# ReleasableAccidents

BARDID: CT-2012-0038
Date: 2012-08-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:30:00
State: CT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Cove Harbor
NearestCityTown: Darien
County: Fairfield
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Improper lookout
AccidentCause2: Operator inexperience
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel 1 was traveling east in the Long Island Sound when it struck Smith Reef. The vessel rode up onto the rocks and came to a rest out of the water. The passenger was shining a spotlight ahead of the vessel. They noticed a dark object in front of them which was thought to be a wave, then they struck a rock. The passenger was ejected from the vessel and refused medical treatment.


BARDID: CT-2012-0039
Date: 2012-09-23 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:47:00
State: CT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Candlewood Lake
NearestCityTown: Danbury
County: Fairfield
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: People on Gunwale, Bow, or Transom
AccidentCause3: Operator inattention
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by propeller
RedactedNarrative:
The victim/owner and operator had dinner. The victim/owner had consumed one beer. After dinner, they headed back to their destination. The victim/operator decided half way back to let the passenger operate the vessel.  The victim walked to the bow of the boat and raised his arms and noticed the front gate door was open. The victim lost his balance and fell overboard over the bow sustaining lacerations to his legs. The passenger/operator notice the victim was behind the boat and having trouble swimming. The operator turned the boat around and threw him a blanket to hold onto.


BARDID: CT-2012-0041
Date: 2012-04-09 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:12:00
State: CT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Beach Pond
NearestCityTown: Voluntown
County: New London
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Overloading
AccidentEvent1: Collision with submerged object
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel 1 loaded his kayak with a large amount of camping equipment in preparation for one week of camping. He had equipment inside the kayak and an 80 pound backpack loaded on top of the kayak. He launches from the state boat launch in windy weather. He was paddling on the southwest side of the pond when he felt like may have hit a submerged object. His kayak flipped over and due to the heavy load in and on the kayak, he was unable to right the kayak. He held onto the overturned kayak for about 1 1/2 hours while he yelled for help. Eventually someone heard him and called 911.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0004
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-05-23 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:50:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: QUAIL CREEK
NearestCityTown: HURRICANE
County: WASHINGTON
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Weather
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Struck by Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
WHILE TRYING TO GET KAYAK OUT OF WATER DURING A WIND STORM WAVES AND WIND CAUGHT KAYAK AND FLIPPED IT ONTO OPERATOR/INJURED'S HAND BREAKING THUNB IN FIVE PLACES


BARDID: 2009-UT-0005
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-05-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:26:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: PINEVIEW
NearestCityTown: HUNTSVILLE
County: WEBER
WaterConditions: unknown
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
INJURED WAS SKIING WHEN SHE FELL.  AS SHE FELL THE SKI WENT UNDERNEATH HER CAUSING ONE OF THE SKIES TO STRIKE HER IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD CAUSING A SPILT TO HER SCALP.  SHE WAS TRANSPORTED IN PRIVATE VEHICLE TO HOSPITAL.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0006
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-05-23 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:00:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE POWELL
County: SAN JUAN
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
INJURED WAS WAKEBOARDING AND LANDED ON HIS BACK AND RIBS CAUSING INJURY.  HE RECEIVED AID FROM THE NPS.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0007
Date: 2009-05-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:00:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: COLORADO RIVER
NearestCityTown: HITE
County: SAN JUAN
WaterConditions: Very Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous Waters
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
WHILE RAFTING CATARACT CANYON DECEASED WAS THROWN FROM RAFT AND INTO DANGEROUS RAPIDS.  DECEASED INITIALLY WAS WITH THE RAFT BUT FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON POSSIBLY RELATED TO STAMINA OR CONCERNS OVER BEING ASTHMATIC, DECEASED LET GO OF THE RAFT.  WITHOUT HIGH FLOTATION HE WAS PULLED UNDER THE VIOLENT RAPIDS.  BASED ON EVIDENCE AND WITNESS STATEMENTS IT APPREARS HE DIED FROM PULMONARY ASPHYXIA SECONDARY TO DROWNING


