR OF SUSPECT BOAT 2 DID NOT STOP AND WAS NOT IDENTIFIED.


BARDID: VA-2011-0089
Date: 2011-07-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 01:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: DAN RIVER 038
NearestCityTown: DANVILLE CITY/ABREW-GROGAN PAN
County: PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY 071
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Navigation Rules Violation
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
A BASS BOAT TRAVELING UPSTREAM ON THE DAN RIVER STRUCK LARGE ROCKS. THE OCCUPANTS RECEIVED MULTIPLE INJURIES AND WERE NOT WEARING LIFE-JACKETS. THE BOAT AND ENGINE WERE A TOTAL LOSS.


BARDID: VA-2011-0090
Date: 2011-07-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Elizabeth River, S 047
NearestCityTown: CHESAPEAKE YACHTS
County: CHESAPEAKE 126
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Force of Wave/wake
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL WAS CROSSING A WAKE CREATED BY A LARGER VESSEL, WHEN THE WAKE SWEPT OVER THE BOW OF THE SMALLER VESSEL SINKING THE VESSEL.


BARDID: VA-2011-0091
Date: 2011-05-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: PRIVATE POND 161
NearestCityTown: CARSON, VA.
County: DINWIDDE 026
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Restricted Vision
AccidentCause2: NAVIGATION RULES VIOLATION
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person Struck by Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
TWO INDIVIDUALS WERE OPERATING PWC'S ON A PRIVATE POND AND CIRCLING AROUND A SMALL ISLAND IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. WHRN BOTH OPERATORS MET, THE FIRST OPERATOR SLOWED TO A NEAR STOP IN ORDER TO TURN AROUND. THE SECOND OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO STOP BUT STRUCK THE STARBOARD SIDE OF THE FIRST PWC, STRIKING THE OPERATOR AND SEVERELY INJURING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.


BARDID: VA-2011-0092
Date: 2011-08-15 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:39:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Piankatank River 118
NearestCityTown: GWYNNS ISLAND/GWYNNS ISLAND BO
County: MATHEWS 057
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
WHILE OPERATING VESSEL, THE OPERATOR NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM STARBOARD ENGINE. HE STOPPED BOAT AND OPENED ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FLAMES AROSE FROM THE SPACE AND OPERATOR IMMEDIATELY SECURED THE COMPARTMENT.  ALL PERSONS MOVED TO THE REAR OF VESSEL AND WERE RECOVERED BY PASSING BOAT.


BARDID: VA-2011-0094
Date: 2011-08-09 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 07:45:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake 148
NearestCityTown: PENHOOK BOAT RAMP
County: FRANKLIN 033
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: passenger/skier behavior
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
VICTIM WAS SKIING AND JUMPED A WAKE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. VICTIM FELL TO THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT SKI STRUCK THE VICTIMS RIGHT LEG BREAKING THE RIGHT FEMUR.


BARDID: VA-2011-0095
Date: 2011-08-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: CHISMAN CREEK 028
NearestCityTown: YORKTOWN, BACK CREEK PARK
County: YORK 099
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause2: NAVIGATION RULES VIOLATION
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
RedactedNarrative:
PWC APPROACHED FLOATING DOCK AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. PWC DID NOT TURN QUICK ENOUGH AND PWC HIT PIER PILING ON STARBOARD SIDE.


BARDID: VA-2011-0097
Date: 2011-08-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Anna 070
NearestCityTown: Spotsylvania C.H./LAKE ANNA ST
County: SPOTSYLVANIA 088
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Submerged Object
RedactedNarrative:
THE VESSEL WAS REPORTED TO HAVE STRUCK SOMETHING IN THE WATER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE DRIVE SHAFT, LOWER UNIT, AND PROP SYSTEMS.


BARDID: VA-2011-0098
Date: 2011-08-20 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:20:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Monroe BAY 100
NearestCityTown: COLONIAL BEACHMONROE CREEK TOW
County: Westmorland 096
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR WAS TOWING TWO TUBERS BEHIND A PERSONAL WATERCRAFT AMD STOPPED WHILE MAKING A SLIGHT TURN TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID A SWIMMER. THE PORT SIDE TUBER DRIFTED TOWARD A DOCK AND THE TUBER VOLUNTARILY ROLLED OFF THE TUBE TO HIS LEFT AND THE BACK OF HIS HEAD IMPACTED THE DOCK'S PIER. AS A RESULT, THE VICTIM SUFFERED A CONCUSSION.


BARDID: VA-2011-0099
Date: 2011-08-20 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Gaston 078
NearestCityTown: BOYDTON/JOHN H. KERR DAM BOAT
County: Mecklenburg 058
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT #1 WAS TRAVELING SOUTHWEST ALONG SIDE OF AN ISLAND, WHEN IT STRUCK A LARGE ROCK WITH ITS RUDDER. WHEN THE RUDDER STRUCK THE ROCK, THE IMPACT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FIBERGLASS ON THE VESSEL, CAUSING IT TO LEAK.


BARDID: VA-2011-0100
Date: 2011-08-17 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY 065
NearestCityTown: US FISH &WILDLIFE/WISE PT. BT.
County: NORTHAMPTON 065
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Missing or Inadequate Navigation Aids
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
operator WAS TRAVELING NORTH IN MAGOTHY CHANNEL NEAR BUOY "261" G AND RAN INTO A SHOAL AREA. UPON IMPACT victimSTRUCK THE WINDSHIELD AND SHATTERED IT.


BARDID: VA-2011-0101
Date: 2011-08-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 08:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake 148
NearestCityTown: HUDDLESTON/SML STATE PARK
County: BEDFORD 009
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: unseen water hazard
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Submerged Object
RedactedNarrative:
MOTORBOAT WAS TRAVELING NORTH TOWARDS CARTER ISLAND WHEN IT STRUCK A SUBMERGED OBJECT DAMAGING THE LOWER UNIT.


BARDID: VA-2011-0103
Date: 2011-08-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 08:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: York River 160
NearestCityTown: GLOUCESTER POINT.
County: GLOUCESTER 038
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
ON AUGUST 28, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 0800, SUBJECT OVERTURNED HIS PERSONAL WATERCRAFT WHILE TURNING NEAR THE MOUTH OF SARAHS CREEK AND DRIFTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS BEFORE HE WAS RETRIEVED FROM THE WATER BY YORK COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE. SUBJECT WAS RETRIEVED AND APPROXIMATELY 1100 HOURS AND THEN TRANSPORTED TO RIVRSIDE HOSPITAL IN NEWPORT NEWS.


BARDID: VA-2011-0104
Date: 2011-08-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 06:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Flannagan Resevoir 049
NearestCityTown: HAYS/FLANNAGAN MARINA
County: DICKENSON 025
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Equipment Failure
EquipmentFailure: UNKNOWN
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR WAS TRAVELING NORTHEAST IN THE CRANESNEST RIVER PORTION OF FLANNAGAN RESERVOIR WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE BOAT AND STRUCK THE BANK. TWO VICTIMS WERE EJECTED FROM THE BOAT RESULTING IN ONE FATALITY.


BARDID: VA-2011-0105
Date: 2011-08-20 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY 065
NearestCityTown: WEST NECK MARINA
County: VIRGINIA BEACH 125
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentEvent1: Person Struck by Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
THIS ACCIDENT OCCURED WHILE TRAILERING THE PWC AT THE BOAT RAMP AT WEST NECK MARINA. OWNER OF THE PWC WAS BACKING DOWN A PWC TRAILER INTO THE WATER WITH HIS TRUCK. WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING, HIS SON WAS ON THE PWC WITH HIS 5 YR. OLD BROTHER SITTING IN FRONT. THE 5 YR. OLD ENGAGED THE ThROTTLE AND THE PWC STRUCK THE VICTIM IN THE LEG.


BARDID: VA-2011-0106
Date: 2011-08-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake 148
NearestCityTown: PENHOOK/PENHOOK BOAT RAMP
County: Franklin 033
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Other
OtherAccidentEvent: vessel destruction
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT #1 ATTEMPTED TO TOW BOAT #2 FROM A SHOAL. THE TOWLINE PULLED PART OF THE TRANSOM OFF CAUSING EXTENSIVE FIBERGLASS DAMAGE.


BARDID: VA-2011-0107
Date: 2011-08-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE ANNA 070
NearestCityTown: NORTH ANNA POWER STATION
County: LOUISA 054
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: passenger/skier behavior
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR WAS PULLING SKIER ON LAKE ANNA. SKIER FELL SEVERAL TIMES AND THE SKI SHOWED DAMAGE. THE LAST ATTEMPT RESULTED IN THE SKIER FALLING AND THE SKI COMING OFF HIS FOOT AND CUTTING HIS ANKLE.


BARDID: VA-2011-0108
Date: 2011-08-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Chesapeake Bay 023
NearestCityTown: NORFOLK/WILLOUGHBY
County: NORFOLK 117
WaterConditions: Rough
Wind: Storm
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT WAS ANCHORED APPROXIMATELY 1000 YARDS OFF SHORE AT OCEAN VIEW ABOUT 9TH VIEW IN NORFOLK. THE STORM WINDS INCREASED AND THE TWO ANCHOR LINES BROKE. THE SAIL BOAT WAS CARRIED ASHORE BY WIND AND WATER CONDITIONS.


BARDID: VA-2011-0109
Date: 2011-09-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 23:40:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: BACK BAY 008
NearestCityTown: VA. BEACH/PRIVATE RAMP: OUTDOO
County: VIRGINIA BEACH 125
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Navigation Rules Violation
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
VICTIM WAS OPERATING HIS FRIENDS JETSKI SOUTHBOUND AT DOCUMENTED TIME AND LOCATION WHEN HE COLLIDED WITH BULKHEAD. HE WAS THROWN OVER THE HANDLEBARS INTO THE WATER AND PULLED HIMSELF UP ON THE ADJACENT LAWN. THE VESSEL REMAINED LODGED IN THE BULKHEAD.


BARDID: VA-2011-0110
Date: 2011-09-10 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Buggs Island Lake 017
NearestCityTown: CLARKSVILLE/BLUESTONE BOAT RAM
County: Mecklenburg 058
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: passenger/skier behavior
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT #1 WAS TOWING THE VICTIM ON A WAKEBOARD. WHEN THE VICTIM WAS TRYING TO GET HIS WAKEBOARD ON TOP OF THE WATER, HIS RIGHT FEMUR WAS BROKEN IN THE PROCESS.


BARDID: VA-2011-0112
Date: 2011-09-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Elizabeth River 048
NearestCityTown: PORTSMOUTH CITY PARK PORTSMOU
County: PORTSMOUTH 119
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Overloading
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL #1 DESCRIBED AS A 12' CANOE, WAS UNDERWAY IN THE WESTERN BRANCH OF THE ELIZABETH RIVER WITH 3 PERSONS ON BOARD WHEN IT OVERTURNED PLACING ALL OCCUPANTS IN THE WATER. VESSEL #1 DID NOT HAVE ANY MECHANICAL POWER AND WAS MANUALLY OPERATED. VESSEL #1 HAD NO PFD'S ON BOARD AND ONE PERSON DIED AS A RESULT OF DROWNING.


BARDID: VA-2011-0113
Date: 2011-08-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:45:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake 148
NearestCityTown: HUDDLESTON, VA./SML STATE PARK
County: BEDFORD 009
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: passenger/skier behavior
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT #1 WAS APPROACHING A DOCK AT SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE STATE PARK. THE VICTIM WAS ON THE BOW OF THE PONTOON BOAT AND STEPPED OVERBOARD WHEN THE BOAT DRIFTED AWAY FROM THE DOCK. THE VICTIM SPRAINED HER LEFT KNEE AND ANKLE WHEN SHE LANDED ON THE ROCKS IN THE WATER BESIDE THE DOCK.


BARDID: VA-2011-0115
Date: 2011-08-19 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:45:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: James River
NearestCityTown: POWHATAN WATKINS BOAT RAMP
County: POWHATAN 072
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Electrical
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (non-fuel)
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
AccidentEvent3: CAPSIZING
RedactedNarrative:
OWNER STATED FISH FINDER FLICKERED AND HE SMELLED PLASTIC BURNING AND HE COULD NOT STOP THE FIRE. HE THEN JUMPED OUT OF THE BOAT AND THE BOAT BECAME FULLY INVOLVED IN THE FIRE BURNING THE FRONT OF THE BOAT. GOOCHLAND FIRE AND RESCUE ARRIVED AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THEY THEN ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER THE BOAT, HOWEVER, IT CAPSIZED AND SUbMERGED UNDER WATER.


BARDID: VA-2011-0116
Date: 2011-10-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 07:45:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Chickahominy RIVER 026
NearestCityTown: LANEXA/COLONIAL HARBOR MARINA
County: Charles City 018
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Ignition of Spilled Fuel or Vapor
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
A TWIN ENGINE, 32' CARVER YACHT WAS TRAVELING DOWNRIVER ON THE CHICKAHOMINY RIVER APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WITH THE OPERATOR AS THE SOLE OCCUPANT. THE STARBOARD ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE OPERATOR EXTINGUISHED THE FLAME WITH BUCKETS OF WATER. THE FIXED FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM WAS NON-SERVICEABLE AS WELL AS THREE B-1 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS ON THE VESSEL.


BARDID: VA-2011-0119
Date: 2011-08-10 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: CHINCOTEAGUE BAY 027
NearestCityTown: CHINCOTEAGUE, VA./QUEENS SOUN
County: ACCOMACK 001
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Force of Wave/wake
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
THE OPERATOR OF THE BOAT WAS FOLLOWING BEHIND ANOTHER BOAT WHILE TRAVELING UNDERNEATH THE QUEENS SOUND BRIDGE. HIS BOAT HIT THE WAKE CAUSED BY THE BOAT IN FRONT OF HIM AND THIS CAUSED HIS BOAT TO COLLIDE WITH ONE OF THE BRIDGE PILINGS.


BARDID: VA-2011-0121
Date: 2011-11-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Rappahanock River 130
NearestCityTown: POR ROYAL/BUSTER'S PLACE AT RT
County: KING GEORGE 048
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Improper Loading
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
VICTIM STOOD UP IN CANOE TO FREE HIS FISHING LINE FROM A SNAG ON THE RIVER BOTTOM AND THE CANOE OVERTURNED.


BARDID: VA-2011-0122
Date: 2011-10-15 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Rappahannock River 130
NearestCityTown: WATERVIEW/MILLSTONE LANDING
County: MIDDLESEX 059
WaterConditions: Rough
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Shift
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR OF VESSEL WAS PULLING UP TO DOCK TO DROP OFF ONE OF HIS PASSENGERS. THE OPERATOR PUT THE ENGINE INTO REVERSE AND THE BOAT SPED UP IN A FORWARD DIRECTION STRIKING A BOAT LIFT AND THE PIER. A PASSENGER SUFFERED CUTS TO HIS HEAD AND FACE REQUIRING STITCHES. THE VESSEL SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD AND BOW. ONE BOARD WAS BROKEN ON THE PIER.


BARDID: VA-2011-0123
Date: 2011-10-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 08:40:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE 148
NearestCityTown: HUDDLESTON/Mitchell's Point Ma
County: BEDFORD 009
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentEvent1: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
A MALE SUBJECT WAS FISHING OFF THE TOP OF A HOUSEBOAT. HE WENT DOWN TO THE LOWER DECK BY LADDER. WHEN CLIMBING BACK UP THE LADDER, HE FELL BACKWARDS AND INJURED HIS HEAD AND BACK.


BARDID: VA-2011-0124
Date: 2011-11-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: OTHEER 162
NearestCityTown: LESSBURG, VA. MT. HOPE RD.
County: LOUDOUN 053
WaterConditions: UNKNOWN
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
49 YEAR OLD MALE IN CANOE WITH 7 YEAR OLD SON AND DOG CAPSIZED 50 YARDS FROM SHORE. JUVENILE WEARING PFD SURVIVED, ADULT MALE WITH NO PFD DROWNED.


BARDID: VA-2011-0125
Date: 2011-11-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: OTHER 162
NearestCityTown: COLONIAL BEACH, MONMROE BAY PU
County: WESTMORELAND 096
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Ignition of Spilled Fuel or Vapor
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
OPERTOR ATTEMPTED TO START MOTOR, HEARD POP, SMELLED SMOKE, REMOVED ENGINE COVER, BOAT BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES.


BARDID: VA-2011-0126
Date: 2011-12-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 01:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: HAMPTON ROADS 057
NearestCityTown: HAMPTON, VIRGINIA SUNSET BOAT
County: HAMPTON 111
WaterConditions: UNKNOWN
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL #1 WAS PROCEEDING EASTBOUND IN THE HAMPTON REACH ENTRANCE CHANNEL, WHEN IT STRUCK DAY MARKER # (8).


BARDID: VA-2011-0127
Date: 2011-12-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 03:54:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Chesapeake Bay 023
NearestCityTown: ONANCOCK/ONANCOKC HARBOR BOAT
County: Accomack 001
WaterConditions: Rough
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Submerged Object
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
AccidentEvent3: SINKING
RedactedNarrative:
SAILING VESSEL STRUCK A NAVY TARGET SHIP SOUTH WEST OF TANGIER ISLAND. THE VESSEL SANK ON TOP OF A TARGET SHIP. A SEARCH WAS INITIATED FOR A MISSING PERSON. THE BODY (OWNER/OPERATOR OF THE SAILING VESSEL) WAS RECOVERED ON JANUARY 08, 2012 IN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY.


BARDID: VA-2011-0128
Date: 2011-12-09 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 04:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: ATLANTIC OCEAN 007
NearestCityTown: TOWNSEND, WISE POINT BOAT RAMP
County: Northampton Co 065
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Hull Failure
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: SINKING
RedactedNarrative:
KAYAK BEGAN TO TAKE ON WATER AND SANK, PERSON BECAME SEPARATED FROM KAYAK AND WAS IN FORTH SEVEN DEGREE WATER FOR TWO AND A HALF HOURS.


BARDID: VA-2011-0133
Date: 2011-12-21 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 02:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Pagan River 115
NearestCityTown: Smithfield, JONES CREEK BOAT R
County: ISE OF WIGHT 046
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Improper Loading
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
THREE INDIVIDUALS LAUNCHED A 15 FOOT CANOE  AT SMITHFIELD CENTER IN THE PAGAN RIVER. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, THEY ALL OBSERVED SOMETHING IN THE WATER. (LATER FOUND TO BE A CRAB POT BUOY) AND LEANED OVER TO LOOK. THE VESSEL CAPSIZED AND ONE OF THE SUBJECTS DROWNED.


BARDID: VA-2011-0135
Date: 2011-12-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 08:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Chesapeake Bay 023
NearestCityTown: MIDDLESEX/NORVIEW MARINA
County: MIDDLESEX 059
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
AccidentCause2: Restricted Vision
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
ON 12/22/2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 HOURS, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM VIRGINIA MARINE POLICE DISPATCH REGARDING A BOATING ACCIDENT THAT TOOK PLACE IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY IN THE VICINITY OF STINGRAY POINT NEAR 2R BUOY. WHILE TRANSITING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY IN THICK FOG, VESSEL #1 (A 1972 SLICK CRAFT) STRUCK VESSEL #2 (A 2006 GRADY WHITE) ON THE STARBOARD SIDE CAUSING SIGNIFICENT DAMAGE TO VESSEL #2. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THIS INCIDENT AND BOTH VESSEL'S WERE ABLE TO TRANSIT TO NORVIEW MARINA UNDER THEIR OWN POWER.


BARDID: VA-2011-0136
Date: 2011-06-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE CHESDIN 075
NearestCityTown: PETERSBURG, VA/LAKE CHESDIN BO
County: CHESTERFIELD 020
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Steering
AccidentEvent1: Person Departed Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person Struck by Propeller
RedactedNarrative:
VICTIM WAS OPERATING BOAT FROM POLING PLATFORM ABOVE TILLER OPERATED MOTOR EQUIPPED WITH A TILLER EXTENSION. WHILE STEERING, THE EXTENSION HANDLE DISCONNECTED CAUSING OPERATOR TO  LOosE CONTROL OF ENGINE AND BOAT TO SEVERELY PITCH. VICTIM ABANDONED BOAT, FEARING ROLL OVER, AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RUN OVER BY BOAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REBOARD RUNNING BOAT.


BARDID: VA-2011-0137
Date: 2011-12-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 01:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: JAMES RIVER 067
NearestCityTown: HENRICO CO./OSBOURNE BOAT LAND
County: HENRICO 043
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR WAS LEAVING ROCKETTS LANDING IN RICHMOND HEADED DOWN STREAM. OPERATOR WAS NAVIGATING BY SPOTLIGHT. OPERATOR CLAIMS NAVIGATIONAL LIGHT ON BUOY #162 WAS NOT OPERATIONAL AND CAUSED HIM TO STRIKE THE BUOY DAMAGING THE BOW OF HIS VESSEL.


BARDID: VA-2012-0003
Date: 2012-03-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:23:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: James River
NearestCityTown: BUCHANAN, DGIF PUBLIC BT RAMP
County: BOTETOURT 011
WaterConditions: Unknown
StrongCurrent: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous waters
AccidentEvent1: collision with fixed object
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
CANOE CAPSIZED IN SWIFT WATER WHEN THE BOAT WAS SWEPT INTO TREES ALONG THE SHORE.  THE VICTIMS WERE RESCUED BY DGIF AND EMS PERSONNEL.  ONE VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTED TO ROANOKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOR HYPOTHERMIA.


BARDID: VA-2012-0006
Date: 2012-03-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:22:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Anna
NearestCityTown: SPOTSYLVANIA COURTHOUSE
County: Spotsylvania 088
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT #1:  A 2012 TRITION WAS COMING INTO A NO WAKE ZONE.  AS THE BOAT SLOWED DOWN BOAT #2:  A RED PWC APPROACHED CLOSELY FROM THE STARBOARD SIDE AND MADE A WIDE SWEEPING TURN IN FRONT OF BOAT #1.  THE PWC STRUCK THE TRITON IN THE PORT SIDE AND THEN THE PWC LEFT THE SCENE.


BARDID: VA-2012-0007
Date: 2012-03-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: RAPPAHANOCK RIVER 130
NearestCityTown: TAPPAHANNOCK JUNE PARKER MARIN
County: RICHMOND 079
WaterConditions: Rough
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Improper anchoring
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
WHILE THE OPERATOR AND PASSENGER WERE TRYING TO ANCHOR THE BOAT, THE ANCHOR LINE BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE OUTBOARDS PROP, STALLED THE ENGINE. THE BOAT BEGAN TO DRIFT DOWNSTREAM WITH THE ANCHOR LINE ENTANGLED IN THE PROP,  WHEN THE ANCHOR CAUGHT AND STOPPED THE BOAT. THE BOAT THEN BEGAN TO TAKE ON WATER FROM THE STERN AND CAPSIZED.


BARDID: VA-2012-0008
Date: 2012-04-14 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: James River
NearestCityTown: APPOMATTOX/BENT CREEK
County: Appomattox 006
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Overloading
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
TWO PEOPLE WERE FISHING ON THE JAMES RIVER FROM A 14 FOOT JON BOAT. VICTIM WAS STANDING UP IN FRONT OF THE BOAT, ATTEMPTING TO PULL UP ANCHOR WHEN ANOTHER VESSEL'S WAKE ROCKED THE BOAT. THE INDIVIDUAL IN THE REAR OF THE BOAT WAS ATTEMPTING TO START THE VESSEL'S MOTOR AT THIS TIME. THE TOTAL WEIGHT ON ONE SIDE COMBINED WITH THE WAKE CAUSED THE VESSEL TO CAPSIZE.


BARDID: VA-2012-0009
Date: 2012-04-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 06:45:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: CHESAPEAKE BAY 023
NearestCityTown: VIRGINIA BEACH
County: VIRGINIA BEACH 125
WaterConditions: Rough
Wind: Storm
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
RedactedNarrative:
A 1995 - 45' BENETEAU S/V WAS ANCHORED IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, NORTH OF THE BEACH NEAR FIRST LANDING STATE PARK.  WINDS WERE BLOWING BETWEEN 30 -35 KTS.  THE OWNER/OPERATOR (SOLE OCCUPANT) WAS BELOW WHEN THE WINDLASS (AND THEREFOR THE ANCHOR) BROKE FROM THE BOW DECK.  WIND BLEW THE BOAT INTO THE SHALLOWS NEAR THE BEACH DAMAGING THE HULL.


BARDID: VA-2012-0010
Date: 2012-04-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: GOODVIEW
County: BEDFORD 009
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
AN 18FT RANGER BOAT WAS OPERATING IN THE ROANOKE RIVER ARM OF SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE TRAVELING TOWARDS HARDY BOAT RAMP.  AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 THE OPERATOR LOST CONTROL OF THE VESSEL CAUSING IT TO CAPSIZE AND EJECT THE OPERATOR AND PASSENGER.  BOTH THE OPERATOR AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.


BARDID: VA-2012-0012
Date: 2012-03-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: RAPPAHANOCK RIVER 130
NearestCityTown: CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG
County: STAFFORD 089
WaterConditions: Unknown
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
RedactedNarrative:
THE ABOVE OPERATOR WAS OPERATING THE BOAT ON THE RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER IN STAFFORD COUNTY.  WHILE TRAVELING UP-RIVER TOWARD FREDERICKSBURG, THE MOTOR STRUCK A ROCK NEAR THE BANK ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RIVER.  THE SUBJECT STATED THAT HE WAS WITHIN SIGHT OF THE BOAT RAMP LOCATED AT LITTLE FALLS BOAT LANDING IN STAFFORD COUNTY.


BARDID: VA-2012-0014
Date: 2012-04-19 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:45:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE CHESDIN 075
NearestCityTown: CHURCH ROAD, VA./COZY COVE CAM
County: DINWIDDIE 026
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause2: Starting in gear
AccidentEvent1: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
VICTIM #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO "HOT WIRE" THE STALLED MOTOR. THE VESSEL WAS IN GEAR AND LUNGED FORWARD KNOCKING VICTIM #1 ON TO THE MOTOR. VICTIM #1 SUFFERED LACERATIONS AND ABRASIONS TO HIS THIGHS, CAUSED BY THE SPINNG GEARS ON TOP OF THE MOTOR. VICTIM #2 JUMPED INTO THE WATER AND PULLED THE VESSEL TO SHORE. VICTIM #2 WAS TREATED AND RELEASED AS A PRECAUTION TO HYPOTHERMIA.


BARDID: VA-2012-0015
Date: 2012-05-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Atlantic Ocean
NearestCityTown: WILLIS WHARF
County: ACCOMACK 001
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Hazardous waters
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
AccidentEvent3: Sinking
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel was under sail departing Quinby Inlet when it became grounded on a sandbar.  The vessel later capzised and was destroyed by wave action and sanding over.


BARDID: VA-2012-0016
Date: 2012-05-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:47:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Anna
NearestCityTown: BUMPASS
County: LOUISA 054
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Navigation rules violation
AccidentEvent1: skier mishap
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR WAS TOWING TWO TUBES WITH EACH TUBE HOLDING TWO PEOPLE. THE OPERTOR WENT FROM A DEAD STOP INTO A HARD LEFT TURN. THE TUBES THEN SWUNG TO THE SIDE CAUSING ONE TUBE TO STRIKE THE SHORE. WHEN THE TUBE STRUCK THE SHORE ITS OCCJUPANTS WERE EJECTED ONTO THE SHORE LINE.


BARDID: VA-2012-0017
Date: 2012-05-13 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: James River
NearestCityTown: ELON, VA., MONACAN PARK BOAT R
County: AMHERST 005
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Equipment failure
EquipmentFailure: Auxiliary
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
RedactedNarrative:
THE OPERATOR OF THE VESSEL WAS TOWING A PASSENGER ON A TUBE. HE STOPPED THE VESSEL TO ALLOW THE INDIVIDUAL ON THE TUBE TO REBOARD. HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE MOTOR BECAUSE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS FULL OF WATER. THREE SUBJECTS JUMPED INTO THE WATER AND PUSHED THE VESSEL TO THE SHORE WHERE IT WAS SECURED TO A TREE.


BARDID: VA-2012-0018
Date: 2012-05-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: EAST RIVER 045
NearestCityTown: MATHEWS COUNTY/TOWN POINT LAND
County: MATHEWS 057
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: passenger/skier behavior
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
WHILE THREE PERSONS WERE SEATED ON A NON-MOVING JET SKI, WHILE ENGAGED IN RECREATIONAL CRABBING, victim WRAPPED THE CRAB LINE AROUND HER LEFT INDEX FINGER. victim LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL OFF THE JET SKI OPPOSITE SIDE OF WHICH THE CRAB LINE WAS PLACED. CRAB LINE BECAME TIGHT AND PEELED THE FLESH FROM HER LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE THIRD AND FORTH SEGMENT.SHE WAS RUSHED TO MCV HOSPITAL TO UNDER GO SURGERY TO REPAIR HER LEFT INDEX FINGER.


BARDID: VA-2012-0019
Date: 2012-05-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Atlantic Ocean
NearestCityTown: TOWNSEND/WISE POINT
County: NORTHAMPTON 065
WaterConditions: Rough
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous waters
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL WAS AT ANCHOR EAST OF FISHERMAN'S ISLAND LARGE WAVE SWAMPED VESSEL FROM THE STARBOARD SIDE, ROLLING THE VESSEL OVER. OPERATOR AND PASSENGER STAYED WITH VESSEL AS IT FLOATED INLAND THROUGH SMITH ISLAND INLET. SUBJECTS WERE PICKED UP BY PASSING BOATER. VESSEL BECAME ENTANGLED IN A POUND NET AND LATER RECOVERED BY SEA-TOW.


BARDID: VA-2012-0020
Date: 2012-05-18 00:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: NEW RIVER 104
NearestCityTown: BLACKSBURG, WHITETHORN BOAT RA
County: MONTGOMERY 060
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
FISHERMAN IN BOAT DID NOT RETURN HOME ON 05/18/2012 AS EXPECTED BY FAMILY. ON MORNING OF 05/19/2012, HIS EMPTY BOAT FOUND AND HIS BODY RECOVERED 300 YARDS DOWNSTREAM FROM BOAT. VICTIM DOA.


BARDID: VA-2012-0021
Date: 2012-05-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: BUGGS ISLAND LAKE 017
NearestCityTown: CLARKSVILLE/LONGWOOD BOAT RAMP
County: MECKLENBURG 058
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Navigation rules violation
AccidentCause2: Sharp turn
AccidentCause3: Operator inexperience
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentEvent2: Person Struck by Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOTH VESSELS CRUISING TOGETHER. PWC STARTED TO CROSS THE BOAT PATH AND TURNED WEST SHARPLY. VICTIM AND PASSENGER LOST GRIP AND FELL OFF PWC INTO THE WATER. BOAT OPERATOR SWERVED LEFT AND CUT THROTTLE TO AVOID THE PASSENGERS IN THE WATER. VICTIM WAS HIT BY THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BOAT. VICTIM RECEIVED CUT TO HEAD AND COMPOUND FRACTURE TO LOWER LEFT LEG.


BARDID: VA-2012-0022
Date: 2012-05-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: HARDY, VA./HARDY BOAT RAMP
County: BEDFORD 009
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: PASSENGER/skier behavior
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentEvent2: person struck by propeller
RedactedNarrative:
THE VICTIm WAS REBOARDING VA 8378 BH. WHILE CLIMBING ONTO THE SWIM PLATFORM, victim SLIPPED AND HIS CALF STRUCK THE PROPELLER OF THE BOAT, CAUSING A LACERATION. THE WOUND REQUIRED 19 STITCHES TO CLOSE.


BARDID: VA-2012-0023
Date: 2012-05-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:48:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: NOMINI CREEK 106
NearestCityTown: MONTROSS/CURRIOMAN BOAT LANDIN
County: WESTMORELAND 096
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Ignition of Spilled Fuel or Vapor
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
AFTER LOADING AND FUELING THE VESSEL AT THE DOCK, TWO PEOPLE CAME ABOARD THE VESSEL AND BEGAN MAKING WAY UNDER POWER INTO NOMINI CREEK. APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS FROM THE DOCK WHILE IN NOMINI CREEK, THE VESSEL EXPLODED AND BOTH PEOPLE ON BOARD WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VESSEL AND SWIM BACK TO THE DOCK.


BARDID: VA-2012-0025
Date: 2012-05-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:45:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE CHESDIN 075
NearestCityTown: SEVEN SPRINGS BOAT RAMP MATOAC
County: CHESTERFIELD 020
WaterConditions: Rough
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Force of wave/wake
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
THE VICTIM WAS CLIMBING A LADDER TO GET INTO THE BOAT. A LARGE WAVE HIT THE SIDE OF THE BOAT CAUSING HIS LEFT LEG TO SLIP OFF THE LADDER. AS HE SLID ALONG THE OUTSIDE OF THE LADDER, A PLASTIC ANTISKID PLATE CUT THE OUTSIDE OF LEFT LEG BESIDE HIS CALF.


BARDID: VA-2012-0027
Date: 2012-05-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:40:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE GASTON 078
NearestCityTown: BRACEY/HOLLY GROVE BOAT RAMP
County: MECKLENBURG 058
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Excessive speed
AccidentCause2: Navigation rules violation
AccidentEvent1: Person Struck by Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT #1 WAS PULLING THE VICTIM ON A  TUBE. THE VICTIm FELL OFF OF THE TUBE. BOAT #2 WENT TOWARD THE VICTIM IN THE WATER AND CAME IN TOO FAST AND STRUCK THE VICTIM IN THE WATER.


BARDID: VA-2012-0028
Date: 2012-06-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:33:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: LONG CREEK
NearestCityTown: PEIDMONT CIRCLE CITY BOAT RAMP
County: VIRGINIA BEACH 125
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Ignition of Spilled Fuel or Vapor
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT DRIVER WAS LEAVING THE FUEL DOCK AFTER FILLING UP WHEN HIS BOAT STALLED.  HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE BOAT AND THE BOAT EXPLODED.  THE BOAT DRIVER WAS THROWN FROM THE BOAT INTO THE WATER.  ALL FOUR PASSENGERS SUFFERED INJURIES.


BARDID: VA-2012-0029
Date: 2012-06-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: CHESAPEAKE BAY 023
NearestCityTown: NORFOLK, VA./WILLOUGHBY BOAT R
County: NORFOLK 117
WaterConditions: Rough
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Hull failure
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL #1 WAS TRAVELING WEST BOUND IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY TOWARD THE HAMPTON ROADS BRIDGE WHEN IT BEGAN TAKING ON WATER AND OVERTUNED. OPERATOR SWAM TO SHORE.


BARDID: VA-2012-0030
Date: 2012-05-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE CHESDIN 075
NearestCityTown: WHIPPERNOCK MARINA SUTHERLAND
County: DINWIDDIE 026
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Navigation rules violation
AccidentEvent1: Other
OtherAccidentEvent: person struck by activity equi
RedactedNarrative:
Operator1 WAS TROLLING FOR FISH WHEN A BASS BOAT QUICKLY APPROACHED HIM FROM THE STARBOARD SIDE. THE OPERATOR OF THE BASS BOAT MADE TWO EVASIVE MANEUVERS TO AVOID BOAT1. THE BASS BOAT WENT BEHIND BOAT1 AND IN TURN CAUGHT BOTH TROLLING LINES IN THE PROP OF THE BASS BOAT. THE FISHING LINE BEING PULLED BY THE PROP CAUSED THE INJURY.


BARDID: VA-2012-0031
Date: 2012-06-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: MONETA, VA/WATERWHEEL MARINA
County: FRANKLIN 033
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Force of wave/wake
AccidentEvent1: skier mishap
RedactedNarrative:
THE VESSEL WAS PULLING A TUBE WHEN THE TUBE STRUCK A WAKE AND THE RIDER WAS THROWN FROM THE TUBE INTO THE WATER. THE RIDER WAS UNCONSCIOUS AND WAS PULLED INTO THE BOAT BY A PASSENGER.


BARDID: VA-2012-0032
Date: 2012-06-10 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:49:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: PRIVATE POND 161
NearestCityTown: BOWLING GREEN
County: CAROLINE 016
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: passenger/skier behavior
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
victim WAS FISHING FROM LAND AT ABOVE LOCATION EARLY IN THE AM WITH another person. BOTH LEFT THE PROPERTY FOR VICTIM TO TAKE SUBJECT HOME. VICTIM RETURNED TO THE AREA WITH another person FOR CONTINUED FISHING. BOTH PADDLED A JON BOAT OUT FOR FURTHER FISHING. VICTIM WENT TO CAST HIS FISHING POLE AND FELL IN. HE DROWNED DUE TO HIS INABILITY TO SWIM.


BARDID: VA-2012-0034
Date: 2012-06-09 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:10:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: CHESAPEAKE BAY 023
NearestCityTown: CAPE CHARLES HARBOR BOAT RAMP.
County: NORTHAMPTON 065
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Overloading
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL LISTED TO STARBOARD SIDE WHILE COMING UP ON PLANE. STARBOARD SIDE GUNWALE SUBMERGED FILLING WITH VESSEL WITH WATER CAUSING IT TO CAPSIZE. THE (5) MALE OCCUPANTS WERE LOCATED ON THE VESSELS TOWER WHEN THIS OCCURRED.


BARDID: VA-2012-0035
Date: 2012-06-09 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:25:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: RUDEE INLET 136
NearestCityTown: OWLS CREEK BOAT RAMP
County: VIRGINIA BEACH 125
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
VICTIMS BOAT WAS RUNNING AND STALLED. VICTIM CALLED BACK THE MECHANIC WHO RETURNED. WHEN THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE BOAT, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION THAT BLEW OFF THE ENGINE COVER/SEAT WHICH LAUNCHED THE ENGINE COVER AIRBORNE STRIKING THE OWNER OF THE BOAT IN THE HEAD AS HE WAS STANDING ON THE DOCK.


BARDID: VA-2012-0036
Date: 2012-06-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: CHESAPEAKE BAY 023
NearestCityTown: HAMPTON, WALLACE MARINA
County: YORK 099
WaterConditions: Unknown
StrongCurrent: -1
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
RedactedNarrative:
Two people WERE FISHING NEAR BUOYS  FIVE AND SIX OF THE YORK RIVER ENTRANCE CHANNEL. THE BOAT, A 1973 SEA CRAFT,  STARTED TAKING ON WATER OVER THE STERN AND OVERTURNED.


BARDID: VA-2012-0037
Date: 2012-06-17 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:07:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: NOMINI CREEK 106
NearestCityTown: MONTROSS/CURRIOMAN PUBLIC BOAT
County: WESTMORELAND 096
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Sinking
RedactedNarrative:
A 26 FOOT SPEED BOAT WITH TWO PEOPLE ABOARD WAS TRAVELING BACK TO THE PUBLIC BOAT LAUNCH LOCATED IN CURRIOMAN BAY IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY VIRGINIA. THE OPERATOR OF THE BOAT STATED THAT HE INCREASED THROTTLE TO THE ENGINE WHEN HE HEARD A NOISE IN THE ENGINE DEPARTMENT. HE LIFTED THE ENGINE HATCH AND SAW WATER GUSHING INTO THE BOAT. THE BOAT THEN SANK.


BARDID: VA-2012-0039
Date: 2012-06-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:25:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Anna
NearestCityTown: MINERAL, VA./HIGH POINT MARINA
County: LOUISA 054
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Improper lookout
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person Struck by Vessel
AccidentEvent3: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
THE OPERATOR OF BOAT #1 WAS PULLING TWO WAKEBOARDERS WITH HIS VIEW OBSTRUCTED. THE OPERATOR OF BOAT #1 FAILED TO KEEP A PROPER LOOKOUT AND AS A RESULT, STRUCK BOAT #2.


BARDID: VA-2012-0041
Date: 2012-06-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Private Pond
NearestCityTown: AMHERST
County: AMHERST 005
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Improper loading
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
TWO INDIVIDUALS FISHING IN A 11'6" JON BOAT THAT WAS 50" WIDE. WHILE THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VESSEL WERE GATHERING GEAR, WEIGHT IN THE BOAT SHIFTED CAUSING THE BOAT TO CAPSIZE. THE OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO HELp THE PASSENGER, BUT FEARING FOR HIS OWN SAFETY, SWAM TO A NEARBY CEMENT PILLAR. THE PASSENGER WAS UNABLE TO SWIM TO THE PILLAR OR SHORE AND DROWNED.


BARDID: VA-2012-0043
Date: 2012-06-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 00:19:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: James River
NearestCityTown: NEWPORT NEWS/MENCHVILLE MARINA
County: NEWPORT NEWS 116
WaterConditions: Very Rough
Wind: Storm
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Sinking
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL #1 WAS IN THE JAMES RIVER HAVING MOTOR PROBLEMS. THE OPERATOR ANCHORED THE VESSEL. THEN A STRONG STORM WITH HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN FLOODED THE VESSEL CAUSING IT TO SINK ON THE STARBOARD SIDE.


BARDID: VA-2012-0045
Date: 2012-06-23 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 23:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: PENHOOK, VA./PENHOOK PUBLIC BO
County: FRANKLIN 033
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Missing or Inadequate Navigation Aids
AccidentCause2: Navigation rules violation
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT 1 WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE BLACKWATER ARM OF SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE AND TURNED TO GO UP BULL RUN WHEN IT STRUCK THE PORT SIDE AND STERN OF BOAT 2. BOAT 2 WAS STOPPED AND FLOATING WITHOUT ANY NAVIGATION LIGHTS DISPLAYED.


BARDID: VA-2012-0047
Date: 2012-07-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: James River
NearestCityTown: CHESTER/DUTCH GAP BOAT LANDING
County: CHESTERFIELD 020
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
AccidentEvent2: Person Departed Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
8 PEOPLE WERE ON BOARD A 20 FT. VESSEL THAT LAUNCHED FROM DUTCH GAP BOAT LANDING. 10 MINUTES INTO THE VOYAGE, OCCUPANTS SMELLED SMOKE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND THE COWLING WAS LIFTED CAUSING A LARGE FIRE TO ERUPT AND ENGULF THE BOAT WITHIN MINUTES. ALL OCCUPANTS ABANDONED SHIP AND 1 OCCUPANT DROWNED. 2 OCCUPANTS WERE TREATED FOR BURNS.


BARDID: VA-2012-0049
Date: 2012-07-13 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: CHESAPEAKE BAY 023
NearestCityTown: TANGIER ISLAND
County: ACCOMACK 001
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Missing or Inadequate Navigation Aids
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL STRUCK CHANNEL MARKER 1, A MALFUNCTIONING LIGHTED CHANNEL MARKER, ENTERING THE WEST CHANNEL TO TANGIER ISLAND. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE PASSENGER TO FALL FORWARD STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE DASH, CAUSING A FRACTURE TO HIS CERVICAL SPINE. THE OPERATOR SUFFERED A LACERATION AND FRACTURE TO HIS RIGHT WRIST.


BARDID: VA-2012-0050
Date: 2012-07-14 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:10:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Anna
NearestCityTown: SPOTSYLVANIA COURT HOUSE/ANNA
County: Spotsylvania 088
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: PASSENGER / SKIER BEHAVIOR
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
RedactedNarrative:
THE VESSEL WAS TOWING A SKIER WHEN THE SKIER LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD ON HIS SKI CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS SCALP.


BARDID: VA-2012-0052
Date: 2012-07-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: BEDFORD/HALES FORD BOAT RAMP
County: BEDFORD 009
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Force of wave/wake
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
RedactedNarrative:
VICTIM AND SISTER WERE TUBING BEHIND A MOTORBOAT WHEN THE TUBE HIT A WAKE CAUSING IT TO FLIP FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE VICTIM WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TUBE WHEN IT FLIPPED OVER CAUSING THE SISTER TO LAND ON TOP OF THE VICTIM. THE VICTIM HAD A PULLED OR TORN MUSCLE, HOWEVER, XRAYS ON THE VICTIM ALSO SHOWED KIDNEY STONES.


BARDID: VA-2012-0053
Date: 2012-07-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: CHESAPEAKE BAY 023
NearestCityTown: HAMPTON, VA./FT. MONROE
County: HAMPTON 111
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Equipment failure
EquipmentFailure: unknown
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Sinking
RedactedNarrative:
VICTIM WAS FISHING IN THE AREA OF FT. MONROE AT THE MOUTH OF MILL CREEK WHEN THE VESSEL STARTED TAKING ON WATER AND SANK.


BARDID: VA-2012-0054
Date: 2012-07-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:35:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: POTOMAC RIVER 122
NearestCityTown: WOODBRIDGE'LEESYLVANIA STATE P
County: PRINCE WILLIAM 076
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
RedactedNarrative:
WHILE LEAVING NEABSCO CREEK CHANNEL HEADING INTO THE POTOMAC, THE OPERATOR REACHED WITH HIS RIGHT HAND TO MOVE LOOSE FISHING ROADS AND LOOKED AWAY FOR A MOMENT. WHEN HE LOOKED FORWARD, HE SAID THE POLE WAS RIGHT THERE. HE QUICKLY TRIED TO STEER LEFT BUT IMPACTED THE DAY MARKER POLE (METAL) ALL THE WAY DOWN THE STARBOARD SIDE OF THE VESSEL.


BARDID: VA-2012-0055
Date: 2012-07-20 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:43:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: HAMPTON ROADS 057
NearestCityTown: Hampton/SUNSET BOAT RAMP
County: HAMPTON 111
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Ignition of Spilled Fuel or Vapor
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
WHILE VESSEL WAS UNDERWAY, THE OCCUPANTS HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE COVER TO THE MOTOR FLEW UP AND FLAMES WERE SEEN COMING FROM THE ENGINE DEPARTMENT. BOTH PARTIES JUMPED OVERBOARD AND WERE RECOVERED BY HAMPTON POLICE. THE VESSEL DRIFTED TO SHORE WHERE THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE HAMPTON FIRE DEPARTMENT.


BARDID: VA-2012-0056
Date: 2012-07-21 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: James River
NearestCityTown: SURRY, VA. GRAY'S CREEK MARINA
County: Surry 090
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Hull failure
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL BEGAN LEAKING AND TAKING ON WATER. OPERATOR DECIDED TO RUN VESSEL IN TO SHORE TO AVOID SINKING IN DEEP WATER. DAMAGE TO HULL CAUSED BY RUNNING AGROUND IN SHALLOW WATER.


BARDID: VA-2012-0057
Date: 2012-07-21 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: BUGGS ISLAND LAKE 017
NearestCityTown: BOYDTON/EASTLAND CREEK BOAT RA
County: MECKLENBURG 058
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Hull failure
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Sinking
RedactedNarrative:
ON 07/21/2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 HOURS, A 17 FOOT OPEN HULL BOAT WAS IN THE AREA OF THE 5 MILE MARKER ON BUGGS ISLAND LAKE AND WAS TRAVELING WEST. THE OPERATOR HEARD A "BANG" FROM UNDER THE VESSEL AND IT BEGAN TAKING ON WATER AT THE LOCATION OF A REPAIR TO THE HULL OF THE BOAT. IT IS BELIEVED THE REPAIR FAILED CAUSING THE VESSEL TO SINK.


BARDID: VA-2012-0058
Date: 2012-07-21 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:53:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: PRIVATE POND 161
NearestCityTown: PETERSBURG/PRIVATE RAMP ON LAN
County: Prince George 074
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentEvent1: skier mishap
RedactedNarrative:
THE VESSEL WAS PULLING A TUBE CLOSE TO THE SHORELINE. AS THE VESSEL TURNED LEFT, THE TUBE AND ITS OCCUPANTS WERE PROPELLED INTO A TREE ON THE SHORELINE.


BARDID: VA-2012-0059
Date: 2012-07-15 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:20:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: BROAD BAY 015
NearestCityTown: VA. BEACH/FIRST LANDING STATE
County: VIRGINIA BEACH 125
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Improper lookout
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
ONE BOAT WAS INCREASING SPEED AS IT LEFT THE NO WAKE ZONE. OPERATOR'S VISION WAS BLOCKED BY PASSENGERS IN THE BOW SEATING AREA AND STRUCK ANOTHER BOAT.


BARDID: VA-2012-0060
Date: 2012-07-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: James River
NearestCityTown: HopewellJORDAN PT. MARINA/TRAV
County: PRINCE GEORGE 074
WaterConditions: Unknown
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Equipment failure
EquipmentFailure: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Collision with Fixed Object
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT 2, WHILE MOORED WITHIN A WET SLIP AT JORDAN POINT MARINA, WAS STRUCK BY BOAT 1 AS IT WAS ATTEMPTING TO MANEUVER AWAY FROM THE MARINA'S MECHANICAL TRAVEL LIFT SLIP AREA. BOAT 1 STRUCK BOAT 2 ON THE PORTSIDE BOW AND PROCEEDED FORWARD WHERE IT THEN STRUCK A FIXED PILING.


BARDID: VA-2012-0062
Date: 2012-07-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:45:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: GRETA, VA./ANTHONY FORD RAMP
County: PITTSYLVANIA 071
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Force of wave/wake
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person Struck by Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
TWO PWC'S COLLIDED AT IDLE SPEED WHEN WAKES FROM A LARGER BOAT PUSHED THE BOW OF PWC #1 INTO THE LEG OF THE OPERATOR OF PWC#2.


BARDID: VA-2012-0063
Date: 2012-07-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:43:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: James River
NearestCityTown: Leeward Marina IN CITY OF NEWP
County: Newport News 116
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Failure to vent
AccidentCause2: Ignition of Spilled Fuel or Vapor
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
THE VESSEL HAD JUST PULLED AWAY FROM FUELING AT LEEWARD MARINA IN THE CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS WHEN FUEL IN THE BILGES IGNITED CAUSING AN EXPLOSION IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.


BARDID: VA-2012-0064
Date: 2012-07-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:45:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: James River
NearestCityTown: HENRICO/DEEP BOTTOM BOAT RAMP
County: Hopewell 043
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Steering
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL LEFT PIT AT CURLES NECK, HEADED TOWARDS HOPEWELL. CLAMP SECURING STEERING WHEEL BROKE CAUSING OPERATOR TO LOSE CONTROL OF VESSEL. VESSEL STRUCK BUOY #140 AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. OCCUPANTS WERE THROWN FORWARD FROM IMPACT RESULTING IN LACERATION OVER RIGHT ETE AND CONTUSIONS TO RIGHT CHEST AREA OF VICTIM #1 AND BROKEN LEFT COLLAR BONE OF VICTIM #2.


BARDID: VA-2012-0065
Date: 2012-07-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:50:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Aquia Creek 005
NearestCityTown: STAFFORD, VA/AQUIA BAY MARINA
County: STAFFORD 089
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
THE VESSEL WAS RETURNING TO THE DOCK WHEN FLAMES ERUPTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSING BURNS TO THE THREE PASSENGERS SITTING IN THE REAR OF THE VESSEL. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED ITSELF.


BARDID: VA-2012-0067
Date: 2012-07-31 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:45:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: MONETA, VA./SML BOAT YARD
County: BEDFORD 009
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Navigation rules violation
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
RedactedNarrative:
A 20 FT. SWEETWATER TUSCANY PONTOON WAS OPERATING IN THE DOCKING AREA OF THE SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE BOAT YARD. A 20 FT. 2 INCH REGAL VALANTI WAS TIED TO ONE OF THE DOCKS AT THE BOAT YARD DOCKING AREA. THE OPERATOR OF THE PONTOON LOST CONTROL OF HIS VESSEL AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE REGAL RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE REGAL. NO INJURIES OCCURED DURING THE INCIDENT.


BARDID: VA-2012-0068
Date: 2012-08-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: HUDDLESTON/MITCHELL'S PT. MARI
County: BEDFORD 009
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: PASSENGER / SKIER BEHAVIOR
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
RedactedNarrative:
THE SKIER LOST CONTROL OF HER SINGLE SKI AND FELL. THE SKIER COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HER LEFT HIP AND WAS UNABLE TO USE HER LEFT LEG.


BARDID: VA-2012-0071
Date: 2012-08-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:45:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Anna
NearestCityTown: SPOTSYHLVANIA COURTHOUSE/STURG
County: Spotsylvania 088
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
FIVE INDIVIDUALS WERE FISHING AND SWIMMING FROM A PONTOON BOAT ON LAKE ANNA. AFTER SOME TIME HAD PASSED, ONE INDIVIDUAL WAS MISSED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO BE LOCATED IN THE AREA. THE OTHER FOUR OCCUPANTS RETURNED TO THE MARINA AND CONTACTED 911. HIS BODY WAS LOCATED IN THREE FEET OF WATER AT THE LOCATION THAT HAD BEEN MARKED AS THE LAST PLACE SEEN.


BARDID: VA-2012-0072
Date: 2012-08-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: RAPPAHANOCK RIVER 130
NearestCityTown: LANCASTER, VA BELL ISLE STATE
County: LANCASTER 051
WaterConditions: Rough
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
AccidentCause3: other
OtherAccidentCause: PASSENGER / SKIER BEHAVIOR
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE DOCK, BOW WENT UNDER BOAT LIFT, PASSENGER TRIED TO PUSH AWAT, WAVE HIT STERN AND OPERATOR BUMPED CONTROL FORWARD. PRESSURE BROKE PASSENGERS RIGHT WRIST.


BARDID: VA-2012-0073
Date: 2012-07-15 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:35:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: LYNNHAVEN INLET 092
NearestCityTown: LYNNHAVEN MUNICIPAL BOAT RAMP
County: VIRGINIA BEACH 125
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Equipment failure
EquipmentFailure: unknown
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
RECREATIONAL VESSEL WAS HEADING TOWARD ITS BOAT RAMP FROM THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND BEGAN TO LIST 1/4 NORTH OF LESNER BRIDGE. WATER WAS INTRUDING ONTO DECK BY THE TIME IT REACHED THE BRIDGE AND WAS SWAMPED WHEN ENTERING CRAB CREEK. IT CAPSIZED IN CRAB CREEK BY BUOY #6. SOURCE OF LEAK WAS NOT LOCATED AS OF 7/19.


BARDID: VA-2012-0074
Date: 2012-08-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: CHINCOTEAGUE BAY 027
NearestCityTown: CHINCOTEAGUE, VA.
County: ACCOMACK 001
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person Struck by Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
2 PWC'S WERE HEADED TOWARDS EACH OTHER AND COLLIDED STARBOARD SIDE TO STARBOARD SIDE WHILE OPERATING IN CHINCOTEAGUE BAY CAUSING INJURY TO ONE OF THE OPERATORS.


BARDID: VA-2012-0075
Date: 2012-07-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 06:20:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: CLAYTOR LAKE 030
NearestCityTown: HIDDEN VALLEY BOAT RAMP/DUBLIN
County: PULASKI 077
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: PASSENGER / SKIER BEHAVIOR
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT WAS PULLING A SKIER. SKIER WAS TRYING TO JUMP WAKE OF BOAT AND THE NOSE OF HIS BOARD WENT INTO THE WAKE CAUSING SKIER TO TUMBLE.


BARDID: VA-2012-0076
Date: 2012-08-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:21:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: HUDDLESTON, VA/GRAVES HARBOR B
County: BEDFORD 009
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Congested waters
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT #1 WAS TOWING A TUBE WITH THREE RIDERS WHEN IT HIT A WAKE CAUSING ALL OF THE RIDERS TO BOUNCE OFF THE TUBE INTO THE WATER. THE VICTIM FLIPPED BACKWARDS AND HER KNEES HIT HER CHEST MAKING IT HARD FOR HER TO BREATHE.


BARDID: VA-2012-0077
Date: 2012-08-09 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:38:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: BUGGS ISLAND LAKE 017
NearestCityTown: BASKERVILLE/N. BEND PARK BOAT
County: MECKLENBURG 058
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: passenger/skier behavior
AccidentEvent1: Person Departed Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
A VESSEL WITH 12 PERSONS ON BOARD LEFT NORTH BEND CAMPGROUND IN THE DIRECTION OF NUTBUSH ISLAND ON BUGGS ISLAND LAKE. THE VESSEL STOPPED SHORT OF THEN ISLAND IN DEEPER WATER WHERE THEY SWAM. AFTER ENTERING THE WATER,  ONE JUVENILE BEGAN TO STRUGGLE, WENT UNDER THE WATER AND DID NOT RESURFACE.


BARDID: VA-2012-0078
Date: 2012-08-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: James River
NearestCityTown: FT. MONROE/OLD POINT COMFORT M
County: HAMPTON 111
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT #1 WAS LEAVING THE FUEL DOCK AT OLD POINT COMFORT MARINA. BOAT #1 RUBBED AGAINST THE PILING THAT A TF-3B MICROPOWER OMNIBUS 11 FLASHER/LAMPCHARGER LIGHT WAS ATTACHED TO AS IT WAS EXITING THE MARINA CAUSING THE LIGHT TO FALL INTO THE WATER.


BARDID: VA-2012-0079
Date: 2012-08-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Anna
NearestCityTown: LAKE ANNA STSTE PARK BOAT RAMP
County: LOUISA 054
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: PASSENGER / SKIER BEHAVIOR
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
RedactedNarrative:
Subject WAS WATER SKIING ON LAKE ANNA AROUND THE SPLITS OF THE LAKE. SHE HAD FALLEN TWICE BEFORE AND ON THE THIRD TRY, SHE FELL INTO THE WATER AND THE ROPE BECAME ENTANGLED AROUND HER LEFT ARM.


BARDID: VA-2012-0080
Date: 2012-07-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: James River
NearestCityTown: GLASGOW/GLASGOW PUBLIC BOAT RA
County: ROCKBRIDGE 081
WaterConditions: Unknown
StrongCurrent: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous waters
AccidentCause2: Other
OtherAccidentCause: PASSENGER / SKIER BEHAVIOR
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Person Departed Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
SUBJECT WAS FLOATING THE JAMES RIVER AT BALCONY FALLS IN A CANOE WHEN HE STARTED TAKING ON WATER. HE JUMPED OUT OF CANOE TO KEEP FROM FLIPPING AND CAUGHT HIS FOOT BETWEEN TWO ROCKS AND BROKE HIS LEFT LEG.


BARDID: VA-2012-0081
Date: 2012-07-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:20:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: CHESAPEAKE BAY 023
NearestCityTown: VIRGINIA BEACH/CRAB CREEK BOAT
County: VIRGINIA BEACH 125
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: PASSENGER / SKIER BEHAVIOR
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
RedactedNarrative:
subject WAS WAKE BOARDING BEHIND THE VESSEL LISTED BELOW. subject ATTEMPTED A FULL ROTATION IN THE AIR, BUT WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE SPIN. UPON CONTACT WITH THE WATER BOARD, THE BOARD RELEASED FROM HIS FEET AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD CAUSING A SEVERE LACERATION OVER HIS LEFT EYE.


BARDID: VA-2012-0082
Date: 2012-08-17 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: MONETA, VA./CRYSTAL SHORES MAR
County: FRANKLIN 033
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: PASSENGER / SKIER BEHAVIOR
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
RedactedNarrative:
A 22 FT. SEA HUNT FISHING BOAT WAS CARRYING 5 PASSENGER AND 1 SKIER IN THE R 27 AREA OF SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE. WHILE BEING PULLED, THE SKIER CROSSED OVER A WAKE, LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL. DURING THE FALL, THE SKIER BROKE HIS RIGHT LEG.


BARDID: VA-2012-0083
Date: 2012-08-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: GRETNA/ANTHONY BOAT RAMP
County: PITTSYLVANIA 071
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Navigation rules violation
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
THE VICTIM WAS STANDING UP WHEN THE PONTOON BOAT STRUCK A SHOAL CAUSING HER TO FALL BACKWARD INJURING THE BACK OF HER HEAD AND NECK.


BARDID: VA-2012-0087
Date: 2012-09-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: HUDDLESTON, VA./PARKWAY MARINA
County: BEDFORD 009
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: PASSENGER / SKIER BEHAVIOR
AccidentEvent1: Person Departed Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
VICTIM #1 WANTED TO SWIM IN DEEPER WATER, JUMPED FROM BOAT AND STRUGGLED, OPERATOR OF VESSEL ATTEMPTED TO ASSIST FIRST VICTIM, RESULTING IN BOTH DROWNING.


BARDID: VA-2012-0089
Date: 2012-09-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Pohick Bay
NearestCityTown: LORTON-POHICK REGIONAL PARK BO
County: FAIRFAX 029
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
VICTIM WAS FISHING FROM A KAYAK WHEN IT CAPSIZED ABOUT 150 TO 180 YARDS FROM SHORE NEAR THE GRAVEL BOAT LANDING AT POHICK REGIONAL PARK. WITNESSES SAW HIM ATTEMPTING TO SWIM TO SHORE BUT THEN HE YELLED FOR HELP AND THEN WENT UNDER WATER AND DID NOT COME BACK UP.


BARDID: VA-2012-0093
Date: 2012-10-13 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: CHESAPEAKE BAY 023
NearestCityTown: KILMARNOCK, VA./CHESAPEAKE BOA
County: NORTHUMBERLAND 066
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Improper lookout
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL WAS UNDER POWER ENTERING DIVIDING CREEK WHEN IT STRUCK A SANDBAR NEAR LAWRENCE COVE. COLLISION CAUSED A STANDING PASSENGER TO FALL FORWARD INTO THE CABIN RESULTING IN HEAD AND BACK INJURY.


BARDID: VA-2012-0094
Date: 2012-10-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:32:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: CHESAPEAKE BAY 023
NearestCityTown: WINDMILL POINT, VA
County: LANCASTER 051
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: People on Gunwale, Bow, or Transom
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
VICTIM #1 WAS CLEARING RIGGING FROM BOAT #1 WHEN HE WAS SWEPT OVERBOARD BY THE MAIN SAIL AND DROWNED.


BARDID: VA-2012-0096
Date: 2012-07-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE CHESDIN 075
NearestCityTown: SEVEN SPRING MARINA/CHESTERFIE
County: CHESTERFIELD 020
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Hull failure
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
RedactedNarrative:
THE TRANSOM OF THE BOAT BROKE APART WHILE THE BOAT WAS UNDER WAY ON THE WATER. THE ENGINE WAS TOSSED INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE BOAT AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. TOTAL LOSS OF THE BOAT.


BARDID: VA-2012-0099
Date: 2012-10-20 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: GOODVIEW, VA./HANNABASS MARINA
County: BEDFORD 009
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentEvent1: Collision with submerged object
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
RedactedNarrative:
A 15 FT. GLASTRON MOTORBOAT WAS TRAVELING UPSTREAM IN THE ROANOKE RIVER AREA OF SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE. THE BOAT STRUCK AN UNKNOWN UNDERWATER OBJECT. A SHORT TIME LATER , THE BOAT BEGAN TAKING ON WATER. THE OCCUPANTS ABANDONED THE VESSEL NEAR CHANNEL MARKER R36A.


BARDID: VA-2012-0101
Date: 2012-11-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: BUGGS ISLAND LAKE 017
NearestCityTown: BOYDTON/RUDDS CREEK BOAT RAMP
County: MECKLENBURG 058
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Sharp turn
AccidentCause2: Excessive speed
AccidentEvent1: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
THE BOAT OPERATOR LOSS CONTROL OF THE TILLER STEER MOTOR. THE BOAT MADE A HARD LEFT TURN THAT EJECTED THE PASSENGER. AT THIS POINT, THE OPERATOR STOOD UP AND FELL OFF THE BOAT. BOTH INDIVIDUALS SWAM TO SHORE.


BARDID: VA-2013-0001
Date: 2013-01-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 08:40:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Claytor Lake
NearestCityTown: DUBLIN
County: Pulaski
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Excessive speed
AccidentEvent1: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR AND OWNER OF THE BOAT WENT INTO A SHARP TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN THE PEAK CREEK AREA OF CLAYTOR LAKE AFTER A SHOTGUN START TO A FISHING TOURNAMENT. THE BOAT CAVITATED AND THE MOTOR JERKED FORWARD WITH THE PASSENGER SLIDING OR BOUNCING  OUT OF HIS SEAT ON THE LEFT SIDE AND GOING INTO THE WATER. INJURY WAS DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE WATER.


BARDID: VA-2013-0002
Date: 2013-01-19 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Chickahominy River
NearestCityTown: LANEXA/ROCKAHOCK
County: New Kent
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
RedactedNarrative:
WHILE OPERATING AT NIGHT ON THE CHICKAHOMINY RIVER, BOAT #1 RAN INTO A PIER AND BECAME LODGED BETWEEN 4 PILINGS. EXTENSIVE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BOAT #1 AND THE PIER RESULTED. THIS WAS THE RESULT OF THE OPERATOR BEING INTOXICATED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.


BARDID: VA-2013-0003
Date: 2013-01-20 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:57:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Little Creek
NearestCityTown: NORFOLK,VA. COBBS CREEK
County: Norfolk
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOTH VESSELS WERE TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND IN LITTLE CREEK WHEN THEY COLLIDED.  VESSEL 1 WAS DAMAGED ON THE PORT SIDE.  VESSEL2 WAS DAMAGED ON THE STARBOARD SIDE.


BARDID: VA-2013-0005
Date: 2013-03-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 01:40:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: James River
NearestCityTown: Ancarrows Landing
County: Richmond, City of
WaterConditions: Unknown
StrongCurrent: -1
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause2: Weather
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentEvent2: Grounding
RedactedNarrative:
Operator throttled up, bow caught a gust of wind turning the bow to the starboard.  Operator over compensated with the tiller to the port.  The tiller struck the operator in the chest, knocking him over the stern into the James River.  Operator was not wearing a floatation device but was able to grab a type IV floatation device and utilize it until the Richmond Fire Department was able to pull him from the water.  Operator did not have the vessel's kill switch attached to his person when he went overboard, therefore the vessel made several circles in the middle of the river and finally ran aground.


BARDID: VA-2013-0008
Date: 2013-04-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Mattaponi River
NearestCityTown: West Point/Waterfence Boat Lan
County: King and Queen
WaterConditions: Unknown
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
THREE ADULT MALES ON BOARD 11'3 BOAT LOST POWER TO THEIR REAR TROLLING MOTOR. THE BOAT STARTED TAKING ON WATER BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT A PLUG IN THE BOAT. PERSON ON FRONT OF BOAT STOOD UP AND THE BOAT CAPSIZED.


BARDID: VA-2013-0009
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2013-04-13 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 03:31:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Rappahannock River
NearestCityTown: Lancaster 051
County: Lancaster
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR WAS  UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL AND WAS OPERATING IN THE DARK. OPERATOR MIS-JUDGED HIS COURSE AND STRUCK A ROCK-LINED SHORELINE .  BOAT RAMPED AND CAME TO REST ON ITS STARBOARD SIDE.  THree victims became injured upon impact.


BARDID: VA-2013-0010
Date: 2013-04-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:20:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Chesapeake Bay
NearestCityTown: CAPE CHARLES/ CAPE CHARLES HAR
County: Northampton
WaterConditions: Unknown
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: Hazardous waters
AccidentEvent1: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
THE VESSEL PHASE II WAS UNDERWAY IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. occupant WAS RELIEVED FROM THE HELM BY operator . victim WENT BELOW TO US THE HEAD, THE VESSEL TOOK ON A SEA THROWING victim. victim LANDED IMPROPERLY BREAKING HIS ANKLES.


BARDID: VA-2013-0012
Date: 2013-05-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Rappahannock River
NearestCityTown: Warsaw/ Garretts Marina
County: Richmond County
WaterConditions: Rough
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous waters
AccidentCause2: Overloading
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Three subjects were on board a boat at anchor from the bow.  There was a lot of weight on the boat and a wave went over the back of the boat causing the boat to capsize.  One subject held onto the boat. The other two drowned.


BARDID: VA-2013-0013
Date: 2013-05-21 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:05:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Pamunkey River
NearestCityTown: NEW KENT COURTHOUSE MANOR DGIF
County: New Kent
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
TWO FISHERMEN WERE ON THE PAMUNKEY RIVER IN A 20' BASS BOAT. THE BOAT OPERATOR WAS NAVIGATING BACK TO WILLIAMS LANDING THROUGH THE CUMBERLAND THOROUGHFARE. HE WAS TOLD BY HIS PASSENGER TO WATCH OUT AND WHEN HE LOOKED UP, HE TURNED LEFT BUT RAN APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET INTO THE MARSH. OPERATOR WAS HOSPITALIZED AND SUFFERED A LACERATION TO LEFT LEG AND TWO BROKEN RIBS.


BARDID: VA-2013-0014
Date: 2013-05-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Rappahannock River
NearestCityTown: Tappahannock
County: Essex
WaterConditions: Rough
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Storm
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: Hazardous waters
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Sinking
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Subjects saw storm approaching and headed back in.  Anchor was dropped from the bow to wait out storm.  Conditions worsened and waves came over bow.  Wind gust, 40+ mph.  The anchor rope was cut but it was too late and the boat sank.  The victims swam for shore ending up on a shallow shoal.  Wind chill caused hypothermia and 1 victim suffered a heart attack


BARDID: VA-2013-0015
Date: 2013-05-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:40:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: MONETA/HALES FORD PUBLIC LAUNC
County: Franklin County
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Force of wave/wake
AccidentEvent1: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
While traveling upstream in main lake channel, the operator encountered large wakes causing a small child in front of boat to be bounced into front railing.  A laceration on the child's chin was the result.


BARDID: VA-2013-0016
Date: 2013-05-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:39:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Poqouson River
NearestCityTown: POQUOSON/OWENS MARINA
County: York
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR OF VESSEL WAS BRINGING VESSEL UP TO PLANE WHEN THE VESSEL STRUCK CHANNEL MARKER #13 IN THE POQUOSON RIVER. INITIAL IMPACT WAS STARBOARD BOW AND PROCEEDED DOWN STARBOARD SIDE OF VESSEL.  Victim injured when struck boat upon impact.


BARDID: VA-2013-0017
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2013-05-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 07:20:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Philpott Reservoir
NearestCityTown: BASSETT, VA./TWIN BOAT RAMP
County: Henry
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: unseen water hazard
AccidentEvent1: Collision with submerged object
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
AccidentEvent3: Flooding/swamping
RedactedNarrative:
Operator collided with a partially submerged log causing extensive damage to transom, hull, and separating outboard engine from vessel.


BARDID: VA-2013-0018
Date: 2013-05-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:07:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Chesapeake Bay
NearestCityTown: YORK COUNTY/BACK CREEK PARK
County: York
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Hull failure
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL WAS TRAVERSING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY  WHEN IT BEGAN TO TAKE ON WATER. PRIOR DAMAGE TO THE TRANSDUCER LOCATED ON THE PORT SIDE HULL CAUSED THE VESSEL TO TAKE ON WATER EVENTUALLY SINKING THE VESSEL JACK-O-RONA.


BARDID: VA-2013-0020
Date: 2013-06-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:37:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Claytor Lake
NearestCityTown: DUBLIN, VA./HARRY DEHAVEN BOAT
County: Pulaski
WaterConditions: Unknown
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: unseen water hazard
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
RedactedNarrative:
VICTIM WAS BEING PULLED ON A TUBE BY A MOTOR BOAT. AS THE BOAT MADE A TURN, THE VICTIM FELL OFF THE TUBE AND STRUCK AN OBJECT IN THE WATER.VICTIM SUFFERED TWO  LARGE LACERATIONS TO THE UPPER LEFT LEG.


BARDID: VA-2013-0021
Date: 2013-06-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: James River
NearestCityTown: NORFOLK/WILLIOUGHBY BAY
County: Norfolk
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Electrical
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
RedactedNarrative:
INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM THE COAST GUARD THAT THE VICTIM WAS OPERATING THE LISTED SAILING VESSEL NEAR THE HAMPTON ROADS BRIDGE TUNNEL. THE VESSEL LOST POWER AND THE OPERATOR WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL, RESULTING IN THE VESSEL STRIKING THE ROCKS ON THE EASt SIDE OF THE TUNNEL.