BARDID: 2009-UT-0008
Date: 2009-05-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:30:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: COLORADO RIVER
NearestCityTown: CISCO
County: GRAND
WaterConditions: unknown
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous Waters
AccidentCause2: Operator Inexperience
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
DECEASED WAS THROWN FROM VESSEL IN A RAPID.  THE TEMP OF WATER AND FORCE OF THE RIVER PULLED DECEASED UNDER THE WATER SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING HIM TO DROWN.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0009
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 08:00:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE POWELL
NearestCityTown: PAGE
County: KANE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
INJURED ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER VESSEL TO AVOID ROCK HE CAME  CLOSE TO BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO.  THE PWC STRUCK THE ROCK AND THREW INJURED OFF THE PWC INTO THE ROCK HITTING THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BODY.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0010
Date: 2009-06-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:00:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE POWELL
NearestCityTown: PAGE
County: KANE
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL ONE WAS BEING TOWED BY HOUSEBOAT (OPERATOR UNKNOWN) WHEN VESSEL ONE TOOK A WAVE AND IT STARTED TO SINK.  OWNER TRIED TO BOARD VESSEL BUT IT CAPSIZED TOO QUICKLY


BARDID: 2009-UT-0011
Date: 2009-05-31 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:00:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: WILLARD BAY
NearestCityTown: WILLARD
County: BOX ELDER
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Equipment Failure
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: Auxiliary
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
RedactedNarrative:
WHEN OPERATOR THROTTLE UP THE WATER INTAKE HOSE BROKE AND VESSEL FILLED WITH WATER IN SECONDS.  VESSEL WAS TOWED ONTO TRAILER WHERE WATER WAS DRAINED


BARDID: 2009-UT-0013
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:45:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE POWELL
NearestCityTown: PAGE
County: KANE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
INJURED WAS ON TUBE WHEN OPERATOR STRAIGHTENED BOAT FROM A ZIG ZAG PATTERN PULLING THE ROPE TAUGHT.  INJURED ARMS WERE PULLED FORWARD AS SHE BEGAN TO FALL OFF THE TUBE RESULTING IN FRACTURING HER RIGHT ARM JUST ABOVE ELBOW


BARDID: 2009-UT-0014
Date: 2009-06-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:00:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: BEAR LAKE
NearestCityTown: LAKETOWMN
County: RICH
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Weather
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR IN KAYAK WAS BLOWN 1/2 MILE OFFSHORE BY A MICROBURST STORM WITH HIGH WINDS, RAIN AND HAIL.  OPERATOR'S KAYAK WAS OVERTURNED, VICTIM WAS IN WATER FOR 10-15 MINUTES BEFORE BEING RESCUED


BARDID: 2009-UT-0015
Date: 2009-06-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:30:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE POWELL
NearestCityTown: PAGE
County: KANE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Weather
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
RedactedNarrative:
WIND GUST, ROPE GOT TANGLED IN PROPS ON BOAT AS THEY WERE TRYING TO DOCK BOAT TO SHORELINE.  ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND LOWER LEVEL STARTED TO FILL WITH WATER.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0017
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:10:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: OTTER CREEK RESERVOIR
NearestCityTown: ANTIMONY
County: PIUTE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
INJURED TRIPPED WHILE BOAT WAS COMING INTO DOCK, SHE FELL HURTING HER LEFT SHIN.  ROPE CLEAT TOOK SKIN AND MUSCLE DOWN TO BONE


BARDID: 2009-UT-0018
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-05-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:30:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE POWELL
NearestCityTown: BULLFROG
County: KANE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
INJURED WAS SLALOM SKIING IN A NARROW CANYON HE CROSSED THE WAKE AND HIT A LARGE ROCK WALL.  INJURED WAS RESCUED BY HIS PARENTS.  WASN'T BREATHING WHEN HE WAS BROUGHT ONBOARD.  MOTHER GAVE CPR AND HE STARTED BREATHING.  REPORTING OFFICER NOTICE ABRASIONS ON FACE AND NECK.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0019
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:21:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: SAND HOLLOW RESERVOIR
NearestCityTown: HURRICANE
County: WASHINGTON
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Other
AccidentCause2: weather
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Other
OtherAccidentEvent: Person pinched between boat an
RedactedNarrative:
WHILE DOCKING WIND CAME UP INJURED GOT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN BOAT AND DOCK SPLITTING HER THUMB TO THE BONE


BARDID: 2009-UT-0022
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-13 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:00:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE POWELL
NearestCityTown: HALL'S CROSSING
County: KANE
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Force of Wave/wake
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
BOYS WERE BEING TOWED WHEN THE BOAT CHANGED DIRECTION AND THE TUB HIT THE WAKE THE BOYS FELL OFF.  AS THE BOYS FELL THE OPERATORS 8 YR OLD SON HIT HIS HEAD ON ANOTHER ONE OF THE BOYS' SHOULDER AND MOMENTARILY LOST CONSCIOUSNESS