BARDID: VA-2013-0022
Date: 2013-06-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Anna
NearestCityTown: SPOTSSYLVANIA COURTHOUSE/DUKES
County: Spotsylvania
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
RedactedNarrative:
THE OPERATOR OF A JET SKI CAME TOO CLOSE TO THE STERN OF A RENTAL PONTOON BOAT, HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS TOO CLOSE AND COULD NOT TURN. HE GUNNED THE THROTTLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO TURN AND STRUCK THE REAR OF THE PONTOON BOAT.


BARDID: VA-2013-0023
Date: 2013-06-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: GOODVIEW, VA. MOORMAN'S MARINA
County: Bedford
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: passenger/skier behavior
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT #1 WAS TOWING A WAKE BOARDER AND THREE SUBJECTS ON A TUBE. THE WAKE BOARDER FELL INTO THE WATER CAUSING THE WAKE BOARD TO FLIP INTO THE AIR STRIKING ONE OF THE PASSENGERS  ON THE TUBE.


BARDID: VA-2013-0025
Date: 2013-06-15 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 03:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Claytor Lake
NearestCityTown: Claytor Lake State Park
County: Pulaski
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: passenger/skier behavior
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
Coast Guard Auxiliary boat towing another boat when man on the boat towing got a rope tied around his leg and pulled overboard, spraining his ankle.  Both victim and boat operators where wearing life jackets


BARDID: VA-2013-0026
Date: 2013-06-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 05:33:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: Smith Mountain Lake State Park
County: Bedford
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Other
OtherAccidentCause: passenger/skier behavior
AccidentEvent1: Person struck by propeller
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT #1 WAS PULLING TUBER WHEN TUBER FELL OFF. BOAT #1 RETURNED TO RETRIEVE TUBER ON STARBOARD SIDE. THE TUBER SWAM TO THE STERN TO CLIMB THE LADDER ON THE PORT SIDE, CROSSING OVER THE PROPELLER. THE ENGINE WAS STILL IN GEAR AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE TUBER ON BOTH LEGS


BARDID: VA-2013-0027
Date: 2013-06-21 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:57:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Little Wicomico River
NearestCityTown: OPHELIA, VA./SMITH PT. MARINA
County: Northumberland
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
A BOAT WAS OBSERVED MAKING CIRCLES WITH NO PERSONS ON BOARD. A SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION WAS INITIATED AND APPROXIMATELY 9 HOURS LATER A VICTIM WAS LOCATED ON THE RIVER BOTTOM USING SIDE SCAN SONAR. THE VICTIM WAS RECOVERED BY DIVE TEAM PERSONNEL FROM THE RIVER BOTTOM AND PRONOUNCED DECEASED BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL.  It is presumed the victim fell overboard for unknown reasons.


BARDID: VA-2013-0029
Date: 2013-06-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 23:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Anna
NearestCityTown: HUNTERS LANDING BOAT RAMP
County: Spotsylvania
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Navigation rules violation
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT #1 WAS UNDERWAY AFTER SUNSET AND CRUISING DOWN THE LAKE AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH.  THE OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO FIX A SPORTLIGHT WHEN HE LOOKED UP AND NOTICED LAND.  THEN THE BOAT STRUCK SHORE RESULTING IN INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS.


BARDID: VA-2013-0031
Date: 2013-06-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:58:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Anna
NearestCityTown: BUMPASS
County: Louisa
WaterConditions: Rough
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentEvent1: Person struck by propeller
RedactedNarrative:
LACERATION FROM SPINNING PROPELLER TO LOWER LEG WHILE VICTIM WAS BEING PICKED UP AFTER FALLING FROM A TUBE.


BARDID: VA-2013-0032
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2013-06-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 01:50:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Claytor Lake
NearestCityTown: DUBLIN/HIDDEN VALLEY BOAT RAMP
County: Pulaski
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Excessive speed
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by vessel
AccidentEvent3: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Operator1 WAS TRAVELING TOWARDS DEHAVEN PARK FOR A 0200 HOURS FISHING TOURNAMENT WEIGH-IN WITH another subject. Operator1 STRUCK THE RIGHT STERN OF vessel 2 PONTOON BOAT AND HIT operator2 IN THE HEAD CAUSING A MASSIVE HEAD INJURY. v2 occupants HAD MINOR INJURIES.


BARDID: VA-2013-0033
Date: 2013-06-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Anna
NearestCityTown: LAKE ANNA MARINA
County: Louisa
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: passenger/skier behavior
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT WAS PULLING TUBER ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE ON LAKE ANNA WHEN TUBER WAS EJECTED FROM TUBE DISLOCATING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. TUBER WAS TRANSPORTED TO SPOTSYLVANIA MEDICAL CENTER FOR TREATMENT.


BARDID: VA-2013-0034
Date: 2013-06-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 03:55:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Warwick River
NearestCityTown: NEWPORT NEWS/DENBIGH BOAT RAMP
County: Newport News
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Improper lookout
AccidentCause2: Navigation rules violation
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
TWO PWC'S WERE NAVIGATING IN SINGLE FILE UP THE WARWICK RIVER. THE LEAD PWC STOPPED ABRUPTLY AND CONDUCTED A SPIN. THE OPERATOR OF THE PWC FOLLOWING HIM STATED HE DID NOT HAVE TIME TO REACT OR STOP AND COLLIDED WITH THE LEAD PWC. THE OPERATOR OF THE LEAD PWC SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS FACE INCLUDING LACERATIONS AND FRACTURES.


BARDID: VA-2013-0035
Date: 2013-07-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: ROCKY MT., PENHOOK BOAT RAMP
County: Franklin County
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Collision with fixed object
RedactedNarrative:
A VESSEL TRAVELING TOWARD MARKER BR3 STRUCK TWO PWC'S, A PONTOON BOAT AND A DOCK. THE VESSEL THEN LEFT THE SCENE AND THE OPERATOR AND PASSENGER RETURNED TO THEIR RESIDENCE ON THE LAKE.


BARDID: VA-2013-0036
Date: 2013-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 23:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: WIRTZ, VA.//DGIF SCRUGGS RD PU
County: Franklin County
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
RedactedNarrative:
A MOTORBOAT WAS FOLLOWING LIGHTED NAVIGATIONAL MARKERS UPSTREAM IN THE ROANOKE RIVER SECTION OF SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE AT NIGHT WHEN THE OPERATOR DID  NOT SEE THE NEXT CHANNEL MARKER. THE BOAT STRUCK THE SHORELINE AND TRAVELED 60 FEET TO A RESTING SPOT ON THE LAND.


BARDID: VA-2013-0037
Date: 2013-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:40:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Anna
NearestCityTown: BUMPASS/DUKES CREEL MARINA
County: Spotsylvania
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Excessive speed
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL#1 WAS BEING OPERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHILE OVERTAKING BOAT #2. THE TWO BOATS COLLIDED AS BOAT #1 PASSED BOAT#2 AND BOTH OPERATORS WERE EJECTED. MINOR DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO BOTH VESSELS. THE OPERATOR OF BOAT #1 WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL COMPLAINING OF NECK AND BACK PAIN. HE WAS LATER RELEASED WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF A SPRAINED BACK.


BARDID: VA-2013-0038
Date: 2013-07-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:45:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Rappahannock River
NearestCityTown: Tappahannock/Hoskins Creek
County: Essex
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Excessive speed
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
RedactedNarrative:
The vessel was traveling up the Rappahannock river to Whitestone and was on its way back.  The operator was following channel markers and struck the Caponka Barge causing damage to the lower unit.


BARDID: VA-2013-0039
Date: 2013-07-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 05:50:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Chesapeake Bay
NearestCityTown: HAMPTON, WALLACES MARINA
County: Hampton
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Hull failure
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
RedactedNarrative:
THE OPERATOR WAS MAKING WAY EAST BOUND IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. HIS VESSEL STRUCK A WAVE AND RUPTURED THE HULL. THE VESSEL BEGAN TAKING ON WATER AND SWAMPED APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES DUE WEST OF THE #1 YORK RIVER CHANNEL MARKER. THE OPERATOR WAS RESCUED FROM HIS VESSEL BY A GOOD SAMARITAN.


BARDID: VA-2013-0040
Date: 2013-07-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: HUDDLESTON, VA/MITCHELLS MARIN
County: Bedford
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Excessive speed
AccidentCause2: Sharp turn
AccidentEvent1: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
A 10 FT. YAMAHA WAVERUNNER PWC WAS OPERATING IN THE CRADDOCKS CREEK ARE OF SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE. A PASSENGER WAS THROWN FROM THE PWC AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK BY A TUBE BEING PULLED BY THE PWC. THE REMAINING OCCUPANTS FROM THE PWC WERE ABLE TO CARRY THE INJURED PASSENGER TO SHORE WHERE HE WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO ROANOKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.1


BARDID: VA-2013-0041
Date: 2013-07-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Appomattox River
NearestCityTown: HOPEWELL
County: Prince George
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Ignition of Spilled Fuel or Vapor
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
THE BOAT'S OWNER LAUNCHED THE VESSEL AND TIED IT TO THE DOCK AT THE BOAT RAMP. THE OWNER/OPERATOR STARTED THE ENGINE THAT THEIR MECHANIC (ALSO A PASSENGER) HAD JUST INSTALLED A NEW CARBURETOR.  THE MECHANIC WAS ATTEMPTING TO CONNECT THE STEERING LINKAGE WHEN THE BOAT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE OWNER'S SON WHO WAS ON BOARD WAS BURNED FROM THE FLASH FIRE.


BARDID: VA-2013-0042
Date: 2013-07-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Anna
NearestCityTown: SPOTSYLVANIA CH/DUKES CREEK MA
County: Spotsylvania
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Navigation rules violation
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by vessel
RedactedNarrative:
TWO PWC'S WERE JUMPING THE WAKE BEHIND A PONTOON BOAT WHEN ONE PWC STOPPED SUDDENLY AND THE SECOND PWC STRUCK THE FIRST PWC ON THE STARBOARD SIDE NEAR THE STERN AND LANDED ON TOP OF THE OPERATOR OF THE FIRST PWC. THe victim died.


BARDID: VA-2013-0043
Date: 2013-07-14 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 02:55:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lafayette River
NearestCityTown: Norfolk/Lafayette Yacht Club
County: Norfolk
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by propeller
RedactedNarrative:
Victim was on board skiff with his 10 year old son and two other children.  Son was operating vessels outboard motor by tiller handle.  Victim shifted position, son's hand was bumped from the handle, losing control of the vessel.  Both victim and son went into the water.  Victim sustain laceration from the prop as he attempted to climb into vessel and cut off motor


BARDID: VA-2013-0044
Date: 2013-07-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Great Wicomico
NearestCityTown: REEDVILLE/SHELL LANDING
County: Northumberland
WaterConditions: Rough
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Other
AccidentCause2: Weather
OtherAccidentCause: passenger/skier behavior
AccidentEvent1: Person struck by vessel
RedactedNarrative:
MEMBER OF SMITH POINT SEA RESCUE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESCUE ANOTHER VESSEL, GOT HIS HAND STUCK IN BETWEEN THE TWO BOATS. THE MIDDLE LEFT FINGER WAS CUT RESULTING IN LOSING APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH OF IT.


BARDID: VA-2013-0045
Date: 2013-07-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Claytor Lake
NearestCityTown: DUBLIN, VA/HIDDEN VALLEY BOAT
County: Pulaski
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Excessive speed
AccidentCause2: Improper lookout
AccidentCause3: Navigation rules violation
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
RedactedNarrative:
TWO PWC'S WERE FOLLOWING EACH OTHER. OPERATOR OF PWC 1 MADE A SHARP TURN AND OPERATOR OF PWC 2 COLLIDED DUE TO SPEED AND DISTANCE. NO INJURIES. DAMAGE MORE THAN $2000 ON PWC 2.


BARDID: VA-2013-0046
Date: 2013-07-21 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 04:20:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: James River
NearestCityTown: NEWPORT NEWS/HUNTINGHAM PARK
County: Newport News
WaterConditions: Unknown
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Improper anchoring
MachineryFailure: Engine
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL WAS FOUND UNOCCUPIED AND CAPSIZED ON THE SOUTHERN ISLAND OF THE MONITOR-MERRIMAC BRIDGE TUNNEL. The vessel was inoperable and the owner had left it anchored at 2:00 pm on July 20, 2013.  At some time between 2:00 pm and 4:20 am (July 21) the boat was broke anchor and drifted to the South Monitor-Merrimac Bridge Tunnel Island where it got caught up on the rocks.  The boat's constant motion on the rocks, caused damage to the hull, which in turn, caused the boat to capsize.


BARDID: VA-2013-0047
Date: 2013-07-23 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:07:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Poqouson River
NearestCityTown: POQUOSON/BACK CREEK PARK BOAT
County: York
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
AccidentEvent1: Person Ejected from Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by propeller
RedactedNarrative:
Family WERE TUBING ON CHISMAN CREEK. FATHER WAS SHOWING OLDEST SON  HOW TO STEER USING THE TIlLER ON THE OUTBOARD ENGINE. WHILE UNDER son's CONTROL, THE BOAT TURNED SHARPLY TO STARBOARD AND EJECTED ALL FOUR PERSONS FROM THE BOAT.  AS THE VESSEL TURNED OUT OF CONTROL, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE FATHER ON THE LOWER RIGHT LEG CAUSING A SEVERE LACERATION AND A CHIPPED BONE.  THE MOTHER  WAS ALSO STRUCK ON THE LOWER RIGHT LEG CAUSING SEVERE LACERATIONS.


BARDID: VA-2013-0048
Date: 2013-07-19 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Linkhorn Bay
NearestCityTown: 64TH ST. RAMP AT FIRST LANDING
County: Virginia Beach
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: passenger/skier behavior
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
RedactedNarrative:
VICTIM WAS WAKEBOARDING BEHIND VESSEL WHEN HE WENT DOWN HIS HEAD IMPACTED THE WATER CAUSING A PRESSURE INJURY.


BARDID: VA-2013-0049
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2013-07-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:10:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Shenandoah River, South
NearestCityTown: LURAY/INSKEEP BOAT LANDING
County: Page
WaterConditions: Unknown
StrongCurrent: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous waters
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
A KAYAK WITH TWO PERSONS ON BOARD CAPSIZED IN THE SOUTH FORK OF THE SHENANDOAH RIVER DURING FLOOD CONDITIONS. THE KAYAK WAS NOT RECOVERED.


BARDID: VA-2013-0050
Date: 2013-07-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: MONETA-BAYSIDE MARINA/YACHT CL
County: Franklin County
WaterConditions: Choppy
CongestedWaters: -1
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Congested waters
AccidentEvent1: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
THE VICTIM WAS BOUNCED FROM HER SEAT WHEN THE BOAT STRUCK  SEVERAL LARGE WAKES AND LANDED BACK IN THE SEAT CAUSING SEVERE PAIN AND A FRACTURE TO HER L-1 VERTEBRAE.


BARDID: VA-2013-0051
Date: 2013-08-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: HUDDLESTON/PARKWAY MARINA
County: Bedford
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Force of wave/wake
AccidentEvent1: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
THREE SUBJECTS WERE RIDING A PERSONAL WATERCRAFT IN CRADDOCK CREEK. THE PWC HIT A LARGE WAKE AND ALL THREE PERSONS WERE THROWN OFF. ONE SUBJECT FRACTURED HER LEFT SHOULDER WHEN SHE LANDED IN THE WATER.


BARDID: VA-2013-0052
Date: 2013-08-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: BEDFORD, VA. MITCHELL'S MARINA
County: Bedford
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Sudden medical condition
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
THE VICTIM WAS OPERATING A 13" SAILBOAT AND BELIEVED TO HAVE GONE OVER BOARD AND DROWNED. A medical condition may have played a role. The victim has not been found.


BARDID: VA-2013-0053
Date: 2013-08-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: ROCKY MT./CRAZY HORSE MARINA
County: Franklin County
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Improper lookout
AccidentCause2: Navigation rules violation
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
TWO PWC OPERATORS MANEUVERING CLOSE TO EACH OTHER AND LOST ORIENTATION, CAUSING THE TWO CAUSING THE TWO VESSELS TO COLLIDE WHEN THE OPERATORS FAILED TO KEEP TO THE RIGHT WHEN MEETING.


BARDID: VA-2013-0054
Date: 2013-08-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:37:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: York
NearestCityTown: GLOUCESTER/GLOUCESTER PT. BOAT
County: Gloucester
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
WHILE FISHING, OCCUPANTS NOTICED WATER COMING INTO TRANSOM CAUSING CAPSIZING OF BOAT. AFTER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED OUTDRIVE SEAL FAILED AND CAUSED LEAK.


BARDID: VA-2013-0055
Date: 2013-08-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:27:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Chesdin
NearestCityTown: MATOACA/SEVEN SPRINGS MARINA
County: Chesterfield
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: passenger/skier behavior
AccidentEvent1: Skier mishap
RedactedNarrative:
SUBJECT WAKE BOARDING. FRONT EDGE OF BOARD DUG INTO WATER CAUSING SUBJECT TO FALL FACE FIRST INTO WATER. SUBJECT HIT HEAD AND FACE ON WATER CAUSING TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. SUBJECT TRANSPORTED TO MCV AND PLACED ON LIFE SUPPORT. SUBJECT PRONOUNCED DEAD ON 08/12/2013.


BARDID: VA-2013-0057
Date: 2013-08-31 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: James River
NearestCityTown: WILLIAMSBURG/CHICKAHOMINY ARIV
County: James City County
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
AccidentEvent1: Collision with submerged object
RedactedNarrative:
AN 18 FOOT BRYANT MOTORBOAT WITH 5 PASSENGERS ON BOARD STRUCK A SUBMERGED PILING AS IT WAS ENTERING THE MOUTH OF THE CHICKAHOMINY.


BARDID: VA-2013-0060
Date: 2013-09-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 06:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Anna
NearestCityTown: MINERAL, ANNA PT. MARINA
County: Spotsylvania
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Restricted vision
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
SUBJECT WAS OPERATING HIS VESSEL PRIOR TO SUNRISE AND RAN HARD AGROUND AFTER MISJUDGING WHERE THE SHORELINE WAS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY IN THE DARKNESS.  Subjects were injured after falling in the boat


BARDID: VA-2013-0062
Date: 2013-09-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Rappahannock River
NearestCityTown: WHITE STONE/ROBBINS BOAT RAMP
County: Lancaster
WaterConditions: Rough
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Improper lookout
AccidentEvent1: Collision with floating object
RedactedNarrative:
WHILE TRANSITING THE RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER HEADING INTO WINDMILL POINT MARINA, A SAILBOAT STRUCK A POUND NET.


BARDID: VA-2013-0063
Date: 2013-09-13 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 03:06:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Buggs Island
NearestCityTown: Island Creek Boat Ramp
County: Mecklinburg
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
Boat found under power on Buggs Island near Buoy 14 with no occupants aboard.  It is assumed the victim fell overboard for unknown reasons.


BARDID: VA-2013-0064
Date: 2013-09-15 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 01:40:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Rappahannock River
NearestCityTown: Windmill Point Marina
County: Northumberland
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: passenger/skier behavior
AccidentEvent1: Person departed vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Victim was on vessel in the Rappahannock River near Mosquito Island located in Lancaster County.  Victim went into water to swim.  According to eye witnesses, the victim went under the water and did not resurface.  The victim was discovered by another vessel and was put onto their vessel and CPR was performed.  That vessel has engine problems and another vessel named "Marlin Maniac" came alongside and victim was put onto that vessel and was transported to Windmill Point Marina.  The victim was pronounced dead at 1433 by an EMT with Kilmarnock Fire and Rescue.


BARDID: VA-2013-0066
Date: 2013-10-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Chesapeake Bay
NearestCityTown: WINDMMILL POINT MARINA
County: MIDDLESEX
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Improper lookout
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed object
RedactedNarrative:
ON 10/25/2013, A VESSEL WAS HEADED TO WINDMILL POINT DID  NOT SEE BUOY #59A IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. THE VESSEL STRUCK THE BUOY AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VESSEL.


BARDID: VA-2013-0068
Date: 2013-11-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Chesdin
NearestCityTown: COZY COVE MARINA
County: DINWIDDIE
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: UNSEEN WATER HAZARD
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL WAS TRAVELING ON LAKE CHESDIN WHEN IT RAN INTO A SHALLOW SPOT IN FRONT OF COZY COVE MARINA CAUSING IT TO GET STUCK.


BARDID: VA-2013-0070
Date: 2013-12-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:04:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: York River
NearestCityTown: GLOUCESTER/GLOUCESTER PT. BOAT
County: Gloucester
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
On 12/17/2013 a vessel was found in the York River washed up on rocks at the end of Victory Hill Blvd located in Gloucester County.  The vessel had a VA 8524 AG registration.  It was reported the operator went fishing on 12/16/13 coming out of Old Wormly Creek Road boating landing at approximately 1600.  At approximately 2020 on 12/17/2013, search was suspended.  Investigation is pending.  It is assuemd the victim fell overboard.


BARDID: VA-2013-0071
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2013-12-31 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: James River 067
NearestCityTown: CLAREMONT, VA.-SUNKEN MEADOW B
County: Surry 090
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: Hazardous waters
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
THE BOAT'S OWNER AND ANOTHER OCCUPANT WERE FISHING IN A JON BOAT MID CHANNEL ON THE JAMES RIVER WHEN THE BOAT CAPSIZED DUE TO WIND AND STRONG CURRENTS. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE THROWN FROM THE BOAT INTO THE WATER. BOTH WERE RESCUED BY ANOTHER VESSEL THAT WAS NEARBY.


BARDID: VA-2013-5000
Date: 2013-08-31 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:34:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Atlantic Ocean
WaterConditions: unknown
Wind: light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Improper lookout
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
AccidentCause3: Operator inexperience
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by vessel
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
CG report indicates that a commercial passenger vessel crashed into a kayak ejecting the two occupants of the latter.  The male occupant suffered serious injuries (reports of skull fracture, water intake, pneumonia) because he was trapped under the hull of the commercial ship for 2-5 minutes after the event.  The commercial operator was at fault for not havinga  proper lookout and being distracted by personal electronics (text messages, streaming content).  THe recreational operator was also at fault for inexperience.  The rental agency did not provide a briefing on the craft and the operator didn't have experience with kayaks.


BARDID: VA-USCG-2010-0001
Date: 2010-10-17 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:08:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: James River
NearestCityTown: Huntington Park
County: Newport News
WaterConditions: unknown
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Commercial Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
The SEA TOW DUSKY was travelling upriver with one person on board and the bass boat was travelling parallel to the James River Bridge on the Williamsburg side towards the lift opening-area with two persons on board.  The SEA TOW DUSKY struck the bass boat's port side and ramped over it.  The SEA TOW DUSKY then capsized and its operator was ejected into water and suffered injury.  The bass boat operator and passenger sustained injuries and the passenger died as a result of the collision.


BARDID: VI-2010-0001
Date: 2010-11-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:45:00
State: VI
NameOfBodyOfWater: Caribbean Sea
NearestCityTown: Cruz Bay
County: St.John
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Sudden Medical Condition
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
On  Saturday, November 27, 2010 at appoximately 1550hrs, the Virgin Islands Police were dispatched to the area of hansen Bay, in reference to a dead on arrival. Officers made contact with a female snorkeler that discovered a body underneath the water in Lime Tree Bay. The body was positivly  identifed by his mother to be her son ,age 43. At the time the body was discovered victim was only wearing blue swim trunks and no floatation device. It was revealed by EMS that rigor mortis had already set into the body. Investigation futher revealed that victim was not taking any medications but suffered from epileptic seizures.


BARDID: VI-2010-0002
Date: 2010-03-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:02:00
State: VI
NameOfBodyOfWater: Caribbean Sea
NearestCityTown: Frederiksted
County: St.Croix
WaterConditions: Rough
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous Waters
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
On March 8,2010 at approximately 2008 hrs VI Police Marine Unit was notified of an overturned vessel out to sea on the south side of St,Croix adjacent to the Land Fill. One of the occupants swam to shore and was located the Anguilla Land fill office. Officers traveled to that location and made contact with subject who stated that at approximately 5:00 PM two coworkers and him went out to sea in a 14' foot boat powered by a 25hp yamaha outboard motor. That they were located at about 3 miles out to sea when a wave hit them and almost caused the boat to capsize, that at the time the operator (captain) of the boat unwillingly accelerated the engine causing all three occupants to fall overboard while the vessel continued running dangerously in a circle around them, that when he fell off the boat he was hit by the vessel and had to dive underwater to avoid being hit again by the boat. When he resurfaced he only saw one person that he searched for his other friend and did not see him. The person that he saw told him that he was tired so he told the person to take it easy and wait that he is going to swim to shore to get help. The body of that victim was recover on March 9, 2010.  The other friend was never recovered and is listed as drowned on the open sea from the vessel capsizing, three miles south of Manning Bay on the Island of St.Croix . This case is closed.


BARDID: VI-2012-1000
Date: 2012-03-24 00:00:00
State: VI
WaterConditions: Unknown
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Unknown
RedactedNarrative:
Could not find much information.  An obituary indicated that the 18 year old victim died while on a jets ski in St Thomas.


BARDID: VI-2012-1001
Date: 2012-01-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 06:00:00
State: VI
NameOfBodyOfWater: Cruz Bay
WaterConditions: unknown
Wind: unknown
Visibility: unkn
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Improper lookout
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
According to a news media report, there was a two-vessel crash on Cruz Bay that left one person injured with alleged broken bones.  The ferry was at planing speed when it hit the dinghy.  The ferry operator didn’t know he hit the other boat until he turned around.

http://stjohnsource.com/content/news/local-news/2012/01/08/man-injured-dinghy-accident-identified-russ-kerr


BARDID: VT-2010-0001
Date: 2010-07-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 08:20:00
State: VT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Dunmore
NearestCityTown: Salisbury
County: Addison
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: NAVIGATION RULES VIOLATION
AccidentEvent1: Person Struck by Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Operator of Boat1 struck swimmer while cruising to a new fishing spot.  Operator of Boat1 stated it occurred in the middle of the lake.


BARDID: VT-2010-0002
Date: 2010-08-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:50:00
State: VT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Champlain
NearestCityTown: Ferrisburgh
County: Addison
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: passenger/skier behavior
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (non-fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
2 POB.  Husband was on deck, wife (injured) was below preparing the evening meal.  Upon lighting the alcohol stove an explosion occurred causing burns to the face, hands and upper torso.


BARDID: VT-2011-0001
Date: 2011-04-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:14:00
State: VT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Arrowhead
NearestCityTown: Milton
County: Chittenden
WaterConditions: UNKNOWN
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
AccidentCause2: HAZARDOUS WATERS
AccidentCause3: OPERATOR INEXPERIENCE
MachineryFailure: Engine
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Two young men were fishing in a small motorized boat on Lake Arrowhead.  The outboard motor failed and a person on shore noticed that their boat was fast approaching Clark's Dam because of the extreme amout of spring run-off that was occurring from the Lake.  Milton Police responded and were able to rescue passenger before the boat and operator when through the spillway in the dam. Operator's body was not recovered until 29 days after the incident due to the extreme high water level.


BARDID: VT-2011-0002
Date: 2011-06-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:30:00
State: VT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Champlain
NearestCityTown: Isle La Motte
County: Grand Isle
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Improper Anchoring
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: SINKING
RedactedNarrative:
Eighty five year old man fequently fished from his boat on Lake Champlain in Wait Bay that he kept at his seasonal camping location in Isle La Motte, VT.  On the day of the incident, victim left the camp ground in his boat for a morning of fishing.  A while later, victim was heard yelling for help.  A by-stander set out in his dingy to help victim.  By the time the by-stander reached victim, he was unresponsive and the boat had sunk.  victim was taken to shore and attempts to revive him met with negative results.  Several days later the boat was located and recovered with the boats anchor tied to the stern.


BARDID: VT-2011-0003
Date: 2011-07-23 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:00:00
State: VT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Champlain
NearestCityTown: Ferrisburgh
County: Addison
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Force of Wave/wake
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentEvent2: Person Struck by Propeller
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel operator was operating his 16' open aluminum tiller steer boat with Victim sitting in a "collapsible seat" in the front of the boat.  As operator was heading his boat out onto Lake Champlain for some fishing, he struck a "combination of two different wakes" causing the front of his boat to "dip forward" and him to loose control of the tiller steer.   victim fell overboard and was subsequently struck by the boat motor's skeg and propeller.  victim never sufaced.  After an extensive surface and underwater search, victim's body was discovered floating fours days later.


BARDID: VT-2011-0004
Date: 2011-08-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:30:00
State: VT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Maidstone Lake
NearestCityTown: Maidstone
County: Essex
WaterConditions: Calm
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous Waters
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Returning to the dock after dropping off a skier, ST. GERMAIN's boat struck it's own wake while turning throwing out the operator (RONALD ST. GERMAIN) and passenger (JANA ST. GERMAIN).  The boat circled and then changed course hitting a floating raft, two docks and two moored boats before coming to rest.  Both ST. GERMAINS were picked up by other boats.  No injuries were sustained.  Damage to other vessels and property estimated at $14,000.


BARDID: VT-2011-0005
Date: 2011-07-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:18:00
State: VT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake carmi
NearestCityTown: Franklin
County: Franklin
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous Waters
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
Victim (injured) fell off her Tube after striking some waves and injured her back.  Victim was taken to the hospital and released the same day.


BARDID: VT-2011-0006
Date: 2011-08-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:22:00
State: VT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Champlain
NearestCityTown: Colchester
County: Chittenden
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: passenger/skier behavior
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
Two wakeboarders were being towed at different distances behind boat #1.  The victim was closer to the tow boat.  When victim fell the second wakeboarder could not avoid her and ran over her striking her face.


BARDID: VT-2011-0007
Date: 2011-09-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 08:15:00
State: VT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Champlain
NearestCityTown: North Hero
County: Grand Isle
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
AccidentCause2: NAVIGATION RULES VIOLATION
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel #1 struck vessel #2.  From statements and investigation it was determined that the inattention on the part of vessel #1's operator caused the accident.


BARDID: VT-2012-0002
Date: 2012-07-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:45:00
State: VT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Carmi
NearestCityTown: Franklin
County: Franklin
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel 1 had just finishing fishing for the night and was returning to his camp on the lake.  Vessel 2 was adrift displaying navigation lights.  Vessel 1 struck vessel 2 in the stern causing damage to the outboard motor, transom, steering and windshield.  The operator of vessel 1 stated he might not have seen vessel 2's lights as his bow was in the air due to being on plane.  The damage to vessel 1 was minor.  No injuries were sustained.


BARDID: VT-2012-0003
Date: 2012-07-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:00:00
State: VT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Joe's pond
NearestCityTown: Cabot
County: Washington
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person Struck by Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel 1 (Vermont State Police Patrol Vessel) collided with vessel 2 upon approaching vessel 2 to conduct on "on water" vessel safety inspection.  The injured person sustained injury to her right middle finger attempting to stop the vessels from coming in contact with each other.  Final report and damage estimate pending from owner/operator of vessel 2.


BARDID: VT-2012-0005
Date: 2012-10-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:15:00
State: VT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Champlain
NearestCityTown: Colchester
County: Chittenden
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Electrical
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (non-fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel 1 while underway experienced what the operator/owner stated was an electrical fire in the area of the fuse panel in the cabin.  Operator/owner attempted to extinguish the fire with negative results.  Operator/owner phoned 911 and was connected to the Coast Guard Station in Burlington and notified them of his situation and position.  Operator/owner then abandoned his vessel via a small boat he had been towing.  When rescue vessels arrived, the vessel had burned to the waterline and was sinking.  The vessel was a total loss.


BARDID: VT-2013-0001
Date: 2013-04-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:45:00
State: VT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Passumpsic River
NearestCityTown: Barnet
County: Caledonia
WaterConditions: Unknown
StrongCurrent: -1
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous waters
AccidentCause2: Operator inexperience
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
The 3 victims were paddling in a canoe downstream in the Passumpsic River in an area they had not been before.  As they rounded a bed in the River, they encountered stronger current and rapids.  The current and rapids caused the canoe to capsize.  Two of the three occupants were able to swim to a rock and exit the River.  The third occupant was unable to hold onto the rocks and was pulled downstream.  An extensive 3 day search produced negative results.   body was recovered on May 02, 2013 near the area he was last seen in the Passumpsic River.


BARDID: VT-2013-0002
Date: 2013-08-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:50:00
State: VT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Champlain
NearestCityTown: Colchester
County: Chittenden
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel 1 navigating west/north west @25 knots.  Operator navigating by chart, intending to go between Colchester Reef and Colchester Light.  Operator advised he was unaware of the close proximity of the reef due to inattention.  There were no reported injuries.  Vessel was hard aground and had to be removed from Colchester Reef.  The vessel was towed to Shelburne Shipyard and removed from the water.  Damaged to the hull and machinery estimated @ $100,000.


BARDID: WA-2010-0001
Date: 2010-01-28 00:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Padden
NearestCityTown: Bellingham
County: Whatcom
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Improper Loading
AccidentCause2: OPERATOR INEXPERIENCE
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
subjects were paddling the canoe toward the swimming area.  victim was in the middle and paddling on the port side.  operator was in the stern seat paddling on the starboard side.  victim was sitting on his PFD and operator's was at his feet.  victim's weight unexpectedly shifted to the left and teh canoe capsized.  victim and operator began swimming toward the swim area but victim went misshing approximately thirty feet from the canoe. operator was rescued by another vessel and treated for hyporthermia at the hospital.  victim's body was located the next day by SAR divers.  both subject each had consumed two beers but alcohol was unlikely a factor in the accident.


BARDID: WA-2010-0002
Date: 2010-01-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 03:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Magnolia
County: King
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Hull Failure
AccidentCause2: hazardous waters
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: CAPSIZING
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
kayak sprung leak, filling w/ H20. Subject quickly  attempted to tie kayaks together in order to row for both of us,.  While fastening a large wave capsized my kayak & I went overboard, in H20 for about 45-60 minutes.


BARDID: WA-2010-0003
Date: 2010-02-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 08:05:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Stevenson
County: Skamania
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Improper Loading
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
RedactedNarrative:
55 year old male was reported missing on 02-28-2010 at about 0800 hours.  HIs wife said he had two beers prior to paddling out in the Columbia in an old model alum canoe.  He left at about 0100-0130 hours.  It was common for him to paddle around at night when the water was calm and a full moon.  His wife said there was a life vest in the canoe, but he did not wear one.  Located the canoe about 1/5 miles down stream at about 0935 hours.  Water depths up tp 90'.  No PLS, PFD buckeled to seat support.


BARDID: WA-2010-0004
Date: 2010-03-15 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Blythe Lake South of O'Sulliva
NearestCityTown: Othello
County: Grant
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: IMPROPER LOADING
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 3/16/2010 at about 0814 Subject reported that he had arrived at Blyth Lake the previous night nothing that a white Ford Pickup WA license A89968R was near boat launch with no one around it.  He had noted that a dog was with the pick up.  He was reporting this morning that no one had returned to the pickup over night. Subject was concerned that something had happened to subject.  Deputy and Department of Wildlife Sgt. responded.  While Deputy was enroute, Subject2 called MACC dispatch and reported that her father in alw, 54 yoa, had gone fshing near Corral Lake by himself and had been supposed to return home the previous night.  The white Ford pickup was registered to the wife of victim.  Sgt. arrived in the Blyth lake area and strated checking the shoreline.  He located victim's 8' LIvingston boat along the shoreline partially capsized.  The GPS coordinated along the shoreline near the boats location was N46 57 488 W 119 17 231 as reported to WSP dispatch by Sgt..  Subject went out fishing on lake in his canoe and from the water saw a body floating along the base of short cliffs to the north of where victim's boat was located.  He pointed out victim to Sgt.  I was already enroute with the boat.  Coroner was adivised of body and responded.  Deputy arrived on scence at 0957.  I arrived on scene at 1104 with coroner just ahead of me.  