BARDID: 2009-UT-0025
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-04-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:45:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE POWELL
NearestCityTown: PAGE
County: KANE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Force of Wave/wake
AccidentCause2: other
OtherAccidentCause: skier/pax behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
INJURED WAS BEING PULLED ON TUBE WHEN HE WENT OVER WAKE AND FELL OFF.  INJURED COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN AND NUMBNESS


BARDID: 2009-UT-0026
Date: 2009-07-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:00:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE POWELL
NearestCityTown: PAGE
County: SAN JUAN
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL 2 WAS TOWING VESSEL 1.  VESSEL 1 WAS TIED W/ BOW TOWARD STERN OF VESSEL 2.  WHEN VESSEL 2 HAD BACKED UP WAVES  WEN TOVER BACK OF VESSEL 1 SWAMPING IT


BARDID: 2009-UT-0027
Date: 2009-06-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:10:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: ROCKPORT RESERVOIR
NearestCityTown: PEOA
County: SUMMIT
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
INJURIES: Subject 1 INTERNAL INJURIES (HOLE/TEAR IN INTESTINE), BROKEN BONE (BONE CHIP IN ANKLE) Subject 2  BROKEN BONE (CLAVICAL)

OPERATOR TURNED SHARP IN SHALLOW COVE TOWING A TUBE, TUBE MAY HAVE HIT BOTTOM THROWING PASSENGERS OFF TUBE INTO SUBMERGED TREES


BARDID: 2009-UT-0028
Date: 2009-07-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE POWELL
NearestCityTown: PAGE
County: KANE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Unknown
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
Subject 1 RECEIVED SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS RIGHT HAND AND FOREARM, Subject 2 RECEIVED SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS FAVE AND BOTH ARMS 

PWC WAS TIED TO A HOUSEBOAT W/ SEAT REMOVED FOR MAINTENANCE, THE PWC WAS BEING CHARGED.  VICTIMS WENT TO TRY AND START PWC WHEN THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION THROWINGsubject 1 INTO WATER


BARDID: 2009-UT-0029
Date: 2009-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:00:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: COLORADO RIVER
NearestCityTown: CISCO
County: GRAND
WaterConditions: unknown
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous Waters
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
DECEASED WAS IN ROWBOAT GOING THROUGH A RAPID WHEN THE BOAT OVERTURNED THROWING ALL THREE PASSENGERS OUT OF THE BOAT.  DECEASED WAS WEARING A LIFE JACKET BUT THE WHIRL POOLS KEPT DRAGGING HIM UNDER WATER.  BY THE TIME HE WAS PULLED FROM THE WATER HE WAS  NOT RESPONSIVE.

DECEASED HAD A MEDICAL CONDITION (ATAXIA TELANGIECTASI) THAT DESTROYS MOTOR CONTROL OF THE BRAIN LEADING TO LACK OF BALANCE AND COORDINATION BUT HAD A VERY WELL DEVELOPED UPPER BODY.  IT WAS NOT STATED WHETHER THIS CONDITION CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCIDENT OR NOT.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0030
Date: 2009-06-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:44:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: COLORADO RIVER
NearestCityTown: CASTLE VALLEY
County: GRAND
WaterConditions: unknown
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous Waters
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
DECEASED & OPERATOR BORROWED CANOE FROM OWNER.  CANOE HIT RAPID OVERTURNING CANOE THROWING BOTH PARTIES INTO WATER.  OPERATOR MADE IT TO SHORE, DECEASED HAS NOT BEEN SEEN SINCE


BARDID: 2009-UT-0031
Date: 2009-07-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:00:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: BEAR LAKE
NearestCityTown: LAKETOWN
County: RICH
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: Excessive speed
AccidentCause3: Force of wave/wake
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR OF VESSEL 2 WAS HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING VESSEL TO PLANE, VESSEL 1 CAME OVER TO ASSIST AND COLLIDED WITH VESSEL 2, EXCESS SPEED, OPERATOR INATTENTION AND WAVE ACTION MADE THE TWO COLLIDE


BARDID: 2009-UT-0034
Date: 2009-07-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 08:00:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE POWELL
NearestCityTown: BULLFROG
County: KANE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
TWO INJURED WERE ON FRONT OF BOAT WHILE OPERATOR WAS PULLING A WAKEBOARDER.  OPERATOR TURNED TO LOOK AT WAKEBOARDER AND WHEN HE TURNED BACK NOTICED HE WAS GOING TO RUN AGROUND.  HE THREW THE BOAT IN NEUTRAL THROWING THE TWO INJURED OVERBOARD.  NO INJURY DETAILS WERE IN REPORT.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0035
Date: 2009-07-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:20:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE POWELL
NearestCityTown: BULLFROG
County: KANE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL 2 WAS TIED TO DOCK.  VESSEL 1 FAILED TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP WHILE COMING INTO THE DOCK.  VESSEL 1 HIT VESSEL 2 CAUSING THE JET SKI MOUNTS TO BREAK OFF THE WELDS.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0036
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:30:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: UPPER BARKER RESERVOIR
NearestCityTown: ESCALANTE
County: GARFIELD
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Departed Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
FATHER AND TWO SONS WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE ON THE PEDAL BOAT.  SONS WENT FOR A SWIM OFF THE BOAT.  SONS WERE HAVING TROUBLES IN THE COLD WATER.  FATHER WENT IN TO SAVE THEM.  VICTIMS FATHER IN LAW AND BROTHER IN LAW WENT TO HELP.  GOT BOYS ON BOAT BUT FATHER COULD NOT BE SAVED.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0037
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-09 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:00:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE POWELL
NearestCityTown: PAGE
County: SAN JUAN
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
INJURED WAS INJURED WHEN PART OF THE TOW LIUNE BECAME WRAPPED AROUND HIM AND TIGHTENED AROUND HIS KNEES AS THE BOAT STARTED TO PULL HIM UP ON THE AIR CHAIR


BARDID: 2009-UT-0039
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-17 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:15:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE POWELL
NearestCityTown: PAGE
County: KANE
WaterConditions: unknown
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
SKIER LOST BALANCE AND FELL HER THUMB GOT CAUGHT IN THE SLACK IN THE SKI ROPE WHEN THE ROPE WHEN TIGHT IT AMPUTATED HER THUMB


BARDID: 2009-UT-0040
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:30:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE POWELL
NearestCityTown: PAGE
County: KANE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Other
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
INJURED WAS WAKEBOARDING WHEN HE LANDED OUTSIDE THE WAKE CATCHING HIS FRONT TOE SIDE EDGE OF WAKEBOARD AND FACE PLANTED.  HE SAID THAT HIS HEAD HURT.  LATER THAT NIGHT HE WAS FEELING NOT SO GOOD FAMILY TOOK HIM TO HOSPITAL


BARDID: 2009-UT-0042
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:50:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: UTAH LAKE
NearestCityTown: LINDON
County: UTAH
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Other
AccidentCause2: machinery failure
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: Engine
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Departed Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
INJUREDS WERE SWIMMING WHILE BOAT DRIFTED.  OPERATOR TRIED TO START ENGINE TO RETRIEVE SWIMMERS.  ENGINE WOULD NOT START.  BOAT DRIFTED AWAY FROM SWIMMERS.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0043
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:55:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: QUAIL CREEK
NearestCityTown: HURRICANE
County: WASHINGTON
WaterConditions: unknown
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
INJURED WAS WAKEBOARDING WHEN HE FELL HITTING HIS HEAD.  STATED TASTING BLOOD IN HIS MOUTH THEN WENT INTO SEIZURES


BARDID: 2009-UT-0044
Date: 2009-06-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:11:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: UTAH LAKE
NearestCityTown: OREM
County: UTAH
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Improper Loading
AccidentCause2: Operator Inexperience
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
LAKE CONDITIONS TURNED ROUGH.  PASSENGERS WERE MOVING AROUND THE BOAT TO KEEP IT FROM TAKING ON WATER.  DURING THIS MOVEMENT FOUR OF THE PASSENGERS MOVED OT THE BOW OF THE BOAT AND THE BOAT SWAMPED THROWING EVERYTHING OVERBOARD


BARDID: 2009-UT-0046
Date: 2009-08-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:00:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE POWELL
NearestCityTown: BULLFROG
County: KANE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL 2 WAS FOLLOWING  VESSEL 1 WHEN VESSEL ONE DID A 360 DEGREE TURN IN FRONT OF VESSEL 2.  VESSEL 2 COLLIDED WITH VESSEL 1 WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED VESSEL 2 STARBOARD NOT DAMAGING VESSEL 1


BARDID: 2009-UT-0048
Date: 2009-07-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:00:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: UTAH LAKE
NearestCityTown: PROVO
County: UTAH
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: Excessive speed
AccidentCause3: Operator Inexperience
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR TURNED IN TOWARD JETTY AND IMPACTED RIP RAP OF JETTY.  INVESTIGATOR BELIEVES OPERATOR WAS TRYING TO sPLASH FRIEND ON SHORE


BARDID: 2009-UT-0050
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:00:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Powell
NearestCityTown: Page
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Weather
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: capsizing
RedactedNarrative:
INITIAL CALL:

At approximately 1800 hours while responding to multiple distressed and swamped vessel calls, NPS dispatch asked me to respond to buoy 19-20 for a vessel that had capsized and had people in the water.