Upon approaching the body in the water Sgt. and Coroner both took photos.  The victim was flatoing in a near prependicular position.  He did not have a life jacket or PFD on and no PFD was located in the area or on the boat.  Upon brining victim on to swim step of boat I noted that rigor was present.  Victim was reportedly 5'6" and estimated at 300-330 pounds.  I noted that he was wearing sweat pants that were down around his knees.  It is unknown why the pants were down.  It may have been as a result of water action or it may have been that the victim was relieving himself at the time he entered water.  We transported victim on swim platform to shore where he was place in body bag.  There were no obivous signs of struggle or other injury.  the victim's boat had been equiiped with a small electric trolling motor.  the boat was partially full of water.  There was no longer a battery in the boat to power the trolling motor.  It is unknown where the boat actually capsized.  It is believed that victim and boat drifted to the location that they were located at from where the incident actually occurred.  A hand fishing net was recovered in addition to the boat.  The boat did not show any evidence of new damage or impat with anything.  No cooler or drinks were located.  Weather had been clear with minimal to no wind.


BARDID: WA-2010-0006
Date: 2010-03-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:50:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Moses Lake
NearestCityTown: Moses Lake
County: Grant
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Missing or Inadequate Navigation Aids
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Submerged Object
RedactedNarrative:
After fishing I started going back to the boat launch.  At about 20mph I hit a submerged rock pile about 200 yds off shore.


BARDID: WA-2010-0007
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2010-03-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:35:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Washington
NearestCityTown: Kenmore
County: King
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
AccidentCause2: OPERATOR INATTENTION
AccidentCause3: Alcohol
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: CAPSIZING
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel was being operated at a planing speed during the hours of darkness.  The operator of the vessel drove the boat into a large mooring buoy at the north end of Lake Washington.  This buoy is listed on nautical charts and is for the securing of gravel barges for a business near the crash location.  The vessel capsized throwing all of the occupants into the water.  All passengers were able to put on a PFD and were rescued.  All passengers had been consuming alcohol including the operator.  The passengers all declined medical treatment and it was later learned at least one of the passengers had a broken ankle with ligament damge that required surgery.  Approximately one hour and forty minutes after the accident. the operator of the boat at the time of the accident provided a breath sample on a portable breath tester.  His blood alcohol level.  .059.


BARDID: WA-2010-0008
Date: 2010-04-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:55:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Sprague Lake
NearestCityTown: Sprague
County: Adams
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Overloading
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: sinking
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Little is known about the events leading up to the sinking. The two people aboard the vessel both drowned and neither were wearing life jackets. There was no apparant use of alcohol or drug use. There was a crack in the bottom of the hull, however the sinking of the vessel appears due to overloading.


BARDID: WA-2010-0011
Date: 2010-03-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:25:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Point Hudson
NearestCityTown: Port Townsend
County: Jefferson
WaterConditions: Rough
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: OPERATOR INEXPERIENCE
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
From 4/26/2010 incident report by Deputy Jefferson County Sheriff's Office: 

On 2/28/2010 around 1115 hours, Operator1 was leaving the linear dock at Point Hudson on his 43 foot trawler, Dream Weaver.  The wind was approximately 25 knots.  As he left the dock witnesses stated he tried to maneuver with his bow thrusters.  The wind overpowered the thrusters.  V1 then attempted to power out with the main engines and ultimately collided with two vessels moored on an adjacent dock after failing to control his vessel.

V1 struck v3 43 foot sailboat damaging the radar arch, caprail, paint, bimini top, dodger and wind generator, including the wiring.  V3 stated the damages were around $30,000.

V1 then struck v2 40 foot Cutter sailboat causing damages to the rudder, pintles and gudgeons.  V2 stated he would have to haul the boat from the water to get a complete estimate of damages but stated it was around $600.

V1 was instructed to cut the power to the vessel and witnesses assisted in hand-lining him back to the linear dock.

V1 estimated damages to the bow of his vessel at $5000.

No injuries were reported.


BARDID: WA-2010-0012
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2010-06-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Vantage
County: Kittitas
WaterConditions: Rough
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Subjects were sailing a 16ft Catamaran when it capsized due to strong winds.  The vessel and occupants were blown out to the middle of the river.


BARDID: WA-2010-0013
Date: 2010-06-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:10:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Port Townsend
County: Jefferson
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Officer advised that operator/owner just purchased boat and had gone out to fish.  Witness states that operator was fishing and heard operator say "it hurt it hurt" then witness observed him in the water.  Witness called 911.  

The vessel, an approximate 8' fiberglass Columbia boat, was found upright and still afloat.  Inside the vessel was fishing bait, fishing equipment, a battery, a floatation cusion, cd's and miscellaneous other item.  The vessel was approximately 3/4 full of water and it had a trolling motor attached to it.  There was one oar inside the vessel and another was flaoting nearby. A flotation vest was was also floating near the vessel.  The vessel was towed to shore where I insepcted it.  The vessel did not appear to have sustained and damage that would have indicated it had been involved in a collision with another object.


BARDID: WA-2010-0014
Date: 2010-05-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:28:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Scooteny Resevoir
NearestCityTown: Connell
County: Franklin
WaterConditions: Unknown
StrongCurrent: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Overloading
AccidentCause2: LANGUAGE BARRIER
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Person Departed Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Dispatch advised of a possible drowning on Scooteny Resevoir.  

4 males were fishing from an aluminum row boat.  The boat began to take on water.  All on board left the boat going into the water.  None of teh subjects were wearing PFDs 3 of the subjects made it to shore.  one person reportedly went under water and di not surface.  

Based on teh vessel weight capacity of 240 lbs the vessel was ovrloaded.  Also noted were the hiles dirlled in teh transome for what appeared to be for a motor mount.


BARDID: WA-2010-0015
Date: 2010-05-14 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:39:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Strait of Juan de Fuca
NearestCityTown: Clallam Bay
County: Clallam
WaterConditions: Rough
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
RedactedNarrative:
On 5-14-210 around 2139 hours, operator was underway west bound in the Strait of Juan de Fuca enroute to Sejiu.  operator was entering Clallam Bay near Slip Point when he became disoriented.  operator was watching for the green buoy that marks the reef at Slip Point.  When operator spotted the buoy, he was too close to the bouy to manuever to the outside or northside of the buoy.  operator cut the inside of the buoy or south side of the then conitnued on the same course.  operator struck the reef and damaged his boat.  operator radioed the Coast Guard for asssitance.  The Coast Guard arrived, provided a pump and then towed operator's vessel to Olsen's Resort located in Sekiu.


BARDID: WA-2010-0018
Date: 2010-04-30 00:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Wishram
County: Klickitat
WaterConditions: Unknown
Wind: Storm
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: CAPSIZING
RedactedNarrative:
Surviving passenger advises he along with the other three had finished fishing near the Washington Side of the river and were retruning to the Celilo In-lieu site.  He said while coming back the boat was swamped by a large wave on the river, capsizing the boat.


BARDID: WA-2010-0019
Date: 2010-06-10 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Vantage
County: Grant
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: GROUNDING
RedactedNarrative:
Big swells (3.5) and strong wind came over the stern and swamped the boat.  Motor stalled and got into beach we went ashore.


BARDID: WA-2010-0020
Date: 2010-06-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:20:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Goodwin
NearestCityTown: Stanwood
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause2: OPERATOR INEXPERIENCE
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Boat # 1, a personal watercraft, was traveling at a high rate of speed, heading towards boat #2, a ski boat, off of the starboard side which was cruising at aprrox. 10 mph.  Boat #2 observed boat #1 and attempted to manuever to port to aviod collision with boat #1.  Boat #1 struck boat #2 on the starboard side towards the stern.  Boat #1 sustained damage on the starboard bow of the vesel.  OPerator of boat #1 was thrown from the vessel from the impact.  OPerator of boat #1 was wearing a lifejacket ans sustained a cut on the right shin as a result of the collision.  Operator of boat #1 was then pulled from the water by boat #2.  There were five poeple in the boat #2, with one wearing a life jacket.  Boat #2 then went to the Wenberg County Park boat launch where they were met by aid units responding to the scene.


BARDID: WA-2010-0021
Date: 2010-06-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 23:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Rosario Strait
NearestCityTown: Anacortes
County: Skagit
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Equipment Failure
EquipmentFailure: Auxiliary
AccidentEvent1: Other
OtherAccidentEvent: person struck by vessel equipm
RedactedNarrative:
Victim was on a boating trip for recreational purposes on a vessel normally used for commercial crabbing.  Trip was a graduation present and their were eight people on board of whom three were wearing PFDs.   A strap snapped on boom and the boom fell and struck subject on the head.  He was taken to Island Hospital in Ancarotes, where he was admitted for a fractured skull and concussion.  He expected to make a full recovery.


BARDID: WA-2010-0022
Date: 2010-06-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:31:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Troutdale
County: Skamania
WaterConditions: Unknown
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
Operator was said to be in an orange inflatable raft near the boat ramp by himself.  His friends checked on him shortly beofre the Sheriff's Office was contacted and he appeared to be in the water next to his boat.  They stated the could barely see his head above the water surface.  Operator did not appear to be swimming or having struggle as there was no slashing seen around him.  A short time after observing this behavior, his friends looked at his boat again and did not see him.  The yelled for help and caught the attention of the complainant.  Operator boat quickly went up river by force of wind and washed ashore approximately three quarters of a mile east of the boat ramp.


BARDID: WA-2010-0023
Date: 2010-06-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:35:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: O'Sullivan Resevoir
NearestCityTown: Othello
County: Grant
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentEvent1: Other
OtherAccidentEvent: person entangled in activity e
RedactedNarrative:
We were driving to the dock after a tubing run with some members of the churches h20 group, it was around 11:35 or so the sky's were clear and the water was calm with just a slight breeze coming at su from the portside.  I had reeled in teh three man tube and put it on teh swim platform at teh stern of the boat the rope was in a coil on the deck near the engine cover.  I asked the girls to keep an eye on the tue and to hold on to the tube as we headed into the the dock.  We had been driving for about two minutes whe I heard a loud scream, as I turned aroud I saw someonerunning in tight circles and screaming, another girl was laying on the deck on the starboard side holding her leg, not saying a word and appeared to be in shock.  The third girl was sitting on the rear seat looking at her hands from the rope burn.  I stopped the boat to see what was going on.  I would find out the tube was slowly mving to the stern of the boat on the water, whe it caught air and went up like a kite.  the tube went up and back and as it reacehd the end of the length of the boat where the girls were sitting.  My wife called subject to infrom here as to what was going on as I headed to the dock.  When we arrived at the dock a few moments later we were met by subject and some other church members.  We were informed the EMT's had been called they arrived about ten minutes later.  They went about chekcing the girls out and treating their wounds.


BARDID: WA-2010-0024
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2010-06-13 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Snoqualmie River
NearestCityTown: Fall City
County: King
WaterConditions: Rough
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: CAPSIZING
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Marine UNits responded to the Fall City boat launch to put boats in the water.  While enroute Eastside Fire and KCSO Deputies had located the subjects, stranded on a log in the middle of the river.  Only one was wearing a lifejacket and neither were able to make it to shore (more that 200' either way in the swift moving water).

Deputy and myself arrived at the location and spoke with V2 and V1 who both stated that they were uninjured and doing "OK".  We gave a PFD to V2 operator to wear, placed him on our raft, and transported him to Fire personnel on the right bank of the river.  We then went back to V1 placed him on our raft and also brought him to shore.

I then spoke with Witness who said that he was kayaking in front of the boys when they got into the rouble at the three.  He could not turn around to help, when he pulled out onshore he saw a PFD and paddle float by.


BARDID: WA-2010-0025
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2010-07-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:58:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Skykomish River
NearestCityTown: Monroe
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Calm
HazardousWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous Waters
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Submerged Object
AccidentEvent2: CAPSIZING
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
17 ft canoe floating w/b on the Skykomish River from Sultan to landing point at the Lewis Street Boat Launch in Monroe.  While on the final approach to the Lewis Street Boat Launch, the operator was attempting to stay close to the shore due to a strong current.  The vessel collided with a fallen tree that was partially submerged in the river about 15 ft from the North sore.  The vessel overturned and all three occupants were thrown into the river.  All three occupants were initially pinned between the fallen tree and the now partially submerged canoe.  the operator was able to free the other two passengers and all three were able to make it the sore without injury.  All three occupants were wearing USCG approved life jackets.  No injuries were reported.  At the time of our arrival our boat was out of commission and unable to launch.  At this time, the canoe is still submerged and not recovered.


BARDID: WA-2010-0026
Date: 2010-07-10 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:45:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Deer Lake
NearestCityTown: Loon Lake
County: Stevens
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Navigation Rules Violation
AccidentCause2: OPERATOR INATTENTION
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: PERSON STRUCK BY VESSEL
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Both PWC's were being driven in circles.  Both operators were trying to jump wake.  The vessels collided head on.  Vessel #2 rode up on top of vessel #1 and struck the operator and passenger of vessel #1 in the face and head.  Both occupants of vessel #1 werer thrown into the water and were unconscious.  Passenger #1 regained consciousness and was taken to shore.  Operator #1 was taken by separate boat to a public boat launch to meet the ambulance.  Operator #1 was flown by medstar to sacred heart hospital.  PAssnger #1 was taken by ambulance to sacred hear hospital.  Operator #2 was not injured or thrown from his vessel.


BARDID: WA-2010-0028
Date: 2010-06-09 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Pickering Passage
NearestCityTown: Shelton
County: Mason
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Carbon monoxide poisoning
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
Operator was reported missing by Father.  Father stated that operator had called him at about 2000 hours and stated that he was on his way home.  Father stated that Operator had been at marina working on the boat, he requested the marina was checked for the boat and OPerators vehicle.  Officers repsponded to marina.  vehicle was there but the boat was not in its slip.  Contact with one of the neighbor slips infomration was given that operator was seen leaiving the marina on his boat and had turned south in Pickering Passage.

Offiser repsot Fairharbor Marina and launched the Sheriff's boat moored there.  we responded to the Pickering Passage to begin a search.  On radar we spotted a boat hust off the mouth of the cove and mid channel.  We made contact with the boat which matched the description given.  The motor was running with it in neutral.  Officers boarded the boat and searched there was no sign of operator.  A quick search of immediate area was conducted without locating him.

Officers took the boat under tow and returned it to Jarrels Cove where it was secured.  The US Coast Guard was contacted and advised of the incident.  a coast guard unit was launched to assist with the search.  

At about 0900 hours a body was spotted of the Northern top of Hartsline Island.  The body was confimred to be the opeator.  He was recovered and transported to shore where he was truned over to coroner.  

An autoposy was conducted.  Initial findings indicated that eh casue of the death was drowning. a contributing factor may have been Carbon Monoxide.


BARDID: WA-2010-0029
Date: 2010-07-16 00:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Skykomish River
NearestCityTown: Sultan
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Unknown
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
RedactedNarrative:
Victim was on a river rafting trip with friends. The group recently purchased a number of infatable float toys and small rafts. The infatable carried a warning on the box that it was only to be used "as a pool float or a deck lounge", not as a watercraft. Victim hit a stump in the river and over turned. Victim went under the water and became trap in a strainer.


BARDID: WA-2010-0030
Date: 2010-06-13 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:25:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Sammamish
NearestCityTown: Sammamish
County: King
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Restricted Vision
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: PERSON STRUCK BY VESSEL
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
According to both parties, this incident occurred about 1/4 mile outside(toward the center of the lake) the boat launch cover area, of Lake Sammamish State Park, V2 was slowed and come to a stop as V1 approached from behind him.  V1 said the water was rough and his vision was blurred by water spray.  V1 didn't see V2 until the last second, and released the throttle, just as he ran up the bakc of V2's PWC, knocking him from the water craft.  V1 jumped into the water to help V2, and both recounted the PWC's.  V2 complanied of hip and back pain so they returned to shore.  Once there a friend caled 911, to request aid.  Deputies arrived.  Deputy1 photographed the PWC's.  THere was minimal damage to unit 2, on the leading edge of the keel, near the tie down loop/  V1 said both PWC's started and ran fine after the collision.  V1 estimatedhis speed at about 25 mph.

Deputy2 spoke to aid, who adivised V2 operator was stable and was only being taken to Overlake Hosptital for obeervation and x-rays, due to his complaint of pain in his hip area.

Both operators were both cooperative, no alcohol was seen or detected.  Both parties said neither had been drinking.


BARDID: WA-2010-0031
Date: 2010-07-10 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:45:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Yakima River
NearestCityTown: Selah
County: Kittitas
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: OPERATOR INEXPERIENCE
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Two PWCs were cruising on the Yakima River. While scene was not observed, based on vessel damage, it appears  Vessel #2 did a left turn in front of Vessel #1. Vessel #1 refused to yield and struck vessel #2.  Both operator and passenger on Vessel #2 were injuried. Both operators and passenger of both vessels were wearing Type 3 lifejackets. There was no apparent use of alcohol or drugs. Both operators had less than 10 hrs of experience and no formal training.


BARDID: WA-2010-0032
Date: 2010-07-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:55:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Liberty Bay
NearestCityTown: City of Poulsbo
County: Kitsap
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
I left Poulsbo yacht Club Harbor (Slip B-60) in my boat (Pinot 55) to gas up at Poulsbo City Yacht Harbor.  When I entered the fairway to the gas dock, I encountered strong winds that were pushing my boat toward the south dock. (this is the first time I have taken the boat out of since changing the position of of the throttles and transmission levers.  Before both engine throttles were of the starboard side and both transmission levers were on the portside.  Now a transmission and throttle lever are placed side by side on the starboard and port side)  To correct for drift, i turned the boat toward the north dock.  When I was close to the north dock, I put both engines in reverse.  A gust of wind brought my boat close to the south dock.  While I was looking back, I reached for the starboard transmission lever, I accidently pushed the throttle lever which was located where the trade mission used to be.  The caused me to back into two boats.  My inflated dinghy absorbed most of the  crash.  So the two boats and had only minor damage.  Both boats were compacted and given personal and insurance infomration.  


BARDID: WA-2010-0033
Date: 2010-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Potholes Resevoir
NearestCityTown: Moses Lake
County: Grant
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
RedactedNarrative:
Boat was out on water watching Mandon fireworks.  Went to start afterward and starter solenoid wouldn't engage.  while being towed back to launch, boat started filling with water.  After unhooking boat it continued to fill and eventually sunk.


BARDID: WA-2010-0034
Date: 2010-07-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Merwin Reservoir
NearestCityTown: Ariel
County: Clark County
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Force of Wave/wake
AccidentCause2: Other
OtherAccidentCause: passenger/skier behavior
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
Victim waterskiing, hit wake and fell, striking water on his side.  Complained of extreme pain in side.  estimated speed of boat N 35 mph.


BARDID: WA-2010-0037
Date: 2010-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lk Cushman
NearestCityTown: Hoodsport
County: Mason
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: unforeseen water hazard
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
operator stated that he and his family were boating and tubing on the lake.  operator stated that they went to the North east of the lake.  operator stated that they noticed a lot of debris floating at teh end of the lake so they returned to the middle of the lake and strated tubing.  operator stated the he was  towing his nephew:  operator stated he was driving approximately 35mph sterring back and forth.

operator stated that all of a sudden the float tube shot up into the sky approximately fifteen feet up and to the right and two tubers flew into the air seven to eight feet to teh left.  operator stated that he didn't think anything ws wrong becasue they have done this a few times before and "sometimes" they wipeout.  operator stated that after this happened he believed that one tuber cracked, he immediately turned around to pick them up.  operator stated the at the first it didn't appear that anyone was injured but when he got to one tuber he could see blood runing down his nose.


BARDID: WA-2010-0038
Date: 2010-04-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 08:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Tacoma
County: Pierce
WaterConditions: Rough
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: unforeseen water hazard
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Submerged Object
RedactedNarrative:
Exiting Hylebos waterway, turning south and coming up on plane, struck a log mostly submreged.  (dead head)


BARDID: WA-2010-0044
Date: 2010-06-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:45:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Burbank
County: Walla Walla
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Missing or Inadequate Navigation Aids
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Submerged Object
RedactedNarrative:
While traveling south in Columbia River into Burbank slough hit an underwater-unmarked obstruction-in middle of slough 18ft of water.


BARDID: WA-2010-0048
Date: 2010-08-14 00:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Snake River
NearestCityTown: Clarkston
County: Asotin
WaterConditions: Unknown
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel was traveling west on the Snake River and ran into Vessel #2 going over Vessel # 2 and killing on eo fhte passengers in Vessel # 2.


BARDID: WA-2010-0049
Date: 2010-08-13 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:45:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Yale Reservoir
NearestCityTown: Amboy
County: Clark
WaterConditions: Choppy
CongestedWaters: -1
Wind: moderate
Visibility: good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Force of Wave/wake
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
AccidentEvent1: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Operator was operating PWC on Yale Reservoir east of Saddle Dam Park, accompanied by passenger.  PWC struct wave or wake causing operator to impact top of vessel forward of seat.  Impact resulted in operator bleeding from the pelvic area.  Operator was transported by ambulance.  No injury to passenger or damage to PWC.


BARDID: WA-2010-0050
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2010-07-26 00:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Seabeck
County: Kitsap
WaterConditions: Unknown
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Ignition of Spilled Fuel or Vapor
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
Law enforcement advised boat fire at the Misery Point boat launch.  On arriving, saw fire fighters attempting to put out boat fire.  The boat was in the water at the end of the boat launch ramp and had extensive fire damage.  Boat owner/operator said that he and his brothe were preparing to trailer the boat when they noticed an electrical smell.  They investigated the source of the smell and it seemed to be coming from the area of the battery selector switch.  They saw smoke and decided to turn the batteries off.  The area around the engine cover/stern burst into flames.  They attempted to put the fire out with two fire extinguishers but were unable to do so.  At this point they got off the boat.  The boat appeared to be a total loss and  estimated value at $8500.  no accident report  received.


BARDID: WA-2010-0051
Date: 2010-07-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:44:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Blue Lake
NearestCityTown: Coulee City
County: Grant
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause2: OPERATOR INEXPERIENCE
AccidentCause3: navigation rules violation
AccidentEvent1: Person Struck by Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Witness/Owner explained that he and 3 firends had bee in a floating Island on Blue Lake, Witness/Owner indicated the he asked Operator of the PWC to spray them as they were hot.  Witness/Owner related that as operator was coming at them, he realized that operator was not going to turn on time.  Witness/owner related that he alerted injured 1 and injured 2 who were flaoting with their back towards the oncoming PWC.  They did not have time to get out of the way.  PWC came directly up injury 1's back.  Witness/owner estimated opeartoers speed at 5-10mpt at impact. 

Operator indicated that he had intended to turn and spray subjects on the island but he misjudged and did not get turned.  He i


BARDID: WA-2010-0052
Date: 2010-08-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:55:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Chelan
NearestCityTown: Chelan
County: Chelan
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
V1 east on lower lake Chelan V2 north on Lake Chelan.  V2 operator told she never saw V1.  V1 was aware of V2 on the lake v1 impacted v2 damaging the port side. V1 has bow damage.


BARDID: WA-2010-0053
Date: 2010-07-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Olympia
County: Thurston
WaterConditions: Calm
CongestedWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
AccidentCause2: Restricted Vision
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 7/30/2010 at approximtely 1710 hrs I responded to a report a of a boat collision that occurred 1/4 mile east of Zittles Marina.  Dispatch advised both boat's involved had returned to Zittles Marina and were waiting for contact at the dock.  I contacted both parties involved and the passenger that was on vessel #2.  I spoke with the operator of vessel #2 and his passenger both parties gave me the same account of the incident.  Their vessel was not under power they where drifting with the current when they observed vessel #1 approaching them on a plane at approximately 25 mph or so headed straight for the port side of the vessel.  V2 said that the operator of vessel #1 was looking down and never looked up until after the impact.  V2 said they had to follow vessel #1 for a short time to get him to stop and then return to Zittles Marina.

I spoke with the operator of vessel #1 he told me that he was traveling on a plane at approximately 25 mph whne he suddenly hit somethin on the starboard side of his vessel.  V1 said that he was traveling into the sun a the time but he was also looking down at his gauges on his vessel when the impact occurred.  V1 said that he never observed the other veseel at all before the impact.  I could smell a slight odor of intoxicants about V1 during my interview with, he spoke clearly and was not having trouble putting sentences together.  I asked V1 if he had been driinking today he said yes he had a couple of drinks a few ago.  I asked V1 to perform some field tests for me which he passed.  I advised V1 that he would be recieing a citation in the mail for negligent opeation based on the facts of the collision.  

The waterway had very little traffic on it and this part of the PUget SOund is very open and free of any obstructions for lots of boat manueveruing.  V1 also confirmed that he was looking down at his gauges and not paying attention to his direction of travel.

The involved parties were advised that I would be mailing the Citizen BAR to them and to complete it and return it.


BARDID: WA-2010-0054
Date: 2010-09-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:20:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Bridgeport
County: Douglas
WaterConditions: rough
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: strong
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous Waters
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
The initial investigation indicates that on 09/04/2010 at approximately 1620 hours operator was operating his 10 foot 1992 inflatable Zodiac on the Columbia River, 1 mile West of the town of Bridgeport. Operator was seated on an cooler while operating the vessel’s 9.9 HP outboard motor. The weather conditions at the time of the incident were; clear skies, winds blowing Easterly at approximately 25 MPH, gusting to approximately 35 MPH.  The waves on the river were approximately 2 to 3 feet. 

Operator is 63 years of age and had one 56 year old male passenger onboard with him. The two had been fishing and were returning to their campsite at the Bridgeport Marina Park. The passenger who was seated forward felt the vessel lurch and turned to see Operator had fallen overboard. Operator was holding onto a grab line on the starboard side of the vessel near the stern.  

The passenger feared the propeller would strike Operator so he told him to let go and the passenger would throw him a PFD.  The passenger threw a Type III PFD in Operator’s direction.  Operator was unable to reach the PFD. 

The passenger was unfamiliar with the operation of boats  and was unable to maneuver close enough to rescue Operator. The passenger eventually lost sight of Operator due to the waves. The passenger beached the vessel and called 911. The thrown PFD was later recovered downstream minus Operator. 

The vessel had (2) Type III PFD’s onboard, neither of which was being worn.

Douglas County and Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office marine patrol units searched the area with 3 patrol vessels until 2300 hours and resumed their search at 1000 hours on 09/05/10 with negative results.


BARDID: WA-2010-0055
Date: 2010-07-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 00:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Roosevelt
NearestCityTown: Fort Spokane
County: Stevens
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: light
Visibility: poor
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: operator inattention
AccidentCause3: hazardous waters
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
We were plaing all day the MCcoy Poker run.  After the awards and stuff we went to a beach accorss the river.  We had a couple-three beers and some lady was telling us to go home.  We lef tthe beach and was heading back to Laugglin Landing.  My sister and I were talking and was dark, when were a couple of miles down river, we hit a rock that was off the beach and we all went forward.  two people were all in the dirvers area with me.  The visibility was not good.  We did not see the beach until right before we hit the rock.


BARDID: WA-2010-0058
Date: 2010-08-19 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Sequim
County: Clallam
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
RedactedNarrative:
Operator and one occupant were motoring their sail boat west bound on the Strait of Juan de Fuca near the Dungeness LIghthouse.  Operator and occupant were transiting an area tha is a common location for commerical crabbing when their engine abruptly stalled.  Operator restarted the engine but each time he put it in gear, the engine would stall.  Operator raised his sails then continued west bound under sail.  the traveler broke and Operator lost momentum.  Operator radioed the Coast Guard for assistance.  Operator and occupant deplyed their anchor to keep from washing up on the beach.  Their anchor to kepp from washing up on the beach.  Their anchor failed to hold the boat and it washied up on the beach.  Fire district Three responded and removed subjects from their boat.


BARDID: WA-2010-0059
Date: 2010-08-19 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:40:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Stevens
NearestCityTown: Snohomish
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Restricted Vision
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
A rowing shell was headed east on the south side of the North cove of Lake Stevens.  A Mastercraft ski boat was headed north/northwest and collided with the racing shell.  The ski boat ran over the bow end of the racing shell, throwing both occupants into the water.  One occupant was pulled from the water immediately and the other occupant was not located.  A search was conducted until he was recovered the next day.  The male did not survive the collision.  The female had minor collisions.


BARDID: WA-2010-0060
Date: 2010-09-13 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:10:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Duck Lake
NearestCityTown: Ocean Shores
County: Grays Harbor
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: OPERATOR INEXPERIENCE
AccidentCause3: SHARP TURN
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel #1 was traveling southbound on Duck Lake.  Both occupants of the boat were together and the children were being allowed to throw toys into the water. Both boats would then circle around in an attempt to see who could get the toy first.  The operator of vessel #1 turned sharply and right into the path of vessel #2.  This in turn casued the bow of vessel #1 to voer ride the stern of vessel #2 nearly casuing vessel #1 to capsize.  Both vessel returned to the dock after incident occured.


BARDID: WA-2010-0062
Date: 2010-07-10 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Sammamish
NearestCityTown: Bellevue
County: King
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Force of Wave/wake
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
On 7/10/2010 victim was kneeboarding behind his boat on Lake Sammamish in the city of Bellevue. As he was just off of Vasa Park Victim crashed in his wake and injured his back. Victim was in pain and could not move without severe pain. His friends pulled him into his boat, called 911, and took him ot he Lake sammamish State Park to meet aid. Victim was transported ot Overlake Hospital for spinal treatment.


BARDID: WA-2010-0063
Date: 2010-08-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:37:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Washington
NearestCityTown: Seattle
County: King
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Patrol 14 received a radio call of a boat accident with people in the water. Upon arrival of boat accident we found a vessel under water with onlu the bow sticking out there were 6 people total (all adults) reported to be board at time of incident.  Upon our arrival it was confirmed that all 6 occupant (adults) made it safely out of the water, we tied up to a cicilian boat that had 3 patients on board with injuries.  Other 3 occupants were said to be uninjured on another civilian boat 100-200 ft away.  SPD boat O/S (secondary to us) went to track them down.  We carefully transported all 3 patients on board patrol 14 were they were triaged on order of severity of injureis.

25 year old maile c/o of right hip px and minor cuts on lef tleg and foot.  No loss of cons. was loc x 3 upon quick pat down found no other injuries that ones stated.  Bandage cut with guaze and band aids were needed. Patient stable, unable to do vitals on patient. Patient had stated he does not know what they hit. but recalls going overobard.  Patiend trasported to civilian dock and examiner by M.I. Fire Crew.  After eval by fire crew he refused further treatment and signed fire release form.


BARDID: WA-2010-0064
Date: 2010-09-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Keechelus
NearestCityTown: Snoqualmie Pass
County: Kittitas
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
It is unknown what caused the vessel to capsize. Both subject onboard drowned and were below the surface and not visible when law enforcement arrived.  Divers had to be used the next day for body recovery.  Had been drinking - impairment unknown.  No life jackets found.


BARDID: WA-2010-0065
Date: 2010-06-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Anacortes
County: Skagit
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Restricted Vision
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
While manuevering @ Anacortes Marina, operator1 hit another boat casuing minor damage ($15).  He tried to fend-off and broke his arm.  He sought medical attention @ Island Hospital in Anacortes, WA the vessel he was operating was rented from Anacortes Yacht sales and they were notified of the accident, as was the owner of that vessel.  Apyment for the $15 outboard motor cowling broken off of boat #2 was taken care of by operator1.


BARDID: WA-2010-0068
Date: 2010-08-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 08:09:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Roche Harbor Port Waters
NearestCityTown: Roche Harbor Resort
County: San Juan
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent3: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On Friday 08-27-2010 at approximately 0800 hours Operator and his friend were at a private dock in front of their condominiums located at 228 Armadale Road.  Operator and Occupant were preparing to leave the dock to crab in the area.  Operator was the helm of a 17' Boston Whaler with a bimity top.  Occupant was on teh dock and had released the line to the Boston Whaler.  Operator had the boat engine and was revving the engine when all of a sudden the boat was put inot gear and it traveled at a high rate of speed 90 degrees across the indide of the slip and struck 20' aluminum boat which was tied at teh dock.  The Boston Whales port side ran into the starboard side of the docked vessel and the Boston Whaler on ethe seen were able to get Operator out from under the vessel and onto the dock.  The San Juan Aid unit repsoded and treated operator for hypothermia.  Operator was airlifed to St. Josephs Hospital in Bellingham, washington for further treatment.  Damage to teh boat tied to the dock is estimted at $4000.00.  The boat tied to the dock bears Washington registration WN 6662 NZ.  This vessel has an aluminum, hull and is a 220 Sea Runner.


BARDID: WA-2010-0071
Date: 2010-07-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:31:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Hood Canal
NearestCityTown: Seabeck
County: Mason
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
Saw smoke turned off and disconnected batteries, saw more smoke and used fire extinguisher on engine comp.  Fire became big, exited the boat.


BARDID: WA-2010-0072
Date: 2010-10-17 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Union
NearestCityTown: Seattle
County: King
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
AccidentCause2: MACHINERY FAILURE
MachineryFailure: UNKNOWN
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
We were engaged in docking manuevers for the "Comtesse Deuxieme" to retrun to her morage at Dunatos Boat yard.  Capt was at the helm and two people were manning the lines for docking.  We were backing the boat into her slip for seaboard tiedown.  The boat is new for the owner and aside from the prepurchase sea trail this was our second day out on the water.

As we pulled into the dock astern, Capt, reported trouble with the responsiveness to the engine drive.  (Note: the engine drive never failed to run.  The boat started to enter the moorage at a bad angle.  

Capt was able to get boat moving foward to abort the docking, but he continued to report problems.  We ended up aster vector toward the SS Propeller at speed 1 knot.  two passengers went astern to attemtp to secure  the ship for impact.  The boat has a tender which effectively became a bumper upon impact.  One davit cable broke.  Upon impact, one passenger fell and complained of leg pain, 911 was called.


BARDID: WA-2010-0073
Date: 2010-07-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:39:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Tapps
NearestCityTown: Bonney Lake
County: Pierce
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
Operator manuevering from dock.  Female victim was in vessel holding onto pole attached to dock.  Operator rapidly accelerated forward instead of reverse.  Female victim fell from vessel hitting her head and arm on dock and then into water.


BARDID: WA-2010-0074
Date: 2010-07-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:28:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Washington
NearestCityTown: Bellevue
County: King
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
AccidentCause2: OPERATOR INATTENTION
AccidentCause3: NAVIGATION RULES VIOLATION
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel # 1 was a 16' Hobie Cat on a NW heading and under sail.  Vessel #2 was a Southbound power vessel.  Operator of Vessel #2 said he did not see vessel #1 until it was too late to avoid collision.  Operator of vessel 2 attempted to take evasive action to no avail and collision occured.  Both operators said the collision occurred approximately 70ft no of bridge. Operator that they were just east of mid channel and closer to Bellevue shoreline.


BARDID: WA-2010-0075
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2010-08-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Edmonds
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
RedactedNarrative:
My engine died, I went back to check the engine compartment and it was full of steam and there was some water in the bilge.  The bilge pump was running and I though I had just broken an exhaust hose and was going to see if I could wait until it cooled to fix it with some duct tape until I could get to Edmonds.  

Bilge pump stopped and boat began taking on water.


BARDID: WA-2010-0076
Date: 2010-07-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Banks Lake
NearestCityTown: Electric City
County: Grant
WaterConditions: Unknown
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Force of Wave/wake
AccidentEvent1: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
I was attempting ot jump the waves when I hit a wave at an awkward angel and fell off my jetski.  My lower left leg hit the side of the ski and the bone broke.


BARDID: WA-2010-0077
Date: 2010-08-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 01:40:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Snake River
NearestCityTown: Burbank
County: Walla Walla
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
AccidentCause3: SHARP TURN
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel #1 was attempting to overtake vessle #2, vessel #1 did come up alongside of vessel #2 on the port side, however, at the last moment it slowed and atemmpted to cut across the wake of #2, about 10 ato 20 ft directly behind.  As vessel #1 entered the jetwash #2, it lost control, and struck vessel #2 in the stern, with its bow.


BARDID: WA-2010-0078
Date: 2010-08-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Chelan
County: Chelan
WaterConditions: Unknown
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
AccidentCause2: NAVIGATION RULES VIOLATION
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel #2 traveling north of the Manson Bay marina on Lake Chelan at approximately 1230 hours.  Vessel #1 traveling directly behinf #2.  According to the operator of vessel #1, he was jumping the wake of vessel #2 and at one point a wave pushed his vessel/jet ski inot the port side, stern of vessel #2.  THe eroaptor of vessel #1 said he was then thrown into the cab of vessel #2.


BARDID: WA-2010-0081
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2010-10-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 06:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Stanwood
County: SNohomish
WaterConditions: Unknown
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
RedactedNarrative:
Noticed boat on 10/06/10 that the boat was underwater.  There was a visible hole in the hull where water began to come in while moored along with the boat being moored in water too shallow for the boat.  The boat was found under water on its side.


BARDID: WA-2010-0085
Date: 2010-08-14 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Orondo
County: Douglas
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause2: Restricted Vision
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel 2 was idling into the downstream carried in a northely direction and parallel to the shoreline.  Operaotr of vessel 1 was waiting for vessel traffic to clear from the boat launch ara before appraoching the dock.  Vessel #2 was approximately 200 ft west of the Beebe Bridge Park boat launch. Vessel 1 accelerated from the shoreline between the boat launch and moorage dockin a westerly direction.  Operator of Vessel stated his vision was blocked by the setting sun however he continued to accelerate to approx. 30 mph.  Operator of veseel 1 stated he did not see vessel 2 until the moment of impact.  Operator of vessel 2 observed vessel 1 heading into their direction at a high rate of speed.  Occupatns of vessel 2 yelled and waved there arms to draw the attention of vessel 1.  Vessel 2 attmepted to make a turn to port to avoid collision.  Vessel 1 then struck the starboard side of vessel 2.  THe approximate center of the impact was 14'7" aft of the bow point.  THe bow of vessel 1 broke the fiberglass hull of vessel 2 and intruded into the passnger compartment.  THepact left a hole in the vessel 2.  The impact started at the waterline.


BARDID: WA-2010-0086
Date: 2010-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Starit of Juan De Fuca
NearestCityTown: Seiku
County: Clallam
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: passenger/skier behavior
AccidentEvent1: Person Struck by Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
two people were docking their boat at Olsen's Resort.    victim reached out to rpevent them from striking another boat that was tied up.  victim got her right wrist caught between the boat and the boat that was tied up and the impact broke her wrist.


BARDID: WA-2010-0087
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2010-08-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:08:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Friday Harbor
County: San Juan
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Fire/Explosion (Non-fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
operator staed he attepted to make by a a green marker, but the tide was too strong.  Said he grounded between 2 small island and the was able to back out to make it where he was anchored near 4th of July Beach.  Once he was anchored operator sted he lit up his charcoal grill and set it securely on the ledge.  operator said he poured water on the grill then dove under his boat to check for any damage to his hull from when he grounded his boat.  Aprroximtely 15-20 mins later operator surfaced to find flames rising from the aft of the boat.  operator stated he also had 10 gallon of gas secured in the berthing area.


BARDID: WA-2010-0089
Date: 2010-08-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:25:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Spencer Lake
NearestCityTown: Shelton
County: Mason
WaterConditions: Rough
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Force of Wave/wake
AccidentEvent1: Other
OtherAccidentEvent: person struck by activity equi
RedactedNarrative:
Towing tuber, back wash from water catching tube pulled towing stantion loose and hit my wife in the legs as stantion exited aft the boat.


BARDID: WA-2010-0092
Date: 2010-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Strait of Juan de Fuca
NearestCityTown: Sekiu
County: Clallam
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
AccidentEvent3: CAPSIZING
RedactedNarrative:
Sometime between 7/4/10 and 1700 hours and 07-05-10 and 0600 hours an unknown vessel struck and then run up upon the transom of Boat while it was moored at Olson's resort.  The other vessels weight pushed the transom of boat below waterline which casued boat to take on water and sink then capsize while tied up.  boat owner searched teh resort for possible witnesses and none were founf.  There was insuffiencet evidence found on boat taht would aid in indentifying the vessel.


BARDID: WA-2010-0096
Date: 2010-07-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Haro Strait
NearestCityTown: Friday Harbor
County: San Juan
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Improper Anchoring
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
RedactedNarrative:
Boat broke free from anchor-either dragged anchor or broke anchor line.  Washed up on rocks on beach. We were not there when it happened.  No one was on board.


BARDID: WA-2010-0099
Date: 2010-09-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Union
NearestCityTown: Seattle
County: King
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
RedactedNarrative:
We were headed west thru the Montalke cut.  Were sitting on the bow of the boat the auto pilot in hand.  The boat veered to the starboard we corrected the auto pilot and the boat didn't repsond.  The boat crashed into teh north side of the montalke cut.


BARDID: WA-2011-0001
Date: 2011-01-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 23:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Vashon Island
County: King
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
The victim was drinking the night before the accident at a local tavern.  Victim is also known to frequently drink excessively.  He was last seen at approx 2200 hrs and heading back to Quarter master marina.  Victim lives aboard a small sail boat that was illegally moored in the Harbor and it is presumed he was heading to the marina to return his boat.  Victim accesses his boat using a small inflatable reregistered tender with an outboard motor.  He was discovered the next morning wearing an older unrated survival suit that appears to have provided minimal flotation.  Victim and the tender were flaoting near the dock.  When he was pulled back to the dock by an acquaintance, the engine choke was in the on position but the fuel line was not plugged in.  It is unknown exactly how he fell in, but it appears he died by drowning.  It is believed he had either fallen in while trying to board the tender or had boarded and fallen out when e was trying to start the motor.


BARDID: WA-2011-0002
Date: 2011-01-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 01:15:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Star Lake
NearestCityTown: Federal Way
County: King
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: improper loading
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
All individuals involved had just left Star Lake Inn after consuming alcohol.  They were rowing across the lake back to where the boat belonged (an approx 200 yard journey).

About mid-lake the passengers shifted positions causing the front bow gunwale to take in water.  The water continued to swamp the boat.  As it filled, subject felt the boat was going ot suck her down as it sank. subject was pushed out and away as the boat capsized.  None of them were wearing pfds.

All three started to swim for shore yelling for help.  subject1 got to shore first.  He said that subject was about half way and subject2 was behind her.  subject made it to shore but neither could now see hear, or get subject2 to respond. 

KCSO Marine rescue responded with assistance from Fire water rescue.  Hasty dives were done with no results.  A side scan sonar was employed and subject2 was located on teh bottom and recovred.  The boat was also recovered capsized.

An inspection of the row boat showed it to be leak free, to have had a broken oar, and it did not have any life preservers or life jackets.


BARDID: WA-2011-0003
Date: 2011-02-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:47:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Washington
NearestCityTown: Bellevue
County: King
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: OPERATOR INEXPERIENCE
AccidentCause3: HAZARDOUS WATERS
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
AccidentEvent3: FLOODING/SWAMPING
RedactedNarrative:
According to witness, the operator was in his 9' kayak and paddled by the witness's dock when the wind began to pick up.  The operator attempted to turn back and head against the wind, back towards the witness's house.  The operator was making slow progress and got turned sideways when the kayak flipped.  As the operator attempted to get back into the kayak, it tipped again and filled with water and sank a couple if inches below the water.  After trying ot save the kayak, the operator abandoned it and attempted to swim to shore. After a few minutes his head went underwater and the operator disappeared.

The kayak was recovered and after several dive attempts the next day by law enforcement divers.  The operator was found deceased the next day.


BARDID: WA-2011-0006
Date: 2011-03-21 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:04:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Washington
NearestCityTown: Seattle
County: King
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause2: IMPROPER LOOKOUT
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
According to a witness the vessel, a 33' cabin cruiser struck the HWY 520 Bridge on Lake Washington.  The Seattle PD arrived and found the vessel wedged underneathe the bridge.  The passenger was able to leave the vessel and had lacerations to her face and head.  The operator had to be extracted from the vessel with several injuries to the head, face, and hands.  The operator was in and out of consciousness.  Seattle PD reported it was unknown if alcohol was a contributing factor to the accident.  Both the operator and passenger were turned over to medics for further treatment.  

It is unknown if alcohol was a contributing factor, University of Washington Officer did a blood draw (UWPD CN 11-000521) and the results are unknown.

The Seattle PD has been requested to complete the operator BAR as required by state and federal regulations.  The vessel was still wedged under the highway bridge and did not appear to be sinking at the time the Seattle PD completed this report.


BARDID: WA-2011-0007
Date: 2011-03-23 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:45:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Mukilteo
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Equipment Failure
EquipmentFailure: Auxiliary
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (non-fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
Operator and wife lived aboard the vessel.  While the wife was at work, operator took vessel out for a cruise.  Operator had replaced the carburators in 2010 and had approximately 23 hours of use with no issues.  He had approximately 1100 hours of time as operator of the boat.

Operator said that the boat was heated by a propane powered catalytic converter in the forward portion of the boat.  He said that he lit the heater and then returned to the pilot house, 15 minutes later he smelled smoke.  When he went down into the main cabin, he saw flames coming from the v-berth area where the heater was located. He also described seeing electrical arcing. The operator attempted to put out the fire with a fire extinguisher but was unable to.

The operator called a may-day on his radio and put on a pfd, launched the dinghy and distanced himself from the boat.  He was later picked up by a fishing boat and transferred to a police boat.  

Operator thinks that something inside the vessel may have fallen down and landed on the heater and ignited.  

There were no injuries and the vessel was a total loss.


BARDID: WA-2011-0008
Date: 2011-03-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 06:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Washington
NearestCityTown: Mercer Island
County: King
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: DRUG USE
AccidentCause3: OPERATOR INEXPERIENCE
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Person Departed Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Three adult males borrowed a friend's canoe and paddled into the lake to watch the sunrise.  They attempted to change seat positions and as they manuevered in the canoe, it rocked side to side and began to take on water.  The three left the canoe thinking that it was sinking and began swimming to shore.  All three made it to the dock.  All three were hypothermic but only one needed medical attention and was sent to the hospital.  

The canoe was later recovered with no damamge.


BARDID: WA-2011-0009
Date: 2011-04-13 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:15:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Washington
NearestCityTown: Seattle
County: King
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
RedactedNarrative:
Operator/owner was under tow in his 37' cabin motorboat that was being towed to Canal Boat Yard.  The vessel had no fuel on board and no mechanical power.  Upon reaching the boat yard the towing vessel released owner vessel.  

Owner stated that a dock hand at the boat yard refused to accept his vessel at the dock and fended it away.  Owner's vessel then went adrift and was pushed by wind.  The vessel struck pilings on the port side.  As Owner attempted to fend the vessel off to the pilings, he sustained a pull to his groin and minor cuts and scrapes to his hands.

He then into the Seattle PD Harbor Patrol Unit to report the incident.  Reporting officer was not on the scene and made report based on the information provided by the operator/owner.  The Seattle PD completed an investigation report at that time.  It is unknown if a BAR was provided to the operator/owner for completion.


BARDID: WA-2011-0011
Date: 2011-04-21 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Budd Inlet
NearestCityTown: Olympia
County: Thurston
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Electrical
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
operator/owner of the 53' cabin motorboat was heading north along side the Olympia Yacht Club 600 piers area at a slow rate of speed.  Unexpectedly the port engine transmission went to neutral and the boat then turned 90 degrees to port because the starboard engine was in forward gear.  operator then put both engine in reverse and applied throttle, but the boat did not respond.  The port engine remained in neutral,  and the starboard engine stayed in forward gear.   The boat hit the piling between slips 622 and 624.  The boat (vessel #2)  in 622 was hit and damamged, the piling broke off and landed on the boat (vessel #3) in slip 626.  operator's boat then hit the boat (vessel #4) in slip 624.


BARDID: WA-2011-0012
Date: 2011-05-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Stevens
NearestCityTown: Lake Stevens
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: -1
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: OPERATOR INEXPERIENCE
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent3: Person Struck by Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel #2 a 20' Malibu Wakesetter open motorboat had just been launched and was being backed off the boat trailer.  Vessel #2, had to stop because the operator saw another boat, vessel #1 a 20' open motor boat, coming up from behind.  The operator of Vessel #2 took the boat out of gear until it was clear to move.  

The operator of Vessel #1 then stopped his boat, realizing that Vessel #2 could not move off the trailer until his vessel was clear, so he reversed his boat, but it did not respond so he gave it more throttle.  Realizing the two vessels were still close, vessel #1 attempted to reverse at a higher rate rate of speed, but instead went suddenly forward and hit the dock.  The operator of vessel #1 then attempted to reverse again at full throttle when vessel came forward and hit vessel #2.  The bow of vessel #1 rode up onto the transom of vessel #2 and a passenger on vessel #2 sitting in the back was hit by vessel #1's mounted anchor on the bow.  He was later transported for medical treatment for back, neck, and leg pain.  

The operator of vessel #1 said that this was his first time operating the vessel and that he was not familiar with the operation of a jet pump.  He did not realize that boats with jet pumps do not responds as quickly as those with a prop.  

The damage was determined to be $2,300.


BARDID: WA-2011-0013
Date: 2011-05-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 07:05:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Langley
County: Island
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: -1
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: OPERATOR INATTENTION
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: CAPSIZING
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Operator along with four other passengers went out on the Puget Sound on his 18 ft aluminum open motor boat to go shrimping.  When they got to their destination off of Camano Head, his son began dropping the first shrimp pot.  the weather was heavy and there 3'-4' rollers coming in in groups of two's and three's.  Keeping the boat steady with these conditions required a lot of attention.  The boat got turned sideways and The son said that a large wave came into the boat, followed quickly by a second wave.  More waves flooded the boat and swamped it, then it overturned in the water.  The son said no one was wearing lifejackets, there was no alcohol or drugs being used.  

Several boats that were in the area responded to the mayday call that was put out by Operator.  Operator and three passengers were recovered from the water.  When Operator was pulled into one of the boats assisting he was speaking weakly, then went limp and was unresponsive.  People on the boat performed CPR on Operator until they were able to get to the Tulalip Marina.  Operator later died.

The fifth passenger on the boat was a 13 year old boy who was trapped under Operator's overturned boat.  A USCG diver was able to retrieve him and CPR was performed on him while being transported to Harborview Medical Center by helicopter.  By the time he reached the hospital medics were able to get his heart beat back and he was on a ventilator.  He died early the next morning.

Boats in the area were able to recover some life jackets and gear floating off of Operator's boat.  The boat was later recovered and towed to Langley Marina.


BARDID: WA-2011-0014
Date: 2011-05-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 07:28:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Strait of Juan De Fuca
NearestCityTown: Neah Bay
County: Clallam
WaterConditions: Very Rough
StrongCurrent: -1
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: EQUIPMENT FAILURE
EquipmentFailure: Other
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
RedactedNarrative:
On 5/12/11, Operator left Neah Bay then ran out of Swiftsure Bank to fish for halibut.  The water conditions were rough.  When Operator stopped to fish his passengers became seasick.  Because his passengers were seasick, Operator decided to return to shore.  While Operator was running back to Neah Bay his motor started to lose RPMs.  Operator tried to incrase the throttle but the motor stayed around 3000 RPMs.  Operator continued on towards shores.  The motor's RPMs dropped a second time to about 2500 RPM.  Operator then noticed that the boat's stern was sitting low in the water.  Operator checked the cuddy cabin and everything looked dry.  when Operator cut power, water rushed into the cuddy cabin.  Operator saw that water level was about up to the top of the cabins' seats Operator used his cell phone and called 911 for assistance.

US Coast Guard broadcasted a vessel in distress call.  Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and a Coast Guard vessel responded.  Operator passengers were transferred to Fish and Wildlife's patrol boat.  While the Coast Guard was attempting to dewater Caper's boat, a large wave hit it and the boat overturned.  Operator boat was towed in and pulled from the water.  the hull was examined and no obvious damage was found.  Operator suspects a PVS fitting to a scupper, for the live well tank may have failed, allowing water to enter the hull.  The PVC fitting is located under the live well tank and is not accessible for inspection.


BARDID: WA-2011-0015
Date: 2011-05-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:09:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Hood Canal
NearestCityTown: Lillawaup
County: Mason
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Overloading
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On May 7th, at about 1309 hours, operator took his 15 ft open motorboat to Hood Canal to assist another boat with the recovery of their shrimp pots.  Operator turned his boat stern into the wind and waves caused the boat to capsize.  Operator along with two other people on the boat were wearing life jackets.  All three were rescued from the water and transported to Ayock Beach for treatment.  The boat was later recovered.  

The vessel capacity plate listed the maximum weight for the boat at 980 pounds.  The three passengers in the boat together weighed about 750 pounds and in addition with the weight of 4 shrimp pots, a 25 hp motor, and gear, the vessel was approaching the maximum for the rated weight capacity.  

Both the weather and overloading were contributing factors in the accident.


BARDID: WA-2011-0021
Date: 2011-05-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:15:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Kettle River
NearestCityTown: Kettle Falls
County: Stevens
WaterConditions: UNKNOWN
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous Waters
AccidentCause2: OPERATOR INEXPERIENCE
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
After dropping off their mother at the Kettle River Campground, two children decided to continue paddling further down the Kettle River in a 15 ft aluminum canoe.  The operator refused to wear a lifejacket but her younger brother did wear one.  

The canoe tipped over just prior to reaching the railroad trestle at Deadman Creek.  occupant said that the canoe kept going while operator and he drifted downstream.  They were in the water for 15 minutes.  operator was still abover water at this point.  As they drifted down the river, operator told occupant that she couldn't breath because the water was so cold.    

occupant was able to reach the bank, and grab a rock to pull himself out, when he looked back operator was gone. He required no medical treatment.  The body of the victim was recovered in August. The canoe was recovered and was a total loss.


BARDID: WA-2011-0022
Date: 2011-05-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Pacific Ocean
NearestCityTown: Westport
County: Grays Harbor
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: UNKN
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Force of Wave/wake
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Operator1 was on the Pacific Ocean just south of the submerged jetty off of Westport in his 24' Duckworth open motorboat with another passenger fishing. While the boat was drifting and they were fishing, he described that a "freak" wave washed over the boat swamping it and then it capsized.  He estimated the damages to be $2,000.  The boat was not a total loss and there were no injuries.


BARDID: WA-2011-0023
Date: 2011-06-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:28:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Long Lake
NearestCityTown: Port Orchard
County: Kitsap
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause2: NAVIGATION RULES VIOLATION
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person Struck by Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Vessels #1 and #2, both 9' PWCs were traveling south near the south end of Long Lake when they collided.

Operator of Vessel #1 stated she was not sure what happened.

Operator of Vessel #2  stated he made a hard left turn in front of Vessel #1 and was hit from behind.

Statement from Operator of Vessel #2 implies that he was operating Vessel #1.

Investigators suspect that they were given incorrect information.   

Based on physical evidence on both vessels and the injuries sustained by the operator of Vessel #1 it is more likely than not that she was operating Vessel #1 and Operator of Vessel #2 was operating Vessel #2.  

Vessel #1 sustained damage to the back of the seat and seat handle.  Vessel #2 had red color transfer on its bottom matching the color of vessel #1 seat.  Vessel #2 also had a black scuff on the starboard side of the hull consistent with the left handle/grip of vessel #1.  The evidence suggests that Vessel #1 was struck from behind by Vessel #2.


BARDID: WA-2011-0024
Date: 2011-06-15 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River/Vantage Area
NearestCityTown: Vantage
County: Kittitas
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Storm
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: HULL FAILURE
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Operator and his passenger launched their 1976 Hobie sailboat at the Vantage boat launch at approximately 1530.  When they left the ramp the water and wind conditions were not too strong.  When they got to the middle of the Columbia river the wind and waves picked up considerable.  Operator steered the boat into the wind to try to avoid the strong gusting wind, but the vessel was caught by a strong gust of wind and capsized.  The boat then began sinking.  Operator said that he had repaired one of the hull's pontoons on the vessel but he believed that it did not hold up.  The vessel remained capsized and afloat until they were towed to shore by another vessel.  

Operator believed the majority of the damage to the vessel came while it was being towed.  The starboard side bow hull was completely separated and the port side rudder had been detached from the vessel.  The value of the boat is estimated at only $600 but the vessel was a total loss.


BARDID: WA-2011-0026
Date: 2011-07-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:49:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Tapps
NearestCityTown: Bonney Lake
County: Pierce
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
AccidentCause2: IGNITION OF SPILLED FUEL OR VAPOR
MachineryFailure: Electrical
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
Operator stated he had just filled the vessel with fuel before starting the engine.  He stated he had turned on the blower before trying the ignition switch to start the boat.  It was not clear if he ran the blower for four minutes.  

When tried to start the boat, he heard a noise from the stern of the vessel.  Operator also said that the ventilation blower was on before he tried to start.  The others on the boat saw flames and smoke coming from the bottom of the engine compartment when they opened the cover, so they exited the boat onto the dock. The operator looked for the fire extinguisher, but it was in the engine compartment where the fire was.  Another person on the dock brought a fire extinguisher and nearly put out the flames, but it re-ignited.  

The police arrived and used a second extinguisher, almost putting the fire out, but it re-ignited again.  The fire continued through the hull of the vessel.  When the fire department arrived, the vessel was fully engulfed in fire.  They extinguished the fire but the vessel was a total loss.  

the owner/operator said it may have been caused by a faulty fuel line at the top of the fuel tank.  The Bonney Lake Police Department officer inspecting the burned boat could not confirm whether the blower had worked prior to the fire.


BARDID: WA-2011-0028
Date: 2011-07-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:10:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Port Gardner Bay, Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Everett
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: CAPSIZING
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
A family of six persons, including one infant and two young children, were pleasure cruising and crabbing in their 21' cabin motorboat.  Two month old infant and operator were not wearing PFDs, but the other passengers were.  While drifting and preparing to drop another crab pot, they noticed water in the forward cabin area.  The operator checked the bilge and found it full of water, with the boat taking on water rapidly.  The operator found that the bilge pump was either inoperable or incapable of keeping up with incoming water.  The operator attempted to start the engines, but both engines were swamped as the stern of the boat is submerged.  As stern submerges, the boat's bow raised up out of the water then capsized, sending everyone on board into the water.  

Responding law enforcement got everyone out of the water and transported them to the hospital due to exposure and possible hypothermia.  Investigating officer's report notes it was possibly, though not certain, that failure either the plug or a thru-hull fitting in combination with heavy weather contributed to this accident.


BARDID: WA-2011-0029
Date: 2011-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Cle Elum River
NearestCityTown: Ronald
County: Kittitas
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous Waters
AccidentCause2: OPERATOR INEXPERIENCE
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: CAPSIZING
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Two men paddled in the Cle Elum River in some slow water near the Cooper River Bridge using a 12 ft inflatable Coleman kayak.    After about 10 minutes of doing this they got off the river.  About an hour later they decided to get back on the river.

They decided to float from the Cooper River Bridge downstream to the French Cabin Creek Bridge.  Both of them had floated this section before and were confident in their abilties.  Operator was wearing a lifejacket and was in the back of the kayak; Occupant was not wearing a lifejacket and was in the front of the kayak.  

Shortly after they put on the river they approached a rock in the middle of the river that created two channels.  Operator wanted to go to the right of the rock but they were forced to the left.  As they went through the left channel the kayak was swamped with water as they floated through the channel.  The kayak then spun around backwards and flipped.  Operator and Occupant became separated. Operator was able to stay with the kayak and Occupant became separated from the kayak.  

Operator and Occupant began swimming towards the west side of the river.  Operator was able to grab a branch that was hanging over the river and Occupant grabbed the same branch.  As the branch began to bow under their weight, Operator let go and grabbed another branch that was down stream and was able to pull himself to shore.  When he looked back for Occupant he was not there and the sheriff's office was called.  His body was not found by searchers who walked the river that evening and the next day.


BARDID: WA-2011-0030
Date: 2011-05-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Nooksack River
NearestCityTown: Everson
County: Whatcom
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous Waters
AccidentCause2: OPERATOR INATTENTION
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Submerged Object
AccidentEvent2: CAPSIZING
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
While paddling on the Nooksack River in a 17' aluminum canoe, operator misjudged the river velocity, hit a snag capsized the canoe and sank.  The canoe was lost along with a cooler, 2 paddles and binoculars.  There were no injuries.


BARDID: WA-2011-0031
Date: 2011-06-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:47:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Everett
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous Waters
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
RedactedNarrative:
The operator/owner and his family were fishing on north Puget Sound between Camano Island and Hat Island in their 20 foot cabin motorboat.  They had been out 4 1/2 hours and would drift on the tide for a while then motor back to starting point.  During one of these runs the operator went to start the engine and it wouldn't start.  He lifted the cowling over the engine and discovered the engine compartment was flooded up to the exhaust manifold.  He started his small outboard trolling motor and got the boat moving but saw the water was rising too fast.  He immediately helped his family get into life jackets, called MAYDAY on the VHF radio and shot off six distress flares.  Two boats responded and got everyone off the sinking boat.  The operator reported that the boat went down but resurfaced a few minutes later hull up.  

The boat was towed to a marina and taken off the water, and a sheriff's officer and Bayside Marine technician later examined and tested it.  Findings were inconclusive.  The boat floated when backed into the water at the boat ramp - it did not take on any significant water.  There are two open drain holes just above the waterline on either side of the transom.  They serve as deck drains for the self-bailing desk.  They do not lead to the engine compartment but do not have any one-way type of check plate to prevent back-flow, so water could move freely in and out of the drain holes.  If the transom was lower in the water, it is possible that the boat could flood through the two drain holes.  In the engine compartment, one of the heat exchanger hoses was deteriorated at the connection point but could not be tested under pressure since the engine wasn't operable.  If that hose was leaking it could have contributed to the boat being heavier in the stern.   

The investigation determined the following possible cause of the boat flooding:  With six people on board plus full tank of gas (located near stern ) the boat would ride lower in the water.  In combination with possible leaking hose, the swells of 1-2 feet and some light wind, the drain holes could have been underwater for extended periods allowing water to flow into the engine compartment, causing the boat to get progressively heavier.

At the time of this report, the owner/operator's insurance company had not examined the boat to determine the extent of damages and cost to repair.  It is estimated that damages to the boat and gear is a minimum of $2,000.


BARDID: WA-2011-0032
Date: 2011-04-27 00:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Unknown
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: People on Gunwale, Bow, or Transom
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
Operator and Victim had lived on Operator's 27' sailboat for the last 14 months.  They left the guest moorage at Kingston (west side of Puget Sound) and motored to Edmonds Marina (east side of Puget Sound, north of Seattle) for propane.  There was no propane in Edmonds so they motored south and then intended to go into Shilshole Bay Marina but decided against it.  It was starting to get dark and they decided to head west towards Blake Island using a GPS.  Operator stated that Victim was very intoxicated and went below deck to rest. 

About halfway to Blake Island, Victim came up from below deck and said it was too choppy to continue.  They decided to find a cove and anchor so they turned the boat around and began to look for a place to anchor.  At some point they stopped the boat to anchor and Operator thought they were somewhere around Shilshole but he was not sure where they were.  He could see lights but not on or near the water and he estimated they were about 200 yards from shore.  

Operator stated he was on the bow when Victim went to the stern to start the outboard engine.  Operator saw Victim fall in the water.  Operator went to the stern but could not see any sign of Victim.  He went below and retrieved a flashlight used it to search for Victim.  He searched for about 20 minutes and then he motored away.  

Operator did not call 911 immediately because he said his cell phone was not working.  When he got to Kingston Marina (east side of Puget Sound) he still did not call 911 because "I guess I was in shock, and didn't want to believe he might be dead."  When interviewer Sgt., Seattle PD Harbor Patrol Unit, Squad C asked if he thought there was any chance Victim might have swam to shore, he stated "No after he fell in I never saw him surface."

Victim's body was later found on the east side of Puget Sound at Picnic Point in unincorporated Edmonds, Snohomish County, north of Seattle.


BARDID: WA-2011-0033
Date: 2011-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Roosevelt
NearestCityTown: Miles/Davenport
County: Lincoln
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Ignition of Spilled Fuel or Vapor
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
The owner of the personal watercraft said he and two males had just returned to the beach after filling the PWC with fuel.  The two young men got on the PWC to go check out some wildlife seen in another location.  

When the operator touched the start button, the PWC exploded sending men into the air about 10 feet.   One received burns and the other a cut.  Both were transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital where they were treated and released a few hours later.  Both occupants were wearing life jackets.  The owner reported he did not know if the operator had been using alcohol or drugs prior to the accident.  The PWC was a total loss and the estimated value is about $5,000 based on a web search of comparable vessels.


BARDID: WA-2011-0034
Date: 2011-06-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:12:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Snohomish River
NearestCityTown: Everett
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: UNKNOWN
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
RedactedNarrative:
A 24 foot cabin motorboat with four people and two dogs aboard was leaving Dagmar's Marina enroute to Hat Island on the Snohomish River, west of SR 529.  Shortly after departing, the operator noticed the boat was not handling properly, then the engine quit and the boat began filling with water.  The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office responded to a call about a sinking boat and got everyone off the sinking vessel onto their boat.  All people on the vessel were wearing life jackets and there was no evidence of alcohol use reported.  There were no injuries.

The partially submerged vessel was towed to Dagmar's Marina and during the tow it began to list severely to port.  At Dagmar's marina it was de-watered and removed from the water.

The owner reported that she had service work done on the vessel at Dagmar's Marina prior to the trip.  A Dagmar's representative told Snohomish County Sheriff's Office investigating officer that the boat took on water because someone neglected to re-install some drain plugs.  Staff at Dagmar's said they would figure out how it happened to learn who was responsible.


BARDID: WA-2011-0035
Date: 2011-07-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Strait of Juan De Fuca
NearestCityTown: Lopez Island
County: San Juan
WaterConditions: Very Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
RedactedNarrative:
The owner/operator was sailing on his 29 ft. aux sailboat on the Strait of Juan De Fuca when he was caught by an unexpected gale wind.  He attempted to return to the mooring in Barlow Bay when one of his lines went adrift and wrapped around a propeller shaft making the engine inoperable.  Operator then attempted to to get to the harbor under sail.  He nearly made it but on his final approach a wind shift caused the mainsail to jib and put the vessel on a lee shore.  There was no time or ability to recover and the vessel went into a small cove between the cliffs and grounded.

There were no injuries to report only damages.


BARDID: WA-2011-0037
Date: 2011-07-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:18:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Tapps
NearestCityTown: Lake Tapps
County: Pierce
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause2: OPERATOR INATTENTION
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Submerged Object
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
The operator was on a personal watercraft was cruising on Lake Tapps and hit a partially submerged log.  The log punched a six inch hole in the PWC.  The operator dislocated his shoulder as a result of the impact and was taken to the hospital for medical treatment.


BARDID: WA-2011-0039
Date: 2011-07-23 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:35:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Roosevelt
NearestCityTown: Lincoln
County: Lincoln
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentEvent1: Person Departed Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Operator was operating a 21ft Cabin Cruiser heading back to Two Rivers when she arched the boat away from the reservation point because the sandbar points out.  She was traveling west to east, with 4 other people. Operator knew that two people were planning on jumping out of the boat and it was something they had done in the past and was not an issure.  Neither of them was wearing a lifejacket.  one subject jumped off the left side of the boat, while the other, jumped off the right side.  Once they jumped in operator powered down and turned to pick them up.  one subject yelled the the other did not surface, both operator and last passenger jumped in to look for him.  After not being able to located him, they called 911.  

The body was located on the bottom of the lake.

Accg to operator, victim had been drinking earlier in the day.  Investigators noted that other occupant appeared to be intoxicated during their questioning of him, but operator was not.


BARDID: WA-2011-0040
Date: 2011-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Washington
NearestCityTown: Hunt's Point
County: King
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: EXCESSIVE SPEED
AccidentCause3: Restricted Vision
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel #1, a 21 ft open motorboat, was traveling at night to the Kirkland Fireworks viewing area outside of the wake/speed zone the vessel was at 'cruising' speed.  The operator had to swerve to avoid a boat in his path that was sitting in the water. 

The operator of vessel #1 stated he did not see the other boat due to the darkness, and that the other boat did not display the any lights.  There was time to swerve once the other boat was seen.  The operator swerved hard left, but made contact with the other vessel at the lower center portion of their own boat.  When the operator realized his boat began to take on water, and he left the scene of the accident to safely get to a dock close by.  There was apparently no contact or exchange of information between the operator and persons on the second vessel.  the operator indicates in the report that alcohol was a factor in the accident, apparently by his own admission.    

This is a hit and run incident, but with only one Boating Accident Report received, no contact information for a second vessel, and no involvement by law enforcement agency, a second report with information cannot be completed.


BARDID: WA-2011-0042
Date: 2011-06-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:36:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Wildcat Lake
NearestCityTown: Seabeck
County: Kitsap
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: SHARP TURN
AccidentCause3: EXCESSIVE SPEED
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Kitsap County Sherriff's Office deputies responded to report of 12 foot boat that flipped and sank on Wildcat Lake.  Witnesses later said the boat was going fast and made a turn, then the next thing he knew the boat was taking on water and the two men were in the water.  The person that called in the report said that another boat had picked up the two males who were in the boat that flipped and that they were enroute to the boat ramp.  

Deputies met the two men at the ramp and asked them what happened.  They said they had been drinking and the deputies asked the operator to take a voluntary field sobriety test and breath sample.  Field test results and breath sample results resulted in deputies arresting the operator for BUI.  Later BAC test results were 0.103 and 0.102%.  The case was forwarded to the prosecutors office for review.   

The operator was cited for not having a Boater Education Card as required for his age.   Neither the operator nor the passenger were wearing a life jacket, though they were with them in the boat.  The boat has not been recovered.


BARDID: WA-2011-0043
Date: 2011-07-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 00:06:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: San Juan Channel
NearestCityTown: Friday Harbor
County: San Juan
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: -1
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: OPERATOR INATTENTION
AccidentCause3: Restricted Vision
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 07-08-2011 at around 12:06am the San Juan CSO received a call about his boat sinking.  Subject and six other passengers were traveling in the San Juan Channel, in a 22' open motorboat when they crashed into the rocks on the east side of Low Island and began taking on water.  A few minutes later operator called 911 and said he hit the rocks and did not see them because it was dark.  When the San Juan County Sheriff's Office made the rescue, they noted that there numerous rocks in the area and a strong side current which made the rescue difficult.   

After all victims from the accident scene were safely on the SJCSO patrol boat, deputies noticed a strong odor of intoxicating beverages on and about the occupants.  Interviewing those involved with the accident was difficult a most of them were shaking from hypothermia and could barely speak.

The operator of the vessel was determined.  He was given a PBT which showed him to have .184% blood alchol level.  The deputy also requested and received a search warrant to withdraw a blood sample from the operator to determine the level of alcohol in the operator's blood.  The investigatiion report was forwarded to the county prosecutor's office for review of charges to be made.  Operator has taken the 5th Amendment in the preliminary hearing for the case and he refused to complete a Boating Accident Report on the recommendation of his lawyer.

This accident was also investigated by the U.S. Coast Guard according to the investigation report completed by San Juan CSO Deputy.  As of 02/15/12 the case is still waiting to come to court.


BARDID: WA-2011-0044
Date: 2011-07-15 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Roosevelt
NearestCityTown: Kettle Falls
County: Stevens
WaterConditions: Calm
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: SINKING
RedactedNarrative:
The owner/operator of a 20'ft open motorboat forgot to put the plug in after launching/using his boat and it sank at the dock.


BARDID: WA-2011-0045
Date: 2011-07-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:45:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Tapps
NearestCityTown: Bonney Lake
County: Pierce
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: IMPROPER LOOKOUT
AccidentCause3: Missing or Inadequate Navigation Aids
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Submerged Object
RedactedNarrative:
The operator was on cruising on Lake Tapps in his 21' ft Sanger open motorboat.  He was going about 5mph when the vessel hit a submerged object about 200 yards off-shore.  The object he hit was not marked and his rudder was broken off and the prop damaged.  The damage was estimated at about $2,300.  There were no injuries.


BARDID: WA-2011-0046
Date: 2011-07-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Washington
NearestCityTown: Seattle
County: King
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause2: OPERATOR INATTENTION
AccidentCause3: Force of wave/wake
AccidentEvent1: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
The operator of vessel #1 was cruising on plane on Lake Washington in his 11' open motorboat, between 11 and 20 mph, when large motor vessel traveling at a high rate of speed passed close.  

The wake from the other vessel cause Operator to be ejected from his boat.  The outboard from Operator's boat was knocked off the transom and sank.  As Operator was ejected, he struck an unknown object or the boat, and broke his upper right arm along with a deep two-inch laceration above the elbow.  

Operator remained afloat because he was wearing a type III PFD.  He was not able to reboard his boat due to his injuries, but hung onto his boat and was able to use his cell phone to call 911.  Passersby helped remove him from the water before the Seattle Police Department Harbor Patrol Unit arrived.  Police treated his laceration and splinted his arm, then made sure he was transported to Habroview Hospital for further treatment.

The Seattle Police Department is working with the operator for the required Boating Accident Report to meet state and federal requirements.


BARDID: WA-2011-0047
Date: 2011-08-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:35:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Tapps
NearestCityTown: Auburn
County: Pierce
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Navigation Rules Violation
AccidentCause2: SHARP TURN
AccidentCause3: OPERATOR INEXPERIENCE
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person Struck by Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
 operator of vessel #1 and operator of vessel #2 were manuevering their personal watercraft vessels on Lake Tapps, making sharp turns trying to splash each other.  

Vessel #1 stopped unexpectedly and the operator of vessel #2 reported the sun blinded her momentarily and she turned quickly to avoid hitting the other boat.  She said she did not have enough time to avoid a collision with the other vessel.  Vessel #2 hit the starboard side of vessel #1, angled towards the bow of the vessel.  When the collision occurred vessel #2 also struck the right leg of the operator fracturing it.  

Vessel #2 also damaged the area around the steering column causing a large crack in the fiberglass under the steering handlebars.  A nearby vessel came to their assistance and took the operator of vessel #1 to shore.  The operator of this vessel left the scene prior to the arrival of first responders at the scene.  There were no other witnesses to the incident.

The operator of vessel #2 was issued citations for negligent operation and not in possession of the required mandatory boater education card.


BARDID: WA-2011-0048
Date: 2011-08-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:15:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Washington
NearestCityTown: Bellevue
County: King
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Electrical
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (non-fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
Owner was on his 36' ft cabin motorboat while it was moored at the Newport Marina.  The day before he had installed a new water heater and shower pump.  While he was showering he heard something.  When he came out of the shower he saw there was a fire on the boat.  He attempted to put it out using the fire extinguisher but the fire extinguisher failed and the flames and smoke quickly overwhelmed him.  He exited the boat and attempted to use the fire hose located on the dock.  

When operator was unable to put the fire out he noticed it was calm with no wind.  Knowing the boat had about 65 gallons of fuel and 2 propane tanks on board, he cut the mooring lines, jumped into the water and swam the boat out away from the marina.  the Mercer Island Marine Unit arrived to put out the flames but the the boat was already burned to the waterline and sank.   The owner had minor burns from his attempt to put the fire out but was not taken to the hospital.

The vessel was a total loss estimated at a value of $25,000 and an additional loss of $5,000 in personal gear and equipment.


BARDID: WA-2011-0050
Date: 2011-08-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Washington
NearestCityTown: Mercer Island
County: King
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: -1
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous Waters
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Person Departed Vessel
AccidentEvent3: CAPSIZING
RedactedNarrative:
Operator was operating an 18ft Bayliner open motorboat on Lake Washington during the annual Seafair event just north and west of Mercer Island (Luther Burbank Park).  The operator said he had over 100 hours of boat experience including the vessel involved in the incident.  

He was pioloting westboaund on the lake and there was heavy vessel traffic due to Seafair celebrations.  There was a lot of 'prop chop' and the wakes were heavy.  While the vessel was near several larger vessels, the boat entered a trough and the bow submerged into the following wave and took on water in the open bow.  The water flowed to the rear of the boat and the passengers in the bow area moved to the rear of the vessel.  The bow continued to sink and took on more water.  The occupants put on life jackets and jumped into the water.  The vessel swamped and then capsized.  

There were no injuries.  The boat was recovered but was a total loss.


BARDID: WA-2011-0051
Date: 2011-08-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:15:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Washington
NearestCityTown: Seattle
County: King
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Person Departed Vessel
AccidentEvent3: CAPSIZING
RedactedNarrative:
Operator was operating 16ft open motorboat at five knots on Lake Washington when about a foot of water came into the vessel.  Operator told her son to get in the back.  As soon as he got up more water began entering the vessel fast.  There was nothing they could do but exit the vessel as fast as possible before the vessel flipped.

There were no injuries.


BARDID: WA-2011-0052
Date: 2011-08-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Richland
County: Benton
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Throttle
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On Sunday Aug 7th, at approximately 1:00 p.m. Operator1's 19' Bayliner boat was tied off at the far end on the upstream side of the down-river dock at the Richland Snyder boat ramp.  Boat was powered off.  Operator1 was on the dock attending the line to the boat.  

Operator1 saw another boat attempting to navigate out of the dock area.  As the boat proceeded past Butlers right mid-ship area, it turned clockwise with its stern facing Operator1's right side.  Suddenly Operator1 heard the engine rev to what sounded like full power.  The other boat lunged backwards hitting boat1's right mid-ship with the propellor and outdrive.  Operator1 reported a hole in his hull and pulled the boat on the trailer.  

The other operator of the boat said that his throttle cable broke causing the boat to lunge backwards and that he had no experience operating the boat. Damages were estimated to be $2,400.00.

There were no injuries.


BARDID: WA-2011-0053
Date: 2011-08-20 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Large Chittenden
NearestCityTown: Seattle
County: King
WaterConditions: UNKNOWN
Wind: None
Visibility: UNKN
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Operator1 had entered the Chittenden/Ballard lock in his 41' Carver cabin motorboat.  The lock attendant directed him to tie on the starboard side of the most forward portion of the lock.  Operator1 secured two lines with the attendant's help to the concrete wall.  Four fenders were in placed on both sides of the boat.  Operator1 has had previous experience transiting the locks. 

Several large boat then secured to the wall, a smaller sailboat was then directed to raft to the port side of Operator1' boat.  As the sailboat was approaching Operator1' boat a bow line was thrown to Operator1' boat and held while waiting for the sailboat to move forward enough to throw a stern line.  While trying to drive the sailboat and use a pole to extend the stern line, the stern of the sailboat drifted away from port, making it impossible to secure his stern.  The sailboat then drifted perpendicular to Operator1' boat.  There were no other boats behind Operator1.  A crew member of the sailboat asked Operator1 to release the bow line and they would then reposition the boat.  

The sailboat then went into reverse and struck the opposite concrete wall with its stern.  Then the sailboat overcorrected and headed forward under power towards Operator1' boat.  With a crew member at the bow of the sailboat and Operator1 on his boat trying to fend off and insisted the sailboat go in reverse, his bow struck the larger vessel with the anchor at the lower port forward salon window.  The accident punctured and shattered the window with slight damage to the surrounding port side.

There were no injuries.


BARDID: WA-2011-0054
Date: 2011-07-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:10:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Private Lake-Waellup
NearestCityTown: Marysville
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: OPERATOR INATTENTION
AccidentCause3: OVERLOADING
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
There were no witnesses to the circumstances of the accident.

Operator had gone out on his 10 ft aluminum Smokercraft boat to go fishing.  He was later seen screaming for help and struggling in the water attempting to remove his coat.  Witnesses attempted to save him but were unable to reach him

Operator’s body was later recovered, there were no signs of trauma to his body. Investigators noted that his overalls were undone and his crotch zipper was partially down, consistent with someone standing in the boat and attempting to urinate out of the boat.

The vessel was recovered and there were no PFDs on board.  There were fishing supplies, food, and alcoholic beverages.

The vessel was rated for a maximum weight capacity of 300 lbs.  People interviewed who knew the victim stated that he drank 'all the time.'


BARDID: WA-2011-0055
Date: 2011-07-31 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Rosario Strait
NearestCityTown: Lopez Island
County: San Juan
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: OPERATOR INEXPERIENCE
AccidentCause3: OPERATOR INATTENTION
AccidentEvent1: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
The operator/owner of the boat and his brother were out in Rosario Straight on his 32ft Bayliner.  The water was rough, up to 6' waves in height and the tidal current was strong.  The operator/owner of the boat turned the helm over to his brother while he went down to the cabin/hold of the boat.  The boat hit a wave which caused it to rock back and forth.  The owner in the cabin below did not know the wave was going to rock the boat and was caught off guard.  He was tossed around the cabin, fell into a table striking his mid-section breaking some ribs and sprained his ankle. 

He was flown off of Lopez Island to St. Joe's Hospital for medical treatment.  There was no damage to the boat or other injuries.


BARDID: WA-2011-0056
Date: 2011-06-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:59:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Commencement Bay
NearestCityTown: Tacoma
County: San Juan
WaterConditions: UNKNOWN
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: -1
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: UNKN
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Navigation Rules Violation
AccidentCause2: IMPROPER LOOKOUT
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Operator1 was preparing his sailboat (vessel #1) for Wednesday evening sailboat races in Commencement Bay.  He was on a starboard tack when vessel #2 on port tack and with no lookout at the bow, hit boat1.

Operator1 received a minor injuries to his back and ribs when he lost his footing during the collision.  He did not seek additional medical treatment.  Vessel #1  sustained approximately $9,000 of damage. 

It was not clear if the race was permitted by a sanctioned sailing group.  The operator of vessel #2 did not file a Boating Accident Report.


BARDID: WA-2011-0057
Date: 2011-08-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:27:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Washington
NearestCityTown: Kirkland
County: King
WaterConditions: Choppy
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
AccidentCause2: HAZARDOUS WATERS
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
Two brothers each rented a 12' stand-up paddleboard (SUP) to use on Lake Washington from Perfect Wave rental company at Houghton Beach.  Before being released an employee at Perfect Wave asked if either had paddleboarded before and if each could swim.  Operator replied that he had paddleboarded before and was able to swim.  The employee then provided each with a board, paddle, and an inflatable belt type pfd for their use.  The employee gave instructions on how to use the PFD.

Once on the water Operator and Brother paddled north on the lake towards downtown Kirkland.  The water was choppy with waves up to 2 feet, and both paddlers fell off the boards multiple times while paddling.  When they got to the Kirkland Marina they stopped remained on the water and took a break on their boards.  After their break they headed back to Houghton Beach.  The water was still choppy, so they were on there knees paddling.  Brother was appoximately 20 yards ahead of Operator.  When Brother looked back he saw that Operator had fallen off his board and was treading water, he thought Operator would be OK as they had both fallen off several time before.  This time Operator yelled for help.  

Brother turned around and began paddling towards Operator.  Operator was approximately 15 yards from the dock and 15 yards from his board, Brother was unable to tell to which Operator was trying to swim to.  It appeared that Operator was treading water but there was a current.  Brother paddled towards Operator and grabbed his board.  Brother was 5 feet away when Operator bobbed underwater, his head popped back up, then went completely underwater, and did not resurface.  

Brother paddled to the dock and began looking for Operator from the dock.  A neighbor came out with some goggles and dove into the lake and was able to reach Operator.  Another neighbor took the paddleboard back out and helped hoist Operator onto it.  Once they got to the dock they began CPR as they waited for help to arrive.  Operator was transported to the hospital and was later pronounced dead.

The King County Sheriff's Office investigators examined Operator's inflatable PFD belt pack and were able to inflate it and determined that it was in good working order.


BARDID: WA-2011-0058
Date: 2011-08-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:21:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Hood Canal
NearestCityTown: Union
County: Mason
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
AccidentCause2: OVERLOADING
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
AccidentEvent3: CAPSIZING
RedactedNarrative:
On August 3, 2011 at about 1521 hours, four subjects were in a small fiberglass rowboat about 100 yards off shore on Hood Canal.  While they were rowing, they switched positions causing there boat to take on water.  The boat filled with water putting all four into the water.  Once the boat was full the boat rolled over.  There were no lifejackets on board.  One subject swam to shore and called for help.  The other three stayed with the boat.  Two of them were helping the third who was having trouble staying above water.  Another boat arrived on scene and assisted the three that were still in the water.  They transported them back to the dock.  The subject who was having trouble ingested a large amount of water and was having difficulty breathing.  He was airlifted to Harborview Hospital for treatment.


BARDID: WA-2011-0059
Date: 2011-08-17 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:15:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Washington
NearestCityTown: Seattle
County: King
WaterConditions: Rough
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentEvent1: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
The exact details of the accident are unknown.

A witness was traveling on Lake Washington in his boat when he saw an umanned PWC going in circles in the water.  He than saw a male in the water.  The witness moved close to the male and noted that he was struggling, and then he threw a lifejacket to operator, but he could not reach it.  Operator began to sink underwater and the witness dove after him.  The witness was able to grab operator's shoulder, but he slipped out of the witness's grasp and disappeared under water.

body was later recovered by Seattle PD Harbor Patrol.  There was no damage to the PWC.

The state and federal BAR will be completed by the Seattle PD and submitted.


BARDID: WA-2011-0060
Date: 2011-07-31 00:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Ballard Locks
NearestCityTown: Seattle
County: King
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: -1
CongestedWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Operator/owner was locking thru the Ballard Locks in his 55' cabin motorboat.  While his vessel was tied off in the big locks, a sailboat that had 2 other boats rafted to it released the bow line causing all three boats to swing in the current into owner's boat.  Because the sailboat was still tied at the stern to the lock wall, it pivoted back into owner's boat.

Damages were estimated to be scratches and gel coat scraping totalling $2,000 or more.


BARDID: WA-2011-0061
Date: 2011-08-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Washington
NearestCityTown: Seattle
County: King
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Operator1 vessel 'Reel Time' was tied on the Seafair logboom in Lake Washington with 2 other passengers in his 38' cabin motorboat.  As the vessel' Troubadour' moored next to him was leaving the logboom, it hit 'Reel Time' and did damage to the port side gel coat estimated at $2,000.


BARDID: WA-2011-0062
Date: 2011-06-03 00:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Snohomish River
NearestCityTown: Snohomish
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Unknown
StrongCurrent: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
RedactedNarrative:
Operator launched his driftboat on the Skykomish River at the Highbridge launch on June 3.  His intention was to float to the take-out in the town of Snohomish.  

According to the Snohomish Co. Sheriff's Office, the water was high from snowmelt/rain and flowing swiftly.  He rowed his 10' aluminum drift boat onto an island just upstream from the State Route 522 bridge at the confluence of the Snohomish River and Snoqualmie River where his friends were illegally fishing and camping from this location.  The camp site was located on the upstream side of the island.  subject said that operator was drunk and had a bottle of Maker's Mark alcohol with him that he shared.

Operator was fed ribs because of how drunk he was.  Operator offered Subject some marijuana but he declined.  Operator offered to share his bottle of alcohol with him and he accepted.  

Operator told Subject that he was headed to the Crab Bar.  Subject asked Operator if he was sure he wanted to do that because he was so drunk and offered to give him a ride in his jet boat to Crab Bar then bring him back for his boat in the morning.  Operator declined the offer and proceeded on the Snohomish River (river left) downstream  in his boat.  Subject said that it was dark, about 9:30pm.  Operator had neither flotation in the boat nor any flashlight and was carrying fishing gear only.  Subject said something to the effect that he (or they) had told Operator to stay in the middle of the river.  Subject said that he lost sight of Operator approximately 200 yards downstream from the campsite-upstream from the 522 bridge.

Operator was reported overdue and his vehicle and trailer were retreived by his mother at the take-out ramp.  His body and the boat were found on August 13 when a sighting was made from the SCSO's helicopter.


BARDID: WA-2011-0063
Date: 2011-08-17 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:47:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Everett
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
AccidentCause2: Weather
MachineryFailure: Engine
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
RedactedNarrative:
Operator2 launched his 18' Bayliner (vessel #2) in Marysville to go fishing.  While enroute to Marysville from Mukileo the boat motor died.  He was unable to restart his engine, so Operator2 called his friend Operator1 to assist.  vessel #1 arrived at location south of the jetty and began towing OPerator2 back to the Marysville launch.  Shortly after starting the tow, Operator1's engine also died and both boats were pushed into the jetty due to wind and wave action.  The wind and wave action bounced both boats against the rocks causing damage to both hulls.  

There were no injuries.


BARDID: WA-2011-0064
Date: 2011-08-20 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:40:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Yakima River
NearestCityTown: Ellensburg
County: Kittitas
WaterConditions: Rough
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Submerged Object
AccidentEvent2: CAPSIZING
AccidentEvent3: FLOODING/SWAMPING
RedactedNarrative:
Operator along with wife and son were floating down the Yakima River in his 14' loft jon boat when he hit a rock in the middle of the river.  The boat then capsizied.  He and his two passengers jumped out of the boat and into the river and swam to shore.  The vessel was removed from the rock but sank and drifted down the river.

The vessel was a total loss.


BARDID: WA-2011-0065
Date: 2011-08-20 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Swift Res
NearestCityTown: Cougar
County: Skamania
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Ignition of Spilled Fuel or Vapor
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
Operator was pulling tubers with his 18' Sea Ray open motorboat in Swift Reservoir.  When he stopped the boat to change tubers said he smelled gas and the engine "blew up". Other boaters in the area described a large "pop" and saw Operator's boat on fire.  Within 30 seconds the boat was almost 50% aflame and all passengers including the operator exited the boat by jumping in the water.  They were all wearing lifejackets and were picked up by other boaters in the area.  One witness noted that there was a large 10 foot by 1 foot 'torch' of flame that appeared from the engine but there was no explosion.  After about 2-3 minutes the boat was completely engulfed by the fire.
Operator suffered burns to his arms and head that required admission to the hospital, his son had a small burn on his foot that did not require treatment beyond first aid.  Damages to gear was estimated at $1,000 and the boat was valued at $1,000.00.


BARDID: WA-2011-0066
Date: 2011-08-20 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 05:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Mayfield Lake
NearestCityTown: Mossyrock
County: Lewis
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Missing or Inadequate Navigation Aids
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Submerged Object
RedactedNarrative:
Operator was in his 21' Regal Runabout open motorboat towing two tubers on Mayfield Lake.  They were traveling north on the Cowlitz River arm of the lake, approximately 150-200 ft from the shore across from the state park when he collided with an unmarked, fixed object just below the surface of the water (not visible).  The impact caused severe damage to the outdrive.

Damage was estimated at $7,600.00.  There were no injuries.


BARDID: WA-2011-0067
Date: 2011-09-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:15:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Bainbridge Island
County: Kitsap
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: OPERATOR INEXPERIENCE
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
AccidentEvent3: Person Departed Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 9/16/2011, Victim and Subject went out kayaking after dark, each in a single kayak.  

They launched from 3Ts and paddled from there to the entrance of Blakely Harbor. Subject said he and Victim had one beer before they left. They sat in the tidal current convergence zone just outside of the harbor and talked taking pictures of the Seattle skyline.  

At some point Subject heard Victim fall out of the kayak into the water and laugh.  Subject did not see Victim fall in the water and was unsure how it happened but he thought Victim may have been trying to urinate.  He was unsure what he was doing.   

Victim then attempted to re-enter the kayak by throwing his body over it and haul himself in.  He pulled, it dipped too low and filled with water.  He was finally able to re-renter the kayak but could not paddle it.  At that point Subject and Victim were caught in the flow of the outgoing tide.  Subject then attempted to tow the kayak by tying it to Victim's kayak but they were unable to make any headway against the tide.  

Victim got into the water to swim.  He was wearing an inflatable lifejacket over a fleece jacket, swim trunks, and tennis shoes.  Victim told Subject he could not swim with the fleece and lifejacket on.  He took off the fleece and then the vest.  Victim swam and Subject paddled in the direction of the Halls Hill area (north) as it was closer.  Subject threw the vest back to Victim and told him to put it on, but he did not.  

Subject's told Victim that he was going to go to shore and get help.  He lost sight of Victim.  When he landed he ran up to a residence and called for help.  He then got back into his kayak and searched for Victim until emergency crews arrived.  Subject was placed in an aid car to warm up but suffered no other injuries. 

The parents of the victim said the two men had gone kayaking recently in the same area and that Victim had gotten out of the kayak and back into it to make sure he could re-enter it if he fell out. 

Victim's kayak, spray skirt, paddle and vest were found but he has not been located.  There was no damage to the vessels.


BARDID: WA-2011-0068
Date: 2011-08-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Patterson
County: Benton
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Navigation Rules Violation
AccidentCause2: SHARP TURN
AccidentCause3: OPERATOR INATTENTION
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person Struck by Vessel
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
The operators of Vessel #1 and #2, both personal watercraft (PWCs) were riding in the vicinity of Crow Butte Park on the Columbia River.  They became bored because there were no waves to jump.  A small boat came through the area and boat operators began jumping the wake of boat.  

Vessel 1 was following Vessel 2 as they each jumped the wake several times.  Operator of Vessel 1 said the last time Vessel 2 jumped the wake, instead of going straight ahead which it had done the previous times, it instead veered right, which put Vessel 2 directly in front of Vessel 1 as it was in mid-air.  This resulted in Vessel 1 landing directly on Vessel 2.  

After Vessel 1 landed on Vessel 2, the operator of Vessel 1 turned around and saw that the operator of Vessel 2 was in the water.  Operator of Vessel 1 checked on the operator of Vessel 2 and saw that he was non-responsive and that his face was cut severely.  The operator of vessel 1 then went to the park to get help, where he panicked and could not remember what had happened and did not know how he got back to the park.  

At some point a third vessel came and brought the operator of vessel 2 to the park.  The third vessel left before the operator could be questioned and attempts to contact her have been unsuccessful.  

The operator of vessel #2 could not remember what happened or what he had been doing.  He was missing teeth, had a broken jaw, lacerations to face and a probable concussion.


BARDID: WA-2011-0069
Date: 2011-09-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:23:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Shelton
County: Mason
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: EXCESSIVE SPEED
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
AccidentEvent3: CAPSIZING
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel #1 - 19' Open Motorboat, WN 199 SXN was traveling North/North East in Pickering Passage with 1 person onboard.

Vessel # 2 - 36' Cabin Motorboat, WN 2411 R was travelling South / South West rounding the north end of Squaxin Island in Pickering Passage with 2 people onboard.

Vessel #1 collided with vessel #2 as vessel #1 was rounding the north end of Squaxin Island.

The operator of vessel #1 had been on the water with two friends all afternoon.  Operator1 admitted to investigators that he had consumed 10+ beers in the few hours before the collision.  Operator1 dropped his two friends off at the southeast Arcadia Shores Boat Ramp located at the mouth of Hammersley Inlet further south.  Operator1 said that he was trying to go around Squaxin Island as "fast as he could and had the boat at full throttle".  He was not wearing a lifejacket and he told the investigating officers that he always stands when operating his vessel.  

The operator of vessel #2 and his wife were heading south.  They saw a small boat heading towards their starboard side at a high rate of speed.  They could not see the operator of the boat but could tell that the boat was heading directly towards them. As they recounted the collision, they said that all of a sudden the small boat struck their boat in the starboard bow.  

The v2 occupants put on their lifejackets and then put their dinghy in the water.  They were concerned that the boat would sink because the collision with had made such a huge hole in their boat.  The occupanats then rescued Operator1 by putting him in their dinghy.  Vessel #1 operated by Operator1 took on a lot of water and then capsized.

The operator (vessel #1) was taken to the hospital and was treated for back and neck injuries.  Hospital staff performed a blood draw and his blood alcohol content level was at .189.

Passenger (vessel #2) was taken to the hospital where she also received treatment for an sprain/strain injury when she was thrown about in the cabin as a result of the collision. 

Note:  As of 02/06/12 this case is open and scheduled to be tried in court in early 2012.


BARDID: WA-2011-0070
Date: 2011-06-19 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Sinclair Inlet
NearestCityTown: Port Orchard
County: Kitsap
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
AccidentCause2: NAVIGATION RULES VIOLATION
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel #1 (Aux sail) was under sail on starboard beam reach heading towards the Port Orchard Marina when he collided nearly head on with a power boat (vessel #2) on the port side.  Neither vessel had a proper lookout and was paying attention until seconds before the impact.  The damage to each boat was in excess of $2,000.00.  There were no injuries.


BARDID: WA-2011-0071
Date: 2011-08-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Washington
NearestCityTown: Mercer Island
County: King
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Force of Wave/wake
AccidentCause2: Other
OtherAccidentCause: passenger/skier behavior
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
Operator was operating his 23' Mastercraft open motorboat just north of East Channel Bridge (Mercer Island) on Lake Washington.  He was towing  a group of juveniles on a large water tube behind his boat.  The boat was on plane and as Operator made a wide turn, the water tube hit a wake generated by the vessel.  This wake caused the tube to bounce and two juveniles on board lost contact with the tube and bounced in the air.  When they landed back on the tube, one juvenile landed on top of  victim knocking the wind out of him.  None of the tubers fell off the tube and all remained aboard the tube.  Operator pulled the tubers aboard his boat and returned to shore at the Mercer Island boat launch.  Once ashore, victim began complaining of lower back pain, so operator contacted the Mercer Island FD and Mercer Island PD.

Victim was treated at Overlake Hospital for a contusion to his back, some bruising and was wearing a back brace as a precautionary measure.


BARDID: WA-2011-0072
Date: 2011-08-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:38:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Yakima River
NearestCityTown: Selah
County: Kittitas
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: OPERATOR INEXPERIENCE
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person Struck by Vessel
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Operator1 had been operating his PWC (vessel #1) with his daughter operating a second PWC (vessel #2) on the Yakima River.  While traveling southbound on the river Operator1 stated that was following behind his daughter.  His daughter began to slow down and came to a stop.  Operator1 had very little time to react and as he tried to swerve out of the way, he struck the back of his daughter's PWC.

The collision caused both he and his daughter to be ejected from their PWCs.  Operator1 immediately swam to where his daughter was to help her.  A larger boat arrived to assist and Operator1 was able to lift his daughter up onto the ski platform of the other boat.  They were taken to shore where victim was checked by medics and brought to the hospital by private car.  

There was no visible damage to either of the PWCs.

Operator1 was not injured.  Operator2 was admitted to the hospital where they found she had a bruised liver and three cracked vertebrae.


BARDID: WA-2011-0073
Date: 2011-09-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Quincy
County: Grant
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
AccidentCause2: Missing or Inadequate Navigation Aids
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
RedactedNarrative:
Operator was operating in a 22' open motorboat on the Columbia River near the Sunlands Resort area when he ran aground on a sand/rock bar in shallow water. 

 The water level on the Wanapum Pool of the Columbia River changes often depending on the demand for water to generate electricity.  Obstructions are not marked by the Public Utilites District nor the county for the benefit of boat operators.


BARDID: WA-2011-0074
Date: 2011-09-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:50:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Wanapum Lake, Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Quincy
County: Grant
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause2: OPERATOR INATTENTION
AccidentCause3: OPERATOR INEXPERIENCE
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel #2, an open motorboat was traveling east approximately 100 yards south of Crescent Bar Island on the Columbia River.  Vessel #1, a rented personal watercraft, was traveling south when Vessel #1 struck Vessel #2 on the port side.  

The operator of vessel #1 was thrown from his vessel and struck vessel #2 causing severe head and knee lacerations.  The operator of vessel #2 assisted the injured man to shore where he was treated and transported to the hospital.


BARDID: WA-2011-0075
Date: 2011-06-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Washington
NearestCityTown: Seattle
County: King
WaterConditions: UNKNOWN
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: OPERATOR INEXPERIENCE
AccidentCause3: Missing or Inadequate Navigation Aids
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
RedactedNarrative:
Operator was underway in his 25' sailboat on the Freemont Cut, when the mast of his vessel hit the Freemont Bridge.  Operator had consulted the boat owners manual for the mast height (28') and compared it to the posted clearance of the bridge (30').  The vessel was stuck for about 10 minutes until the boat was dislodged. 

Damages were over $2,000.00 with the mast bent and aft stay broken.


BARDID: WA-2011-0076
Date: 2011-09-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:05:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Sammamish
NearestCityTown: Sammamish
County: King
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause2: OPERATOR INATTENTION
AccidentCause3: IMPROPER LOOKOUT
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 09/04/2011 on Lake Sammamish a 21' open motorboat (Vessel #1) was traveling generally southeast from the north end of the lake on full-plane.  Vessel #2, a 20' open motorboat, was travelling generally west from the east side of the lake on a sub-plane (a speed slower than being on-plane).  At approximately 2105 hours Vessel 1 struck the starboard side of Vessel 2 at an angle with its starboard bow.  

All persons were tossed within their respective boat from the collision.  A passenger in Vessel 1 suffered minor abrasions to her foot and a sore back.  Aid treated her at the scene.  

The operator of Vessel #1 stated he did not see Vessel #2 or any lights on Vessel #2, and believed he drove over Vessel #2's stern.  All persons in Vessel #2 stated that no one saw Vessel #1 until after the collision and that their boat had its navigation lights on.  The witness stated that he saw both vessels out on the lake and that he saw the lights of both boats.  He also stated that it looked like the boats were headed directly at each other with Vessel #1 traveling at a higher rate of speed.   All persons involved said the collision occurred on the east side of mid-lake in the city of Sammamish waters.


BARDID: WA-2011-0077
Date: 2011-09-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Steamboat Slough
NearestCityTown: Marysville
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
AccidentCause2: Restricted Vision
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
RedactedNarrative:
The vessel left the Everett Marina fuel dock at approximately 2030 on 9-4-11.  The conditions were foggy, calm water and light wind.  The operator's intent was to go up Snohomish River and moor at Dagmars Marina.  The operator was inexperienced with using the GPS unit and the vessel ended up two sloughs to the north in Steamboat Slough.  

The vessel went under a railroad bridge, two bridges for the north and south lanes SR 529, as well as the Interstate 5 bridge.  After passing under I-5 it ran aground on the north bank of the slough and listed approximately 30 degrees to starboard.  As the tide continued to go out, the boat listed over even further to 90 degrees.  Both the operator and passenger were rescued by the Fire Department and transported to Providence Everett Medical Center where they were treated for hypothermia.  

There were no other injuries.  Damages to the boat included flooding, broken glass in the superstructure and gel coat damage.  The boat was recovered on 09/05 by Vessel Assist.


BARDID: WA-2011-0078
Date: 2011-07-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Anacortes
County: Skagit
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Throttle
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Operator2 chartered a 40' Bayliner (Vessel # 2) 'Island Dreamer' through ABC Yacht Charters.  While manuevering the vessel to leave the marina, he apparently lost control of the vessel and struck the vessel 'Woofie' (Vessel #1) moored at the dock.  Operator2 maintained that there was a mechanical breakdown in the vessel he was operating that prevented him from being able to control the vessel. 

Vessel #1 was hit on the port side and it was estimated that the damage was about $10,000.00.  The damage to vessel #2 was estimated to be around $1,000.00.  There were no injuries.


BARDID: WA-2011-0079
Date: 2011-09-09 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Merwin
NearestCityTown: Amboy
County: Clark
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Ignition of Spilled Fuel or Vapor
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
Operator was on Lake Merwin with his wife in their pontoon boat when the 40hp Mercury outboard engine caught on fire. Damage estimated at more than $2,000.00.


BARDID: WA-2011-0080
Date: 2011-09-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:45:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Sequim Bay
NearestCityTown: Sequim
County: Clallam
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: OPERATOR INEXPERIENCE
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
The operator of vessel #1 was operating in the marina to moor the vessel in slip E17.  The operator was not familiar with the boat or its handling.  The operator approached the slip too fast and at a poor angle.  He was unable to slow down his vessel or change position before the bow struck the stern of vessel #2.

Damage to vessel #2 was estimated to be in excess of $3,000.00.  Damage to vessel #1 was estimated to be about $100.00.


BARDID: WA-2011-0082
Date: 2011-09-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:14:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Camas
County: Clark
WaterConditions: Calm
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause2: IMPROPER LOOKOUT
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Submerged Object
RedactedNarrative:
Operator was crusing down the Columbia River in his 27' cabin motorboat with 4 passengers on board.  All were were wearing their lifejackets.  While near Camas Landing he struck an object underwater.  He was not sure what it was, it may have been a log or a rock.  The object damaged the outdrive and the boat completely lost power.  Operator made a call to the Coast Guard on his VHF radion and in about 10 minutes the Coast Guard and sheriff's deptuies were on scene.  They towed Operator to Camas Landing where he had launched.

There were no injuries and the damage to the boat was estimated at $6,000.


BARDID: WA-2011-0083
Date: 2011-09-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Camas
County: Clark
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause2: IMPROPER LOOKOUT
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Submerged Object
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
AccidentEvent3: SINKING
RedactedNarrative:
Operator was operating his 21ft Sanger motorboat and waterskiing on the Columbia River near Camas Slough when he hit a rock.  The boat filled with water and sank.  

Much of the information for completion on the BAR was not completed.  There was no indication on the report if the boat was a total loss, only that the dollar amount of the boat and property totaled or likely totaled more than $2,000.00.


BARDID: WA-2011-0084
Date: 2011-06-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Pasco
County: Franklin
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Improper Anchoring
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: SINKING
RedactedNarrative:
Operator was out on the Columbia River anchored in his 16' Glastron open motorboat.  While pulling up the anchor line, the boat spun and then fouled up the prop with the stern facing upstream into the current.  The strong current and taught anchor line pulled the stern underwater in seconds and sank the boat.

Operator/owner was taken to the hospital for mild hypothermia and released within an hour.  The boat was found and retrieved


BARDID: WA-2011-0085
Date: 2011-08-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Washington
NearestCityTown: Seattle
County: King
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
AccidentEvent1: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Operator/owner was in his 20' 2001 Stringray Bowrider open motorboat with other four passengers on Lake Washington at about 7:00 p.m.  He was traveling northbound at approximately 10 mph, east of Leschi Marina on Lake Washington when he encountered a wake created by a police boat.  The wake was so great in size that it threw passenger into the air so that when he landed on the floor of the boat, he hurt his back.  the operator reported that the water conditions were calm with waves up to 6 inches, "except for the wake cast by the police boat."

Later, apparently when victim had his injury checked out, it was revealed that he had broken the 'L2' vertabrae in his lower back.


BARDID: WA-2011-0087
Date: 2011-09-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 08:15:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Blaine Marina
NearestCityTown: Blaine
County: Whatcom
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: NAVIGATION RULES VIOLATION
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel #1, a 38ft cabin motorboat, was moored at the Blaine Marina in slip D8.  Vessel #2, a 39ft open motorboat was leaving his slip when a gust wind blew his vessel into vessel #1.  

Vessel #2 hooked on the bow of the other boat and tore the anchor and accessories off the boat.  The collision also caused damage to the fiberglass structure of vessel 1 damaging the fiberglass, rub rail, windlass and the bow rub rail.

There were no injuries.


BARDID: WA-2011-0088
Date: 2011-09-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Kingston
County: Kitsap
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: IMPROPER LOOKOUT
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel # 1, a 39ft auxiliary sailboat, was moored in slip #23 at the Port of Kingston Marina.  Vessel #2, a 40ft cabin motorboat was navigating its way through the Port of Kingston Marina to the fuel dock.  the operator of vessel 2 stated that a strong current and the wind pushed his vessel into vessel #1.  

Vessel #2's stanchion/rail became entangled with vessel #1's anchor.  Vessel #2 tried to continue forward, then backwards, then forwards again, rocking vessel #1, but remaining entangled with the anchor.  

With the help of the owner of vessel 1, vessel #2's stanchion was lifted off the anchor and the Vessel #2 was able to get free.  Damages were estimated at $2,000.00 plus.  There were no injuries.


BARDID: WA-2011-0089
Date: 2011-09-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:41:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Snake River
NearestCityTown: Pasco
County: Franklin
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Inadequate Onboard Navigation Lights
AccidentCause2: IMPROPER LOOKOUT
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel #1 was anchored in the middle of the Snake River in the channel going upstream with the operator sleeping on board. Vessel #2 was heading upstream at about 5:41 a.m. when it hit vessel #1.  

Vessel #1 did not have any lights on and the anchor light of the vessel was apparently folded down.  It was also determined that the vessel's batteries had run down and there was no electricity to run the lights.  This made the boat difficult to see in the darkess prior to dawn. 

There were no injuries and the damages to the vessel that was hit were estimated to be $30,000.  

State Parks' review of the report could not determine that a citation had been issued to either operator for failure to comply with lighting requirements and maintaining a lookout.


BARDID: WA-2011-0090
Date: 2011-09-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Des Moines
County: King
WaterConditions: UNKNOWN
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: UNKN
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Operator2 was operating his 26' Bayliner in the Des Moines Marina attempting to navigate on the waterway between the docks.  He was seen to be 'out of control.'  Operator1 attempted to give instruction and guidance to Operator2 from the dock but he was unable to grasp what was needed to occur to bring the vessel under control.  Operator2 admitted at some point that he had never operated a boat before and was having difficulty.  Eventually Operator1 and several others were able to get him to the dock and tied off, but not before his apparently hit several other moored boats.

Operator2's boat hit boat1 doing damage to the fiberglass in the bow area on the port side and the dinghy. Although no dollar amount was indicated on the BAR it is estimated by State Parks that the damages to fiberglass and the dinghy together totalled $2,000.  

No law enforcement officers were called to complete the accident reports required by the operator.  Only the owner of one vessel that was hit completed an accident report.


BARDID: WA-2011-0091
Date: 2011-09-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Union
NearestCityTown: Seattle
County: King
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Collision with Fixed Object
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel #2 was attempting to dock in slip A-15 at the Fariview Marina.  He failed to navigate the vessel into the slip and hit the dinghy mounted on Vessel #2 moored in the adjacent dock.    

On the second try Vessel #2 rammed his own dock doing an unknown amount of damage.  He gave up and proceeded to the guest dock to moor.  The incident was not reported to the Seattle Police Department Harbor Patrol Unit.

There were no injuries.  Damage was estimated by the owner of Vessel #1 at $3,000.00.


BARDID: WA-2011-0092
Date: 2011-09-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Snohomish River
NearestCityTown: Snohomish
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Improper Loading
AccidentCause2: OPERATOR INATTENTION
AccidentCause3: OPERATOR INEXPERIENCE
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Two people were out fishing on the Snohomish River in 12ft rowboat with a 1.75 hp gas motor.  As they were cruising, occupant stood up to change positions and lost his balance, causing the boat to capsize.  

Operator swam to shore and required no medical attention but occupant stayed with the boat and floated downstream until he was rescued by a fire department boat.  occupant was suffering from the effects of hypothermia and complained of a sore shoulder.  He was transported to Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland for evaluation.


BARDID: WA-2011-0093
Date: 2011-10-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:59:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lewis River
NearestCityTown: Carson
County: Skamania
WaterConditions: UNKNOWN
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous Waters
AccidentCause2: NAVIGATION RULES VIOLATION
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
RedactedNarrative:
Operator was kayaking in the Lewis River.  He rafted over the Lower Falls with a drop of approximately 30-40 feet.  When he landed in the lower pool, he landed hard or incorrect.  Operator then complained about shortness of breath and a possible broken back or internal injuries.  Other kayakers in the area pulled him to shore and removed him from his kayak.  They kept him stabalized until medics could arrive and extricate.  When medics arrived Operator was given pain medication and extracted using a rope system, then was transported to SW Washington Medical Center for evaluation and treatment.


BARDID: WA-2011-0094
Date: 2011-10-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:20:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Roosevelt
NearestCityTown: Wilbur
County: Lincoln
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Steering
AccidentEvent1: Person Ejected from Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person Struck by Propeller
RedactedNarrative:
Victim was out boating on Lake Roosevelt near the Keller Ferry Marina in his 16 ft Aluminum open motorboat with his wife. Victim was entered in a fishing tournament and they were in the checking out the area and fishing in preparation for the tournament which began the next day.  Victim and is wife were not familiar with the Roosevelt Lake area, but they recognized they were near the Keller Ferry Marina when they saw the ferry in the distance.  

The vessel was cruising along at approximately 21-30 mph when the outboard rod steering link arm separated between the outboard motor and boat.  The boat then turned sharply to starboard, then to port, throwing/ejecting both occupants into the water.  

Wife suffered broken ribs from when she was thrown out and hit the cleat mounted on the port side near where she had been seated.  After entering the water she had a difficult time swimming but was able to get way from the path of the boat.  While in the water she heard Victim exclaim that his foot was tangled up in something.  After Victim was thrown into the water he was run over and his foot was nearly cut off by the propeller of the boat.  It is not clear if he was hit again by the boat.  He drowned shortly thereafter, possibly because he was not able to swim with the injured foot.  

The boat maintained a tight circling rotation and continued to maintain its distance about 150 yards off the shoreline with little variation.  The National Park Service and the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office set up their patrol boats to keep other boats away.  After about three hours it ran out of fuel and was then secured and towed to the marina.  

Victim had acquired the vessel about 3 years ago as a trade for work he done for the previous owner. The 90 HP engine had been installed in September, 2010  by Northwest Motor Sports in Libby, MT and replaced the 60 HP that came with the boat.  The nut and washer that held the steering linkage assembly together was found below the assembly on the splash well at the transom, just below where the motor was mounted to the transom.  It had apparently come loose at some point during the operation of the vessel.


BARDID: WA-2011-0096
Date: 2011-02-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Kalama
County: Cowlitz
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: UNKNOWN
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Ignition of Spilled Fuel or Vapor
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
Operator1 was attempting to start the engine to his vessel while moored (Slip E-15) in the Kalama Marina, it had been running for about five minutes when the engine caught fire.  The fire spread to 3 other boats in nearby slips doing damage.  The marina had extensive damage from the fire.  boat1 was total loss as was one other boat.  The other two had minor damages from soot and burned debris, each less than $2,000.


BARDID: WA-2011-0097
Date: 2011-08-31 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Snohomish River
NearestCityTown: Everett
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: OPERATOR INATTENTION
AccidentCause3: HAZARDOUS WATERS
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Submerged Object
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
AccidentEvent3: CAPSIZING
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel struck underwater object which breached hull and disabled the engine.  The vessel began taking on water and the operator directed the four passengers to abandoned the boat using a dinghy.  The passengers in the dinghy got out of the boat in deep water and moved to shore but capsized the vessel while attempting to get onto shore.  The water was shallow and they had to wade to shore.  At that time, one of the individuals had what was termed a 'diabetic emergency' which may have been related to immersion.  She was taken to the hospital and admitted.

The investigating officer indicated it was not related to the incident, but it is State Parks determination that the person would not have gone to the hospital if the dinghy had not capsized;  it was related to the incident.


BARDID: WA-2011-0098
Date: 2011-09-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:16:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Moses Lake
NearestCityTown: Moses Lake
County: Grant
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: EXCESSIVE SPEED
AccidentCause3: OPERATOR INATTENTION
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Operator was operating his 19' Bayliner on Moses Lake at about 9pm with one passenger when he hit a concrete wall along the shoreline.  The vessel was traveling westbound on the lake and made a wide turn to the south.  Operator may have been attempting to turn around.  As the boat completed the turn, the boat came racing directly towards the concrete barrier.  Witness estimated the boat to be going at 30 mph at the time of impact. A witness who saw the same boat racing earlier in the day and saw the accident thought the boat was going between 50-60 mph.  The investigating officer estimated the boat to be going between 40 - 60 mph.  Damage to the underside of the starboard bow area was extensive with the fiberglass crushed in.  The lower unit was separated from the hull.  

There were minor injuries to both of the passengers.  The operator was taken to the hospital immediately for his injuries.  occupant initially said she was ok, but later went to the emergency room and admitted herself.  She was diagonosed with a broken clavicle, ribs and spinal injuries.  

There was evidence of alcohol use on the boat and a search warrant for Operator's blood was executed. Blood taken at the hospital showed a BAC of .23% and a later sample taken read .11% BAC, after the operator was air lifted to a Spokane hospital.  The vessel was a total loss but was recovered by the Sheriff's Office the next day.

Charges for BUI and assault by watercraft are pending due the injuries that passenger received in the crash.


BARDID: WA-2011-0099
Date: 2011-12-31 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 03:55:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Edmonds
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
The "Sea for Two" and the "Great S Cape" were both moored at the Port of Edmonds Marina.  On December 31st at about 4am a fire engulfed both vessels. 
 
The cause of the fire is undetermined, but it is believed the fire began on the "Sea for Two" and spread to the "Great Escape".  Both vessels were unoccupied and were total losses.


BARDID: WA-2011-0100
Date: 2011-01-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Green River
NearestCityTown: Auburn
County: King
WaterConditions: UNKNOWN
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
AccidentCause2: HAZARDOUS WATERS
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Floating Object
AccidentEvent2: CAPSIZING
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
The owner/operator of the 16' driftboat, (manually propelled)  had purchased the 16' rowboat the day before the accident.  Operator said that he had between 10-50 hours of experience with this type of boat.  

He launched the boat on the Green River 1/30/2011 and had two passengers along for a fishing trip.  The level of the Green River was 3600 cfs and is considered a high flow.  

The vessel was being rowed downstream when they approached a log jam.  Operator tried to row back upstream but could not move the vessel with the current and it continued downstream hitting the logjam.  The boat began taking on water and as the passengers moved to the high side of the boat, it flipped violently in the current and threw the occupants out.  Passenger received severe lacerations to the middle finger of his left hand but there were no other injuries and all occupants made it safely to shore.  

The vessel sank, became pinned in logjam and was at total loss.


BARDID: WA-2011-0101
Date: 2011-07-15 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Padilla Bay
NearestCityTown: Anacortes
County: Skagit
WaterConditions: Unknown
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause2: NAVIGATION RULES VIOLATION
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person Struck by Vessel
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Operator #1 had borrowed the boat to use it for crabbing.  Vessel #2 was operated.  The operators know each other and were crab fishing in the same area.  

As vessel #2 was approaching vessel #1 operator2 said that there was a mechanical problem with the steering that caused it to malfunction and he could not steer away from vessel #1.  Since he could not steer the vessel his choice was to turn the ignition key off.  Operator2 admitted his vessel drove up onto vessel #1 but that it did not cause damage to his rproperty.  

According to the operator1 (vessel #1) when the other vessel hit his boat, he also was struck and then fell into the water.  He was treated at the hospital for a chest injury which he described as broken ribs and a punctured spleen.

The investigating officer Deputy determined (vessel #2) was at fault for a violation of the rules of the road by failing to give way.  He was issued a citation.


BARDID: WA-2011-0102
Date: 2011-10-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Snohomish River
NearestCityTown: Everett
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
AccidentCause2: SHARP TURN
MachineryFailure: Engine
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
All vessels were moored at a private dock on Steamboat Slough.
Vessel #1, an undocumented/unregistered retired ferry vessel named MV Kirkland, was having engine work done.  The vessel was started in gear and hit the stern of vessel #2, DOUBLE PLAY, pushing it about 40' down the dock into vessel #3, a Blanchard Utility boat.  The engines then went off and the vessel moved backwards, probably from the recoil of the moorage lines.  The engine then started a second time and the vessel hit vessel #2 again, pushing it down the dock and into stern, then right alongside its starboard side.  The engines then turned off.

The owner of vessel #2 then emerged from the vessel and contacted mechanic who had been working on vessel #1's engines.  mechanic said he was unaware the vessel had been started in gear.  Owner2 contacted owner1 to make arrangements to repair his vessel.  Owner2 said he was told later that the estimate of the damages was $30,000 but he also thought the company making the estimate made a high estimate to avoid having to make the repairs.  Owner of vessel #1, said he felt the estimate was an attempt to get more money than the actual cost of repair.  He also said that mechanic was not authorized to start the engines and was hired to paint the engine room.

No further action was taken by the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office.


BARDID: WA-2011-0103
Date: 2011-12-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Sinclair Inlet
NearestCityTown: Port Orchard
County: Kitsap
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Shift
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
RedactedNarrative:
While attempting to tie up at Annapolis Dock, to check for a vibration, the operator jumped off the boat to tie up. As he got onto the dock the boat shifting linkage somehow moved back into forward gear.  

The boat began traveling in a circle and hit the pier connected to the dock each time as it came around.  The operator climbed over the railing on the pier and when the boat came around he jumped down into the boat (about 15 ft) and was able to take control of the vessel and navigate it back to dock.

The owner/operator indicated on the report that he thought the vessel was likely a total loss but no dollar value was given.  The estimate is conservative at about $2,000.


BARDID: WA-2011-0104
Date: 2011-12-04 00:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Sinclair Inlet
NearestCityTown: Port Orchard
County: Kitsap
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: SINKING
RedactedNarrative:
This casualty was not observed by the owner and there were no witnesses.  At some point the morning of 12/4/2011 the vessel began taking on water and sank while moored in Slip C21 at the Railway Marina.  

The 1925 wooden vessel was a determined to be a total loss and there was not determination of the cause. The owner estimated the value of the vessel at $100,000 but there was no confirmation by law enforcement or insurance that this amount is a realistic value given the age of the vessel.  It is unknown if it had been restored prior to the sinking.


BARDID: WA-2011-0105
Date: 2011-03-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: San Juan Channel
NearestCityTown: Friday Harbor
County: San Juan
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
AccidentCause2: OPERATOR INATTENTION
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
A rented 45' auxiliary sailboat under power ran aground at Bird Rock, near Friday Harbor in the San Juan Islands, San Juan County.  There were four people on board.  

There were no major injuries but the operator and a passenger suffered a laceration and contusions.  They were taking to Friday Harbor by Vessel Assist and the boat was stabilized and then towed to West Marina for an inspection of the damages.  It was estimated by the operator that the damages amounted to about $30,000.


BARDID: WA-2011-0106
Date: 2011-09-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Bremerton
County: Kitsap
WaterConditions: Choppy
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
AccidentCause2: Weather
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
A sailboat struck an empty barge located near the Manette Bridge in Bremerton.

Operator suffered a compound fracture to the leg.  Damage to the vessel was classified as not severe.  The vessel was towed by Vessel Assist to the Port Orchard Marina and never took on water.  

A USCG small boat from Station Seattle responded to the incident and was handling it.  When the Pt Orchard Police Department patrol vessel moved in to assist they were called off lby the CG and told it would be handled by them.  

State Parks worked with the investigation section in Sector Seattle and was only able to obtain a brief notice of the incident from LT, Asst. Chief of Investigations Division in USCG Sector Puget Sound.  The Coast Guard did not open an investigation or submit provide the state/federal required Boat Accident Report to the operator/owner.

Three phone callse were made to number Operator provided to the CG and messages were left.  No return phone calls were made.  The WA Dept. of Natural Resources indicated they thought the vessel was abandonded and were unable to track the owner down because the vessel  had no registration numbers or valid state decal.  

No further information on this incident is available as of 02/29/12.


BARDID: WA-2011-0107
Date: 2011-10-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 08:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Washington
NearestCityTown: Seattle
County: King
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel #1 and vessel #2 both manually propelled rowing shells were on Lake Washington sculling as a training activity.  They were not training together.  

Vessel #1 was sculling in an east direction and vessel #2 was sculling in an west direction on the Montlake Cut, a waterway between Lake Union and Lake Washington, when a collision occurred.  Vessel #2 (going west) was on the south side of vessel #1 (going east), while the operator of vessel #1 had expected vessel #2 to be on the north side.  After the collision the two operators stayed together for 20 minutes until help arrived.

The operator of vessel #2 required treatment beyond first aid for a back sprain and for scrapes and bruises.  There were no damages.


BARDID: WA-2011-0109
Date: 2011-12-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 05:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Everett
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: UNKNOWN
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: -1
Wind: UNKNOWN
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Electrical
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (non-fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
At around 5:00 a.m. an electrical fire started on 32' cabin motorboat moored in a slip at the Everett Marina.  The entire interior of the vessel was consumed by the fire and the insurance company determined the boat was  total loss.  No one was on the boat at the time of the fire, and there were no injuries.


BARDID: WA-2011-0110
Date: 2011-09-10 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:15:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Poulsbo
County: Kitsap
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
AccidentCause2: EXCESSIVE SPEED
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel 1, "ERISA" was proceeding eastbound between "E" and "F" docks (guest docks) at the Port of Poulsbo Marina.  Witnesses indicated that the vessel was traveling too fast for the area.  Vessel 1 attempted to pull into a slip on "F" dock which was on the boats' port side.  The boat made three attempts at trying to dock.  On the third attempt the vessel backed into the starboard bow of vessel #2 on "E" dock.  Vessel #1 then went full throttle forward.  As it did so its stern struck, in a sideways sweeping motion, the end of an outboard motor on vessel #3, moored next to vessel #2.  As it continued to move forward, vessel 1 reversed and struck the corner of the port's floating office and then the dock that connects the "E" and "F" docks.  Vessel #1 reversed, struck the rear of vessel 4.  Vessel #1 then again moved forward and reversed and as it reversed, it backed into the bow of vessel 2 a second time.  At that point the operator shut down the boat and was assisted in docking the boat.

The operator of vessel #1 indicated that the wind caught his boat as he was trying to pivot into the slip.  He was unsure of the chain of events but did know he struck other boats.  He believed at one point he may have put the boat in reverse when he meant to go forward.  

There were no injuries.  Damages to all vessels was estimated at $13,000.


BARDID: WA-2011-5000
Date: 2011-12-17 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 02:15:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Shipyard Cove
WaterConditions: UNKNOWN
Wind: UNKNOWN
Visibility: UNKN
DayofWeek: SATURDAY
AccidentCause1: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (unknown origin)
RedactedNarrative:
A vessel was destroyed by a fire Saturday morning near Firday Harbor's Shipyard Cove.  Although the fire department was able to contorl the blaze after 45 minutes, the boat was considered a loss.  It sank in 40 feet of water.


BARDID: WA-2012-0001
Date: 2012-01-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 00:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Union
NearestCityTown: Seattle
County: King
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Machinery failure
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
MachineryFailure: Throttle
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 01/01/2012 the KINGFISH  (Vessel #1) was docked at Nautical Landing on Lake Union.  At approximately 12:30 am Vessel #1 was hit by the LONGHAUL (Vessel #2) on the port side.  The operator of Vessel #2 said that while undocking, he noticed the stern thruster was not functioning properly and when he tried to slowly apply the throttle, he was not able to avoid contact with Vessel #1.

The damages to the KINGFISH were a detached rub rail on the lower port side and the port side door and hull were damaged.


BARDID: WA-2012-0003
Date: 2012-01-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 03:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Bellingham Bay
NearestCityTown: Bellingham
County: Whatcom
WaterConditions: Rough
Wind: Storm
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
RedactedNarrative:
In the early morning hours (0300-0500) on 01/25/2012, a 1914 47' wooden sailboat was anchored at Boulevard Park in Bellingham Bay when, due to rough waters, it was struck by boat #2.  The owner was not on board Boat #1 at the time.  Boat #2 is a 1980 custom made Osprey 50' ferro cement sailboat, also anchored at Boulevard Park.

Rough waters caused Boat #2 to continually bash up against Boat #1 causing significant damage (estimated $20,000) to Boat #1 and estimated damages of $400-$600 to Boat #2.  No injuries reported.


BARDID: WA-2012-0005
Date: 2012-02-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:10:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Sinclair Inlet
NearestCityTown: Port Orchard
County: Kitsap
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Ignition of Spilled Fuel or Vapor
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Fire/Explosion (Fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
On 02/27/2012 at 14:10 hours, the vessel 'C Wise', a 1948 Elcho wooden cabin motorboat sank while moored at the Port Orchard Yacht Club in slip B-16.

Crews were hired to work on the vessel to raise it from the water. The owner declined using a pump from the contractor he hired to raise the vessel and retrieved his own pump to finish de-watering the vessel.  When he plugged his pump in, gasoline vapors that had leaked out of the sunken boat exploded.  The fire that resulted was quickly extinguished.  Seven people were present at the time of the explosion and five were injured.  

Both the boat and boathouse were a total loss.


BARDID: WA-2012-0007
Date: 2012-01-31 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:49:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Sequim Bay
NearestCityTown: Sequim
County: Clallam
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Ignition of Spilled Fuel or Vapor
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On January 31, 2012 at about 5:50 pm a boat moored at the John Wayne Marina, near Pt. Angeles, Clallam County exploded.  The 1959 38 ft. wooden motor boat named ESCALE was built by the South Coast Co. 

The owner/deceased was a 78 year old man.  He was seen prior to the explosion working on propane tanks on the vessel.  Victim sustained injuries to his left leg, right arm, had contusions and burns to several areas of his body and had a heart attack.  He was transported by ambulance to the Olympic Medical Center and later airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.  On February 8, 2012, victim died of complications related to his injuries.
The explosion's impact and debris caused damage to several other boats that were moored in the marina.  

It was later determined that a valve to one of two propane tanks was opened and that a spark of unknown origin ignited the propane.  Victim was not known to be a smoker.


BARDID: WA-2012-0008
Date: 2012-02-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 02:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Squalicum Harbor
NearestCityTown: Bellingham
County: Whatcom
WaterConditions: Calm
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (unknown origin)
RedactedNarrative:
On 02/27/2012 at approximately 2:30 am, vessel #1, a 40' Hunter auxiliary sailboat moored at the Port of Bellingham Squalicum Harbor caught fire, burned to waterline and sank.  The vessel was a total loss and the cause of the fire is unknown.  Two additional vessels that were moored suffered minor damages.  There were no injuries.


BARDID: WA-2012-0009
Date: 2012-03-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:24:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Seattle
County: King
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Hull failure
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Sinking
RedactedNarrative:
On 03/26/2012 at 2124 hours a 25-year old male drowned in Puget Sound after the rubber raft he was in deflated and sank.  He was not wearing a PFD.


BARDID: WA-2012-0011
Date: 2012-03-17 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:48:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Limerick
NearestCityTown: Shelton
County: Mason
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
On March 17, 2012, subject reported to the fire department that her husband and son 2 years of age, had been out on Lake Limierick in a canoe and were overdue.

A witness reported that he had seen the canoe tip and saw a dark figure roll out of the canoe.  Witness rowed out to the canoe and found 2 lifejackets and a paddle.  operator was considered to be in good physical condition and a good swimmer.  occupant could not swim.

The Mason County Sheriff's Office was informed about the incident and a search was organized.  At about 2122 hours occupant was found floating face down in the water.  The search for operator continued until March 19th.  At this time he is presumed dead and his body has not been recovered.

The canoe was recovered the same day, and an examination by the Mason CSO showed no evidence of damage or anything unusual about the canoe.  Two PFDs were found inside, both USCG approved and in good, useable condition.

The air temperature at the time of the incident was in the lower 50's on a clear, sunny day.  The water temperature was 40 degrees F and hypothermia is believed to have been a major factor in the two drownings.


BARDID: WA-2012-0012
Date: 2012-04-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:04:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Rock Lake
NearestCityTown: Ewan
County: Whitman
WaterConditions: Rough
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause2: Hazardous waters
AccidentCause3: Weather
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel #1 put on the water at about 10:30 a.m. on April 1.  The air temperature was about 35 degrees F and there was a moderate wind between 12 - 25 mph. After about 30 minutes the operator reached the middle of the lake.  The weather condiitons worsened with higher winds and bigger waves.  The vessel was taking on water due to the waves and then capsized.  The operator could not get into the vessel and after approximately 20 minutes he tried unsucessfuly to swim to shore. Rescue crews found him floating face up wearing his life jacket.  He was unresponsive.

The operator of Vessel #2 was wearing a vessel and was treated for hypothermia at the hospital.


BARDID: WA-2012-0013
Date: 2012-04-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Sinclair Inlet
NearestCityTown: Port Orchard
County: Kitsap
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause2: Starting in gear
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On April 1, 2012, at approximately noon, the vessel WAYFINDER (#1) backed up into the vessel ALURE's (#2) swim platform that was moored in the slip behind the WAYFINDER.  Vessel #1 did not turn as expected.   

Vessel #2 - No information given - No report filed.  Damages were estimated to be $1,500.00.


BARDID: WA-2012-0015
Date: 2012-04-14 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Chehalis River
NearestCityTown: Dryad
County: Lewis
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Hazardous waters
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 04/14/2012 the victim was rafting on the Chehalis River during the Pe Ell "river run", an informal event that is not permitted by the county.  The event starts in Pe Ell at Queen Avenue and goes downriver towards the Elk Creek bridge outside of Doty.  According to a witness, most of the participants in the race drank alcohol before starting and then again at the Elk Bridge location where there was a fire was located to warm up people.  The end point is at Rainbow Falls State Park.  The victim and a companion were in a raft that had 'popped' so another person loaned him a single seat raft at the Elk Creek bridge.  A witness reported that when the victim started there was a 30 pack of beer and that when they arrived at Elk Creek, only 8 cans were left.  

Two witnesses said they saw the victim get back into the 1 man raft at Elk Creek then did not see him after that.  All parties stated that the victim was not wearing a lifejacket.  The victim was last seen on a gravel bar in the area.  

One witness said their plan was to meet at the end point and the witness waited for 20 minutes for subject.  Another person waited longer and drove up and down the road along the river looking for the victim

On 04/16/2012 victim was reported missing.  It was reported on 04/17/2012 that a small raft used by the victim was located on 4/15/2012, downstream from the victim's last known location.  On 04/19/2012 the victim was located approximately 100 yards downstream from his last known location.  He was about 10 to 15 feet from the south shore line in approximately 5 feet of water.  There were no signs of foul play.

The investigation report states victim was using alcohol and had not been wearing a PFD.


BARDID: WA-2012-0017
Date: 2012-04-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:33:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Long Lake (Lake Spokane)
NearestCityTown: Spokane
County: Spokane
WaterConditions: Rough
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous waters
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 04/16/2012 at approximately 10:33 am, victim attempted to launch out into swift moving water on Long Lake.  Long Lake is a section of the Spokane River.  He only made it a few yards from shore before capsizing.  He was able to eventually swim to shore.  He was transported to the hospital and treated for hypothermia and released the same day.  His canoe was recovered by Spokane County deputies further down the river/lake.


BARDID: WA-2012-0018
Date: 2012-04-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:13:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound (Yukon Harbor)
NearestCityTown: Manchester
County: Kitsap
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Drug use
AccidentCause2: Alcohol
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 04/18/2012 at 18:13 hours Kitsap CSO was advised of a possible water rescue in the area of Manchester.  Several callers had reported two males had capsized in a canoe and were yelling for help.

The county patrol vessel arrived shortly after Bainbridge Island PD Marine 8 & the USCG.  Marine 8 had located the two males and were transferring them to the USCG boat for transport fo Manchester.  County was informed by Marine 8 personnel that the subjects were hypothermic and unable to give any statements.

After checking the area, County located the canoe floating upside-down about 1000 feet east of the city of Manchester.  Floating next to the canoe was a partial oar (or paddle) and entangled in the bow line for the canoe was a black and blue colored back pack. 

County checked the back pack for ID of the subjects.  No ID was located but several baggies of what appeared to be marijuana.  Several pipes were also found in the back pack.

Medics had already departed with one of the subjects whose core temperature was in the low 80's.  The second subject was being prepped for transport.  His core temp was low but not as low.

USCG personnel stated that they had located drug paraphernalia as they were removing his clothes to try and warm him.

All evidence was released to KCSO for investigation.  County personnel inventoried the back pack where 3 seperate baggies containing marijuana, 4 additional smoking pipes, and a black digital scale were located.  All itemes were entered into evidence.


BARDID: WA-2012-0020
Date: 2012-02-15 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Rock Lake
NearestCityTown: Ewan
County: Whitman
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Improper lookout
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
AccidentEvent3: Sinking
RedactedNarrative:
On 2/15/2012, at approximately 3:00 pm a 14' open motorboat on Rock Lake was returning to landing.  Rock Lake is a deep and narrow lake that has numerous basalt columns that extend up from the bottom to just near the surface of the water.  The lake level determines how close the columns are to the surface.  As the boat was returning, the motor shaft struck a submerged rock hazard, probably a rock column and caused the motor to kick up from the impact and the stern to rapidly take on water causing the vessel to sink.  

the operator described his location as about 80-100 yards from landing.  Vessel was a total loss and sank in about 300' of water. Both individuals were able to swim to shore and other than hypothermia, received no treatment and had no injuries.


BARDID: WA-2012-0021
Date: 2012-03-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:50:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Isabella Lake
NearestCityTown: Shelton
County: Mason
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Improper loading
AccidentCause2: Weather
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 3/22/2012 two teenagers were fishing in a 14' open motorboat.  After being on the water about an hour, the weather began to pick up and get windy so they to return to the ramp.   It was about 11:50 a.m. and as the operator was turning the boat, his passenger shifted or stood up and caused the it to capsize.  

The investigating officer determined that the combination of the passenger movement in the unstable boat, gusty winds and waves of about 2' caused it to shift quickly and the movement of both persons in the boat caused it to capsize.  

Operator and the passenger were both taken to the hospital and treated for hypothermia and cold water exposure.


BARDID: WA-2012-0022
Date: 2012-03-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 05:29:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Squalicum Harbor
NearestCityTown: Bellingham
County: Whatcom
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (unknown origin)
RedactedNarrative:
At approximately 05:29 a.m. on 3/30/2012 a fire occurred in an 'open style' covered boat house with 13 moorage slips.  There were 12 boats moored in the slips and the vessel BREAKWIND was a live aboard with two people on board at the time.  One vessel was away from the moorage and all of the remaining 12 other vessels were destroyed in the fire and a total loss.  

The two victims noted in the report died in the fire from unknown causes, but it is likely smoke inhalation was a primary factor.


BARDID: WA-2012-0023
Date: 2012-03-31 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Spokane River
NearestCityTown: Spokane
County: Spokane
WaterConditions: Unknown
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous waters
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
AccidentCause3: Operator inexperience
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 3/31/2012 at approximately 5:00 pm the victim was believed to have gone canoieng on the Spokane River from Riverside State Park in an area known as the Bowl and Pitcher.  A witness recalls seeing a male take a green canoe of the vehicle that turned out to be the victims in the Bowl and Pitcher Campground area.    

Information gleaned from the family indicates that the victim did not own a lifejacket and no receipts or records were located indicating he purchased one.  It was reported that he had only used his canoe on flat, calm water previous to March 31.  The Spokane River on March 31 when he was reported missing was running at the highest recorded level on record for a March 31st.

Numerous air, water, and land searches have been conducted.  As of 4/11/2012, neither the victim or his canoe has been accounted.


BARDID: WA-2012-0024
Date: 2012-04-10 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:17:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Anacortes Marina
NearestCityTown: Anacortes
County: Skagit
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (non-fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
On 4/10/2012, at approximately 9:17 pm fire from unknown ignition started in slip 74.  Small amount of damage to slip 72.  Slip 76 total loss, slip 78 significant fire damage.  Slip 74 vessel sank as a result of damage.  Slip 76 vessel also sank as result of damage.  No injures.


BARDID: WA-2012-0025
Date: 2012-04-21 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:22:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Spanaway Lake
NearestCityTown: Spanaway
County: Pierce
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Improper lookout
AccidentCause2: Operator inexperience
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 4/21/2012 at approximately 1:22 pm, Operator1 was operating his 17' low profile speed boat (vessel #1) and had just launched it.  He was operating and heading in a westerly direction whe he noticed another "bass boat" type vessel (#2) near his vessel.  When he slowed his vessel down to begin turning to the south, vessel #2 turned to the left and hit his boat on the port side of the transom.  

There were no injuries and the damage to vessel #1 was estimated at $2,500.00.  There was no estimate for the damage to vessel #2.  

The accident was investigated by the Pierce County S/O and because there was no indication of a criminal violation, no citation was issued.


BARDID: WA-2012-0026
Date: 2012-04-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 01:01:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Steilacoom
NearestCityTown: Lakewood
County: Pierce
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Other
OtherAccidentCause: passenger/skier behavior
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 4/22/2012, at approximately 01:01 am, two intoxicated males were canoeing.  Victim was in the stern of the canoe, owner at the bow.  The victim was rocking canoe in jest when the canoe overturned and capsized spilling both occupants into the water.  Both individuals stayed with canoe for approximately 15-20 minutes attempting to right the canoe but were unsuccessful.  

Both then attempted to push/pull/swim the canoe to shore for several minutes before tiring, eventually abandoning the canoe and simply swim to shore.  As they were swimming they were talking to each other until the canoe owner no longer heard his friend's voice at which time it was determined the victim had slipped below the surface.  The owner managed to get to shore while a resident at a home near where the capsize occurred attempted to locate the victim at the place he had last been seen.  

Fire rescue swimmers arrived on scene and after searching the last know point, were able to locate and retrieve the victim.  Attempts to resusitate the victim were unsuccessful. He was transported to St. Clare Hospital where the victim was pronounced dead.

Neither individual was wearing a PFD nor were there any in the canoe at the time it capsized.


BARDID: WA-2012-0027
Date: 2012-04-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 06:18:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Waitts Lake
NearestCityTown: Valley
County: Stevens
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: operator behavior
AccidentEvent1: Person Departed Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 4/28/2012 at approximately 6:18 am on Waitts Lake on the opening day of lowland lake fishing season, operator/victim in a 16' motorboat with a 60 HP outboard engine lost his pole over the side of the vessel when he got a bite on his fishing line.  He dove in after it.  The weather was cold and rainy and he was not wearing a PFD. 

Steven's County Sheriff's Office personnel spoke with the two passengers on the boat, the victim's wife and one other.  Both said after the vicitm dove into the water they began yelling at him to grab the rope they had thrown him in the water.  They also threw 3 life jackets to him and one vest was close to where he could have grabbed it but the victim would not let go of the fishing pole.  At the same time, they tried to start the boat motor but were having trouble getting it started.  The vicitm was telling them "Hurry up, get me out of here!"  They got the motor running and started to circle him.  The victim went underneath the water and did not come up.  Both passengers said they could not understand why he would not let go of the fishing pole.  The officer spoke to numerous witnesses and no one, including the investigating officer, believed that any wrong doing had occurred. 

The victim's body was later recovered on 5/2/2012 by the Stevens and Spokane County Sheriff's Offices.  The spouse was notified and victimi was transported at the direction of Stevens County Coronor's Office.


BARDID: WA-2012-0028
Date: 2012-04-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:15:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound; Apple Tree Cove
NearestCityTown: Kingston
County: Kitsap
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: None
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause2: Hazardous waters
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 4/29/2012 at approximately 12:15 pm, vessel #1 was backing out of its' moorage slip and the current caused the vessel to move sideways and into a boat opposite of the slip and causing damages to another vessel (#2).  Damages to vessel #1 were a cracked window and bent stanchions that the operator estimated was more than $2,000. 

Vessel #2 was not occupied, damages were not noted, and a BAR for that vessel was not completed.


BARDID: WA-2012-0030
Date: 2012-05-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:50:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Anacortes
County: Skagit
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Improper anchoring
AccidentCause2: Operator inexperience
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Sinking
RedactedNarrative:
On 5/5/2012 at approximately 2:00 pm the operator of a 16' open motorboat attempted to pull up anchor but found it was stuck on the bottom.  The operator then tied the anchor line to a stern "to increase pulling power".  The current quickly spun the boat around putting the stern into the current and the boat was swamped and sank in a matter of seconds.  The vessel sank in about 150 feet of water. 

The operator was not wearing a PFD but had one next to him.  He stated he did not have enough time to put it on.  His passenger was wearing a PFD but also had waders on.  The operator held onto the passenger until both were rescued by another vessel nearby.  There were no injuries and the boat was a complete loss, valued at $17,000 with another $1,500 lost in gear.


BARDID: WA-2012-0031
Date: 2012-05-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Skokomish River
NearestCityTown: Monroe
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Unknown
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
RedactedNarrative:
On 5/6/2012 at approximately 3:30 pm operator was operating his 18' jet powered boat at a cruising speed on the Skykomish River after launching at the Lewis Street launch near the town of Monroe in Snohomish County.  The river in this area is wide and has few obstructions other than gravel bars, islands and down trees. The boat was a low profile speed type boat with a horsepower rating of 400 HP.  There were 4 people on board the vessel. As the boat was speeding on the water, it apparently crossed shallow water where the jet pump intake picked up some rocks from a gravel bar just below the surface.  The rocks were sucked into the jet pump housing were then blown through it ( the housing was made of aluminum) making 3 holes and destroying the pump assembly and housing.  The boat could not be operated and began to drift downstream.  The operator had the passengers put on life jackets to be safe and shortly after the boat ran aground on a gravel bar.   

 Estimated damage of the 1973 vessel was in excess of $2,000.00. There were no injuries.


BARDID: WA-2012-0032
Date: 2012-05-10 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 06:15:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Port Orchard Bay
NearestCityTown: Bremerton
County: Kitsap
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Electrical
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (non-fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
On 5/10/2012 at approximately 6:15 am the vessel LIBERTY CALL on Puget Sound in Agate Pass caught fire.  The operator/owner said the fire started in the electric inverter and then quickly spread through the fiberglass boat.  There was only one person on the vessel which was completed destroyed by fire.  The Coast Guard responded to this incident and before the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office were available to inspect the vessel and determine if an investigation was needed, it was towed away to an unknown location. 

The total loss of the vessel was estimated at $50,000 along with $3,000 in personal belongings on the boat.  There were no injuries.


BARDID: WA-2012-0033
Date: 2012-05-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Vancouver
County: Clark
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: -1
CongestedWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Excessive speed
AccidentCause2: Machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Throttle
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Person Struck by Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 5/12/2012, at about 3:30 pm, a 28' cabin motor boat ran up onto the beach in Wintler City Park after encountering throttle malfunction.  No one on the boat was injured and there was no apparent damage to the boat.   

One person on the beach was struck by the boat sustaining a broken/fractured right ankle.  He was not admitted to the hospital. Another person may have also been struck while on the beach.  It is unclear if he was struck by the boat hull or not.  No injuries were sustained. 
 
One injury not requiring hospitalization (on shore) / No fatalities.
 
There was evidence of alcohol on board but no BUI citation was issued.  
 
There was no apparent vessel damage.
 
There were PFDs on board.  There were no PFDs worn at the time of the accident.
 
The operator completed instruction via the Internet (Boat US).  He had the mandatory Boater Education Card.
 
Rules of the Road Violation -  The operator was cited for Reckless Boating and Safe Speed.


BARDID: WA-2012-0034
Date: 2012-05-14 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Richland
County: Benton
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Ignition of Spilled Fuel or Vapor
AccidentCause2: Failure to vent
AccidentCause3: Operator inattention
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
RedactedNarrative:
On May 14, 2012 at approximately 1800 hours it was reported that a boat was on fire at the Richland Yacht Club at the Columbia Point Marina on the Columbia River in Richland, WA.  It was explained that 2 persons had been burned but were out of the water and en route to the hospital.  The boat was still adrift and burning. 

Witnesses reported seeing the operator idling the boat, a 16' Crestliner with an outboard motor, into the Richland Yacht Club marina and then headed to the fuel dock located near the west end of the club docks.  The male operator fueled the vessel then began idling away.  The operator was reported to have been operating the vessel standing up between the starboard helm seat and the port side companion seat.  It was reported that a female passenger had been occupying the port companion seat. 

The boat did not quite reach the end of the docks between D and E dock when a "pop" was heard.  Immediately thick black smoke and flames were seen coming from the vicinity of the boat. 

Both occupants had severe 2nd and 3rd degree burns on their bodies.  Fire personnel arrived and immediately departed with the male and female in ambulances.  The boat was out of reach of the fire personnel's apparatus and burned to the water line.  It sank in shallow water along the dike on the west bank of the river, with a portion of the outboard motor and stern sticking out of the water.


BARDID: WA-2012-0035
Date: 2012-05-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Green River
NearestCityTown: Black Diamond
County: King
WaterConditions: Unknown
StrongCurrent: -1
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous waters
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 5/12/2012 at approximately 1:30 while white water rafting in the Green River Gorge the raft washed up onto a large rock ("high sided") and became stranded on it in a rapid called "The Nozzle".  The passenger was thrown from the raft into the river and was picked up by friends in another raft downstream.  One witness said that the last time they saw of the victim, he was standing on top of the large rock working to try and free the raft up from the rock.  It is unknown how the victim ended up in the water and he was recovered by the search & rescue team once the raft was moved off the rock. 

Investigator's note:  The PFD warn by the victim was stripped from his body while he was in the current.  It was found downstream zipped up and buckled up.  The PFD worn was recommended for canoeing, kayaking, or sailing and is not a swifwater or whitewater PFD.  This may possibly be a key factor in why the PFD was stripped from the victim by the current.


BARDID: WA-2012-0037
Date: 2012-05-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:15:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Salish Sea
NearestCityTown: Friday Harbor
County: San Juan
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause2: Hazardous waters
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 5/18/2012 at about 2:15 pm on the Salish Sea in San Juan County, three men were shrimping near Sucia Island when they attempted to pull up a stuck shrimp pot for another boat near them.  The shrimp pot was stuck on the bottom and they could not get it to dislodge using a "puller" (winch) on boat.  They then tied the line from the shrimp pot to starboard cleat on the transom to try and pull the pot free by accelerating with the 100 HP primary motor.  The shrimp pot remained stuck and the starboard aft area of the boat went underwater and boat capsized throwing all three passengers into the water.  At the time there was also a strong tidal current running.
 
All three persons were wearing inflatable Type 5 life jackets, but the deceased, aged 72 could not activate the pull cord on the jacket to inflate it.  All three were rescued quickly by nearby boat operators and CPR was given to the victim for about 1 hour without success.   It was believed that the 52 degree water was a shock to him and in the confusion he could not located the pull cord and he died from drowning or hypothermia.


BARDID: WA-2012-0038
Date: 2012-05-19 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 08:40:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Edmonds
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Machinery failure
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
MachineryFailure: Shift
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 5/19/2012 at about 8:45 am, boat #1, a 26' cabin motorboat was docking at the marina gas dock.  According to operator, the throttle or some element of the drive system became engaged and was unresponsive while the vessel continued to operate towards other boats in the area.  The boat then hit a 38' cabin motorboat (Boat #2) that was docked.  The boat collided with boat #2 causing minor damage on the port aft corner to canvas and railings.  Boat #1 had damages to the bow hull on the starboard side.  Each boat had at least $2,000 damages as a result of the collision.


BARDID: WA-2012-0039
Date: 2012-05-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 23:25:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Mukilteo
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Unknown
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Restricted vision
AccidentCause2: Improper lookout
AccidentEvent1: Collision with floating object
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
AccidentEvent3: Sinking
RedactedNarrative:
On 5/24/2012 at approximately 11:25 p.m. the 27' sailboat with a 6 h.p. engine hit unknown debris on the port side below water line.  The operator/owner called 911 and the local fire department responded and took the boat in tow after starting a pump to de-water the vessel.  While towing the vessel still was taking on water faster than it could be pumped out.  The fire department took took the passenger and operator on board then to shore while a U.S.C.G. vessel remained with the boat.   
 
The boat sank about 3 hours later and was estimated to be valued at 8,000.00.  It was a complete loss and there were no injuries.


BARDID: WA-2012-0041
Date: 2012-05-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:45:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Rooseveldt
NearestCityTown: Grand Coulee
County: Okanogan
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (non-fuel)
AccidentEvent2: Fire/Explosion (Fuel)
AccidentEvent3: Flooding/swamping
RedactedNarrative:
On 5/27/2012 at about 6:45 pm, operator, launched her boat, a 23' open motorboat (Warlock), from Spring Canyon boat launch.  She was taking the boat out to warm it up.  According to operator, after passing the "No Wake" buoys she pushed the throttle forward to bring the boat up on plane.  She estimated that she was traveling about 35 mph & turning slightly when she saw smoke coming out of the back of the boat.  It was estimated by law enforcement that the boat was 1/2 to 1 mile NE of the Spring Canyon boat launch.  She immediately stopped the boat.  The warning buzzer started to sound.  operator grabbed the fire extinguisher to try and put the fire out.  She was rescued by a passing boat who also tried unsuccessfully to put the fire out with their fire extinguisher.  The boat burned and sank.  
 
According to the report provided by law enforcement (National Park Service), the smell of alcohol was on breath.  She agreed to an alcohol test (PBT).  With consent, a NPS park ranger administered the PBT.  The PBT showed a reading of 0.093 blood alcohol.   She was not arrested for BUI.  She was not wearing a PFD.  There were no injuries.  
 
The boat was a total loss with damages estimated at $20,000.  Personal items lost were estimated at $803.00.


BARDID: WA-2012-0042
Date: 2012-05-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:10:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Camas
County: Clark
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Sinking
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 5/28/2012, at about 10:10 am, an 18' Smokercraft Sportsman was anchored in approximately 30-40' of water in strong current on the Columbia River near Camas, WA in Clark county .  The operator attempted to pull the anchoring system free by using vessel power.  The boat had 2 Honda outboard engines, 90 hp and 8hp.  The anchoring technique, referred to as "Columbia River anchoring system), would not come free from the rocky bottom.  The operator attempted to free the anchor by using power from the outboard, and attached the anchor line to the stern of the vessel and began maneuvering to go upstream.  The boat immediately swung downstream, putting the stern into the current and causing the boat to swamp w/water and sink sending all 3 occupants into the water.  

Two occupants were picked up by other fishing boats in the area.  One person was transported to the hospital and treated for shock and exposure.  The third occupant disappeared under the water and was presumed drowned.  None of the occupants were wearing life jackets.  There was no evidence of alcohol involved. 

Damages were estimated at $16,000.00 for the boat, motors, and equipment on board.  According to the Clark County Sheriff's Office, as of 11/27/2012, body has not been recovered.


BARDID: WA-2012-0043
Date: 2012-06-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:44:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Commencement Bay
NearestCityTown: Tacoma
County: Pierce
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Operator inexperience
AccidentCause3: Force of wave/wake
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 06/05/2012, at about 11:44 am, 2 subjects were shrimping in Commencement Bay on Puget Sound when a wave came over the stern swamping their boat, a 11'9" SeaKing aluminum row boat.  The boat became unstable and almost immediately capsized tossing both subjects into the water.  One subject, (operator), swam to shore.  A Tacoma fire fighter was able to swim the other passenger back to shore.  Passenger was treated on the scene by medic personnel.  Both were transported to St. Joseph's hospital for hypothermia.  Passenger was wearing a PFD and operator was not. 

The boat had totally submerged out of sight by the time emergency services were on scene.  Damages were estimated at $500.  Alcohol use was not apparent.


BARDID: WA-2012-0044
Date: 2012-06-15 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:32:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Yakima River
NearestCityTown: Ellensburg
County: Kittitas
WaterConditions: Unknown
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Operator inexperience
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 6/15/2012 at about 5:32 p.m. the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office responded to a water rescue incident in the Yakima River near Ellensburg in the area of Irene Rinehart Park. 

A canoe with two adult males on board capsized above a diversion dam putting both occupants into the water.  Both were washed over the dam and through the hydraulic below it.  One occupant was able to make it to shore while the other male (the operator in the stern of the canoe) was able to grab a tree limb in the water and was then partially pinned between two logs.  He was eventually rescued by Kittitas County sheriff's deputies.  Both were transported to and admitted to the hospital suffering from hypothermia.  The canoe and paddles were recovered with only a minor dent in the canoe estimated at $100.00 in damages.


BARDID: WA-2012-0045
Date: 2012-06-15 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Salish Sea
NearestCityTown: Friday Harbor
County: San Juan
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Improper lookout
AccidentCause2: Operator inexperience
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
RedactedNarrative:
On 06/15/2012 at approximately 6:00 pm, operator was operating his 30' wooden vessel, cruising enroute to an anchor location to moor and have dinner.  About 150 feet from the south shore of Shaw Island in Hicks Bay (San Juan Islands, San Juan County) he hit submerged rocks that he did not see noted on the charts.  The damages to his boat were a scraping of the last 18 inches of the stern, sonar hardware was broken off and the starboard skeg and prop/lower unit were damaged.  he estimated that the damages would amount to $37,000.


BARDID: WA-2012-0046
Date: 2012-06-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:02:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Little White Salmon
NearestCityTown: Stevenson
County: Skamania
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous waters
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 06/16/2012 at approximately 03:03 PM Operator was kayaking with a group of nine friends on the Little White Salmon River in Skamania County.  This section is rated a Class V (5) run.  At a point about 1 mile above the fish hatchery, she was either pulled into an eddy or chose to enter an eddy.  At that point, she "went under" or capsized, and then her boat popped up but she was no longer in the kayak.  A member of her group plus several others from a separate group following the first group were able to pull her to shore where CPR was started.  After two hours a doctor who was also paddling the river pronounced her dead.  She was removed from the area and the sheriff's office was contacted.


BARDID: WA-2012-0047
Date: 2012-05-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:27:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Washington
NearestCityTown: Kirkland
County: King
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Force of wave/wake
AccidentCause2: Operator inexperience
AccidentEvent1: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 05/12/2012 at approximately 1:35 pm a rented, 20' Bayliner boat with 5 passengers on board was leaving the 'No wake' zone from the marina to begin cruising on Lake Washington near Kirkland, Washington.   

As the boat was beginning to et up to cruising speed, two other boats passed the vessel.  One passed on the starboard at a far distance while the second boat passed much closer on the port side at a faster speed.  The second boat was larger and threw a large wake with large swells, causing the Bayliner to lift high out of the water when it met the swells and then fall hard.  Three people in the boat were thrown off the seats they were in and were injured when they fell hard on the boat deck.   

The accident was caused by the operator's inexperience and lack of ability to effectively navigate a motorboat under power through large waves approaching his vessel.  None of the occupants were wearing life jackets.


BARDID: WA-2012-0048
Date: 2012-06-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 00:01:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Snake River
NearestCityTown: Burbank
County: Walla Walla
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Improper loading
AccidentCause3: Overloading
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Sinking
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 6/24/2012, the operator and passengers listed below had planned a carp shooting trip on the Snake River.  The 12' 1980 Shelby fiberglass open motorboat had a 25 hp outboard and was launched at Hood Park. 

According to the operator, the boat was loaded with a 3200 watt generator, 2 batteries, 6 spot lights, the operator and four passengers. During the initial investigation it was noted that both the operator and passenger #1 had the odor of intoxicants on their breath.  At first, passenger #1 indicated he was in control of the vessel and two hours after the incident a BAC of 0.014 was obtained from him.  Approximately 5 hours later, operator admitted to being the operator in control of the vessel, and this was confirmed by passenger #1 in his written statement.  At that time the operator's BAC was 0.000 but he admitted to consuming three, 12 oz beers, with the last one consumed just before the incident occurred.   

The operator stated upon moving forward, downstream from the dock, the bow took on water and quickly sank the vessel. Nobody was wearing a PFD.  The operator stated he had 2 or 3  life jackets on board.  All made it safely to shore except for passenger #4.  It was learned from the survivors that the victim could not swim.  A thorough search for the victim was conducted by vessel, divers, and a SAR-sonar with negative results during the 24 hours after the incident. 

On June 30, 2012, the victim was recovered n the Columbia River, several miles downstream from the mouth of the Snake River.  It was noted that the vessel had the generator strapped down in the middle of the vessel.  No life jackets were recovered from the vessel and none were recovered during the search and rescue efforts after the incident.I


BARDID: WA-2012-0049
Date: 2012-07-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Port Gardner Bay
NearestCityTown: Everett
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
AccidentEvent1: Other
OtherAccidentEvent: appendange tangled in vessel e
RedactedNarrative:
On 07/06/2012 at about 4:30 p.m. victim was attempting to pull in the anchor while his brother was operating the 20' Bayliner I/O.  His finger was either wrapped around anchor chain while pulling anchor or caught between one of the links when the boat was pushed by rough water, causing the bow to swing and pull the chain tight onto finger or pulling it through the cleat.  The action separated the finger from the hand.  victim was taken to the hospital but the finger could not be re-attached to the hand.


BARDID: WA-2012-0050
Date: 2012-07-14 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:12:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Skagit River
NearestCityTown: Lyman
County: Skagit
WaterConditions: Unknown
StrongCurrent: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Excessive speed
AccidentEvent1: Collision with submerged object
AccidentEvent2: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
On 07/14/2012 at about 4:12 PM, the operator of a 17 foot aluminum open motorboat with jet drive was seen by a fisherman on shore cruising up the Skagit River just east of the town of Lyman.  The river was considered to be at a high level with a large flow. The water temperature was 49 degrees F.  The witness had turned away and then heard a loud noise, as if the boat had hit something.  When he turned back to look at the boat he could see a man's head in the water floating downstream followed by the boat with a dog in it.  The operator had been the only person in the boat and was apparently thrown from the boat when it hit a submerged object.  The witness was certain the man did not have a life jacket on because all he could see was his head sticking out of the water.   He watched the man until he floated out of sight around a bend in the river.

The Skagit CSO and members of the SAR team spent several days searching for the missing man but by July 19 he was not recovered and the search was called off.


BARDID: WA-2012-0051
Date: 2012-07-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:15:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Herbert G. West Lake
NearestCityTown: Starbuck
County: Whitman
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Excessive speed
AccidentCause3: Navigation rules violation
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
AccidentEvent3: Flooding/swamping
RedactedNarrative:
On 7/8/2012 at about 12:15 pm, a 2004, 20' Regal 2000 open motorboat struck submerged rocks near the shoreline of Herbert G. West Lake (Columbia River.)  The collision happened near Lyons Ferry on the Whitman County side of the river (N-46.33.546, W-118.10.517 GPS coordinates) which is upriver from the railroad bridge and across the river from the mouth of the Tucannon River.   

Law enforcement was advised of the incident at about 4:45 pm and was told that a boat was grounded and the occupants had left the scene.  They were also informed that the incident had occurred several hours earlier but because of poor radio service they had not been dispatch had been unable to contact the deputies.  When law enforcement arrived at about 7:00 pm, the boat was partially submerged and tied to the rocks.  There were four males were using a pump and attempting to pump out the water in the boat.   

When asked by law enforcement what had happened, the operator, Operator, said that he was driving the boat and the steering broke, causing it to veer too close to shore ripping the propeller off.  The boat then slammed into the rocks.  He said that one passenger, Passenger, was ejected and landed on the rocks and brush.  He sustained cuts and bruises but did not require medical treatment.  There were no other injuries.   

According to witnesses, the boat was operating in a reckless manner.  Rangers from the Army Corps of Engineer's said the area of the gravel launch had been blocked with large rocks to prevent launching boats.  The occupants of the boat must have moved the rocks to access the launch area.  Law enforcement asked Operator if they had moved the rocks to access the launch.  He said they did.  The boat was seized by law enforcement for investigation of possible reckless boating.  Operator was informed by the deputy that a witness had said that they all appeared to be intoxicated at the time of the collision and that his story about the steering breaking did not match up.  Operator said, "Well it didn't break, it just got stuck". 

Operator stated that he did not have any alcohol drinks at all before or after the incident and that he did not have a mandatory boater education card.  He estimated his speed at about 35 mph.  The boat was released to Operator.  He was issued a citation for operating a vessel in a negligent manner and failure to have a boater education card.   

It was estimated that 20-30 gallons of fuel were probably lost.  The Department of Ecology responsible for fuel spills informed the sheriff's office that they were not going to respond.  Boat damages were estimated at $18,000.00.


BARDID: WA-2012-0052
Date: 2012-07-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:45:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Vashon
County: King
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Excessive speed
AccidentCause2: Improper lookout
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
RedactedNarrative:
This was a hit and run accident.  On 07/07/2012 at about 9:45 pm while moored in Quartermaster Harbor, V2 was struck by another vessel at 9:45 p.m. (V1), operator unknown.   

The owner of V2 reported that someone had hit his boat (V2) that was moored on a mooring buoy in front of the family's residence.  He said the other boat (V1) was traveling extremely fast and rode up the bow of his moored boat (V2).  The operator of V1 then left the scene at a high rate of speed. V1 was described as a small speed boat.
  
Several attempts were made unsuccessfully to contact the owner of V2 regarding the estimated damage amount to his vessel.  There has been no return call in response to the messages left. The Boating Program staff  estimated damages at $2000.00 based on the investigation report filed by King CSO. 


There was no one on board the boat at the time of the incident. 

Alcohol involvement is unknown. 
PFD - N/A
Boater education card - Unknown 
Training/Experience - Unknown
Damage estimated at $2000 (by Boating Program Staff).
There were no injuries reported.
The owner of V2 witnessed the incident. 
Hit and Run violation.


BARDID: WA-2012-0054
Date: 2012-07-14 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:55:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Snake River
NearestCityTown: Clarkston
County: Asotin
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
RedactedNarrative:
On 7/14/2012, at about 6:55 pm, owner/operator, and his family were relaxing in his boat, a 2004, 17' Bayliner open motorboat  The boat was in the Snake River just South of the Interstate bridge near Clarkston, WA.  Operator reported he was getting ready to turn around and head home.  He stared the boat, then his attention was turned away.  He turned his head and ran the boat aground.   

Damages to the boat were estimated at $2,500.  There were no injuries.  All on board (6) were wearing PFDs.  Operator indicated using alcohol prior to the accident.  No alcohol tests were indicated.  He was not arrested for BUI.


BARDID: WA-2012-0055
Date: 2012-07-20 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:58:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Washington
NearestCityTown: Kirkland
County: King
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: People on Gunwale, Bow, or Transom
AccidentCause2: Weather
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
On 7/20/2012, shortly after 1:00 pm, the victim left the Queen City Yatch Club.  He had stated he was going into Lake Washington to work on the wood deck of his boat, a 1965, 48' Chriscraft.  At 6:58 pm, King County Sheriff received a dispatch call indicating Operator's Chriscraft had washed up on the beach.  On deck was a Honda generator running, an extension cord was plugged into the generator, the middle length of the extension cord was coiled around the rear deck hatch, and the free end was hanging over the starboard side of the boat.  At the end of the extension cord was a heat gun and a tethered puddy knife.  The cord with heat gun was hanging into the water about 20'.  Fresh varnish removal was noted on the starboard side of the cabin.  This was the narrowest part of the deck area between the cabin and the unprotected edge of the boat, the railing that was normally mounted in this area was removed.  Marks on the decking were consistent with heating the varnish and scrapping it off with the tethered puddy knife.  Further all deck railing and cleats had been removed in what appears to be a restoration project of the boat. 

A water search was made looking for Operator.  Participating in the search was King County Sheriff Marine and Air units, Seattle Harbor Patrol, Waterways tour vessel, various private vessels and the US Coast Guard.  During the search officers were dispatched to Operator's home there was no answer at the door. 

Operator's car was located at the Queen City Yatch Club.  A check of the slip confirmed an empty slip.  Additional checks at the Operator home were made with no contact.  A Deputy left his card at the door. 

On the morning of 7/21/2012, (Operator's wife) called the King County Sheriff's office.  She stated that she had not been able to reach her husband since yesterday morning.  She was advised of the incident. 

On 7/26/2012, Verizon Wireless were able to provide one data point where Operator's cell phone was contacted by their towers.  This position was N47.67531 North & Minus 122.22984 West.  Seattle Harbor assisted by making several sonar searches of the possible drift path of Operator's boat.  This sonar search is ongoing at this time (7/27/2012). 

12/12/12 - Sent e-mail request to King County Sheriff's Office requesting current status of the investigation. 

12/20/12 - Received reply from King County Sheriff's Office.  Despite the efforts of Seattle Harbor Patrol and two civilian companies, Operator's body has not been located
 
01/03/2013 - Received information from King County Sheriff's Office.  "There is no further information in reference to this case.  Several private companies as well as Seattle Harbor attempted to locate the body with sonar but had no luck.  We are not conducting any further operations in reference to this case."


BARDID: WA-2012-0056
Date: 2012-07-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:45:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Roosevelt
NearestCityTown: Davenport
County: Lincoln
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Ignition of Spilled Fuel or Vapor
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
On 7/22/2012, at about 10:45 am, a 1975, 20' Fiberform cabin motorboat was leaving the 7 Bays Marina in Lake Roosevelt near Davenport, WA.  When the operator was exiting the Marina he attempted to bring the boat up on plane, the engine "bogged" and would not accelerate.  There were 4 passengers (family) onboard.  A passenger aboard the boat said they smelled gas.  Operator made another attempt at acceleration without success.  There was an explosion that came from the engine compartment causing the cover to be projected into the air.  The engine compartment immediately erupted in flames.  At that point, the boat was about 1/2 mile off shore of 7 Bays Marina.  Operator attempted to put the fire out with a fire extinguisher, the flames would not subside.  Operator instructed the other members onboard to abandon ship, he continued to fight the fire.  A passer-by in a pontoon boat came to their aid.  The operator of the pontoon boat tried to assist in eradicating the flames by using his fire extinguisher, without success.   Operator abandoned ship.  Good sam recovered Operator and his passengers from the water.  Once safely onboard, good sam transported the victims to  Bays Marina.   

Operator stated that the fuel vapor ventilation system (blower) was running when the incident occurred.  He also stated that there was a functional flame arrestor on the engine and everyone on board was wearing a life vest with the exception of himself.  The boat's fuel tank was at 3/4 capacity when starting the voyage.  The boat operated fine when he took it out the day before.  Operator did mention, "I had just got the generator rebuilt and the gauge was acting funny, it was pegged". 

The fire subsided at about 3:30 pm.  The boat was still afloat, but mostly under water, only the bow was exposed.  NPS employees performed a GAR assessment and scoring a 27, which is in the green, the NPS Ranger decided to tow the wreckage with the patrol boat to 7 Bays Marina.  The boat was secured next to shore in the cove of the marina.  The boat was leaking oil so BPS staff surrounded it with boom.  The Dept of Environmental Quality was notified of the oil leakage.  NPS staff left the scene once assured the boat was in a safe location and secure. 

Operator was informed that it was his (owner's)responsibility to pay and arrange for the extraction of his boat. 

The boat was a total loss with estimated damages of $7,000.00.  Personal property damages of $3,000.00 were reported.  There were no injures reported.  Alcohol use was not indicated as a factor.


BARDID: WA-2012-0057
Date: 2012-06-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:42:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Yakima River
NearestCityTown: Cle Elum
County: Kittitas
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous waters
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 6/24/2012, at about 09:42 am, operator, and her two children  launched in their canoe from the SR 970 boat launch on the Yakima River near CleElum, WA.  Operator reported that almost immediately after launching, the strong current forced the canoe towards some over hanging trees.  subject told her 2 children to duck under the limb but her 10 year old son leaned to one side, causing the canoe to capsize.  Her son climbed onto a log jam where he stayed until rescued.  subject and her 9 year old daughter made it to shore approximately 1/4 - 1/2 mile below the log jam.  They were all rescued by a fisherman in a drift boat. 
 
All 3 on board were wearing PFDs.  There were no injuries reported.  Alcohol use was not identified as a factor.  The canoe was not recovered.  Value of the canoe is unknown.


BARDID: WA-2012-0058
Date: 2012-07-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 01:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Spiden Channel
NearestCityTown: Friday Harbor
County: San Juan
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Fire/Explosion (Fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
On 7/24/2012, at about 01:00am, a 1983, 25' Bayliner auxiliary sailboat ran aground on some rocks on the South side of Spiden Island.  The owner/operator reported that he was sailing in relatively calm waters when a part of his sail broke.  He was attempting to fix it when he drifted into the rocks or a reef near Spiden Island.  He began to list to the side as the tide went out and he figured the boat would just lay on its side and float again when the tide came back in.  However, he stated he was on the edge of the reef and the boat just continued to roll and he believed it was going to capsize.   

Operator said he did not want the gasoline going into the sound so he attempted to bring it from down below.  At some point in the process, Operator spilled some gasoline causing a fire.  He was not sure how the fire started stating it might have been due to the electrical system, a candle, or his cigarette.  He repeated this several times before settling on the candle as the cause of the fire.  Operator transferred some personal items to the island and got off the sailboat as it burned.   

Operator was picked up by a Coast Guard helicopter and transported to Bellingham where he declined treatment.  The helicopter staff reported not being able to smell any alcohol on him but believed he had mental health issues.  He was checked by EMTs and did not appear to have any obvious injures.  He appeared to have singed hair and redness to his face but declined treatment.  He was transported to a motel per his request. 

Law enforcement reported that despite Operator's obvious mental heal issues, they did not have enough to prove he was an imminent danger to himself or others based on his comments.  It is unknown if Operator set the fire or if it was truly an accident.  He had one Orion marine hand held flare in his pocket and made the comment he had 5 of them before "this all happened".  He gave the flare to law enforcement stating he did not want it.  The flare was booked into evidence. 

PFD use is unknown.  There were no injuries reported.  Damages to the boat were estimated at $10,000.00.  Alcohol use is uncertain.  Law enforcement did report that no odor of intoxicants were detected on Operator's breath.  He was not arrested for BUI


BARDID: WA-2012-0059
Date: 2012-07-21 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Raft Island
County: Pierce
WaterConditions: Calm
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Restricted vision
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
AccidentCause3: Navigation rules violation
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Collision with Fixed Object
RedactedNarrative:
On 7/21/2012, at about 6:30pm, vessel #2, a 17' cabin motorboat was moored to a buoy behind her residence.  The vessel was un-occupied.  Vessel #1, an 18' open motorboat struck vessel #2.   

Vessel #1 had an operator (Operator1) only with a dog.  The dog was on the bow and fell out off the boat upon impact.  The impact destroyed the windshield and caused severe cracks along the starboard side of vessel #2.  Vessel #2's parents, witnesses 1 & 2, observed the operator of vessel #1 stating that it appeared the driver could not see because his dog was in his view on the bow.  Witness #2 saw the boat collide with the starboard side of vessel #2, leave the water, and launch on top of the windshield and bow of the boat before returning to the water.  Upon impact she observed the dog fall into the water. 

The operator of vessel #1 (Operator1) stopped briefly but did not say anything.  The owner of vessel #2  stated she yelled at him that she wanted to exchange information and return his dog but he did not respond.  He traveled briefly around the incident location then left.   

Later officers spoke with vessel #1's operator (Operator1) regarding the incident.  He told the officer he did collide with a boat off Raft Island with his vessel.  He said he could not see because his dog was on the bow blocking his view.  He stopped to speak with the owner of vessel # 2 at the time of the incident but then decided it was not a good time to make contact because they were "screaming and obnoxious".  His intent was to stop by the residence later and exchange information and get his dog. 

Later, officers arrived at vessel #2's residence to pick up the dog.  Owner had located the dog's owner by obtaining his last name from the dog tag and finding his address on the Internet - she had already returned the dog. 

Vessel #1 damage estimate - $2,000 
Vessel # 2 damage estimate - $5,000 
No injuries reported.


BARDID: WA-2012-0061
Date: 2012-08-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:05:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Mayfield Lake
NearestCityTown: Mossyrock
County: Lewis
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentEvent1: Person struck by propeller
RedactedNarrative:
On 8/5/2012, at about 3:07 pm, a 1999, 20' Bayliner Runabout was anchored in Mayfield Lake, in Lewis County,WA about 20' from the shore facing out towards open water.  The boat owner was on the bow lifting the anchor to move the boat.  As Subject was lifting the anchor he requested that the boat operator put the boat in the forward position.  Operator, instead of putting the throttle in forward gear, hit reverse.  Subject realizing they were going in reverse again yelled "GO FORWARD", Operator continued to put the throttle in the reverse position.   

The boat was traveling at about 1-10 MPH in a clockwise motion from the 3 o'clock position to the 6 o'clock position striking the 12-year old swimmer in the water.  Operator, realizing he had struck the victim, immediately took control of the boat and turned off the motor. 

Victim was struck by the propeller.  He was admitted to the hospital with injuries to his left upper thigh and lower stomach.  He was not wearing a PFD.  No apparent alcohol use was identified.  No boat damage was reported.


BARDID: WA-2012-0062
Date: 2012-05-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Moses Lake
NearestCityTown: Moses Lake
County: Grant
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator inattention
AccidentCause2: Improper lookout
AccidentEvent1: Collision with recreational vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person Struck by Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 5/27/2012 at about 1:00 pm, Operator2 had just launched her personal watercraft (vessel 2) on Moses Lake (Montlake) and was barely moving when it was struck on the port side by a 19' open motorboat (vessel #1).  Vessel #1 had just launched and was coming up onto plane.  The operator was adjusting the trim tabs to bring the bow down and did not see vessel #2 until it was too late to avoid a collision. 

There were no injuries to vessel #1's operator or occupants.   

The operator of vessel #2 operator was struck on her left side receiving a broken jaw and bruising to the shoulder and hip.  The operator of vessel #2 was transported by ambulance to Samaritan hospital then was airlifted to Spokane hospital for treatment. 

There was no damage to vessel #1.  Vessel #2 sustained minor damage estimated at $700.  Neither party had insurance. 

The accident was investigated by the Grant CSO.  The operator of vessel #2 was cited for Negligent Operation under RCW 79A.60.040.


BARDID: WA-2012-0063
Date: 2012-07-21 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Banks Lake
NearestCityTown: Electric City
County: Grant
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Excessive speed
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
RedactedNarrative:
On 7/21/2012 at about 5:43pm, MACC dispatch received a complaint owner of vessel #1, a 18' open motorboat.  He had been advised by multiple subjects that one of his rental boats, vessel #1, had been operating recklessly.  Vessel #1 had been seen running into rocks in the diving area north off Northrup Point.  Witnesses suspected that the operator was under the influence.  The vessel owner indicated that vessel #1 had been rented at the Coulee City park.   

Vessel #1 owner had received a phone call from the subject who rented the vessel (apparent operator) claiming that someone on a PWC had run into him earlier in the day while he was in the park.  He indicated he would be bringing vessel #1 to the launch/dock.  The apparent operator, operating vessel #1 at the time, arrived at the dock.  witness #1, was a passenger.  A male subject who was very intoxicated was a second passenger - he refused to identify himself. 

The operator and witness #1 stated that they had vessel #1 anchored while everyone was on the shore sunning.  They claimed that a red PWC came into the area and ran into the left side of vessel #1.  They indicated that the subject fled and they did not know who it was.  They claimed that they did not have cell coverage so were not able to report the incident until returning to Coulee City.  They had not obtained a registration number from the suspect vessel.   

An investigator inspected the damage and noted it was not consistent with the incident as reported by the operator.  The damages were inspected and noted that there was rough scrapping damage along the port bow that completely broke away the gel coat and did some fiberglass damage  It was also noted that there was damage on the port side midship.  This damage did not show rough scrape marks.  Black transfer marks in this area that would be consistent with a vessel rub rail was also observed but is unknown when this may have occurred.  The midship port side damage was the result of a force applied directly into the side of the boat forcing the fiberglass side of the boat to flex inward.  This damage was centered on the damaged boat's rub rail.  There was not any transfer other than the black previously mentioned.  Near the stern or transom on the port side of the boat a vertical crack about 4-5 inches long was visible in the gel coat.  The lower unit had impacted debris and had apparent fresh scrapes  The aluminum prop had rolled edges and fresh damage.  Damage to the prop was consistent with running prop in sand that had small rocks in it.  The owner indicated that all of the noted damage was new.  After further investigation and interviewing of witnesses #2 and 3, it was determined that the operator had not been truthful regarding the events that took place.   

The investigator concluded that the operator's account of the incident was false.  Perjury charges were requested from the Prosecutor.
 
There were no injuries reported.  Damages to vessel #1 were reported at $3000.00.  There was evidence of alcohol found on board of vessel #1.  Operator impairment is noted as "unknown".  He was not cited or arrested for BUI.