RESPONSE:

I responded in my patrol vessel from the Antelope Marina.  As I was nearing the reported area I passed a capsized vessel on shore with people on the beach.  I continued on to the reported area I was originally told and found no capsized vessels or people in the water.  I then returned to the capsized vessel on the shore and was able to determine that this vessel was the call I was dispatched to.

ACTION TAKEN:

After determining that no people were injured I began the accident investigation.  Apparently this group had just returned to their campsite in the storm and saw that the high winds were blowing their tents and other camping gear around the beach.  They beached the vessel and began attempting to retrieve and secure their camp gear.  As they were doing this they saw that waves were crashing over the stern of their vessel.  The vessel was pulled slightly off the beach by the waves and capsized.  They held on to the bow line and kept the vessel from hitting some nearby rocks and were able to secure it to the beach.

The cause of this accident was a strong storm that moved into the area rapidly.  High winds with gusts over 50 mph caused 4-6 foot waves which swamped the vessel.

After completing the accident report I had them pack up their camping gear and belongings and transported them back to the Stateline Launch Ramp where their vehicle was located.  I asked NPS dispatch to notify Skylite Boat Rentals that this rental vessel had been capsized and was now secured to the beach.

Two witnefilled out witness statements and are available upon request.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0052
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:00:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Great Salt Lake
NearestCityTown: Lakepoint
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
RedactedNarrative:
I received a call via VHF Radio Marine Band 16 from subject 1.  She was aboard her Catalina 27 sailing vessel "Seadate".  She stated she and her husband,  subject 2, were motoring back to the marina and were requesting assistance at the dock since their furler had jammed and their genoa was still completely unfurled.

I instructed them to dock on the south side of 'E' dock as this would be a safer place to approach with a flogging sail in 15 to 20mph winds.  subject 1 confirmed the plan.
self, subject 3, and subject 4 waited for the subject 1 and 2 on 'E' dock.  I observed subject 1 and 2's vessel turn into the marina mouth, head to wind, when the boat stopped moving.  The motor did not have enough horsepower to push the boat head to wind with the genoa still unfurled.  The vessel drifted backwards into the breakwater.subject 3 and I responded to the mouth of the marina aboard Rescue Four.  We took subject 1 and 2's vessel under tow and pulled them off the rocks and back into the lake.  We then pulled the boat in continuous circles until the genoa sail was wrapped thoroughly around the forestay.  After this was complete we towed the vessel to 'E' dock where subject 4 helped us secure the vessel to a slip.

I checked with  subject 2 and subject 1 for any injuries.  They both stated they were fine.  I then did an assessment of the damage to the vessel.  There were deep abrasions in the bow down to the laminate.  The bow pulpit sustained damage due to the collision with the breakwall.  The genoa sail had extensive damage to the leach.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0053
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-19 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:50:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Yuba Reservoir
NearestCityTown: Fayette
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
Synopsis: Wakeboard Hit a lady in the head and she went to the hospital.

Initial Call: On July 19, 2009 around 1420 hours Park Ras, received a radio call from Park Seasonal who told us that a lady had been hit in the back of the head by a wakeboard while out in the water. she also said that the injured party was bleeding from a cut just above her left ear.  She said that the injured party was going to go to the hospital.  Ranger asked if I could take this call since he was out in the boat.  I told him I could take it and was on my way over to Painted Rock Campground.  Park seasonal  informed me that the injured party was on their way to the hospital.  I told her that I would meet them there.  Around 1435 hours was the time the injured party left Painted Rock.  I informed Sanpete County Dispatch and let them know at that time of the incident and to notified Gunnison Valley Hospital. 

Officer Response: Around 1500 hours I arrived at the hospital and met up with the injured skier, and  the operator of the boat and who drove the skier to the hospital.  We took the skier into the emergency room, leaving her in the care of a nurse.  I questioned the operator about what happen to cause the injury.  He told me that he thinks the skier was trying to jump a wake  when she wrecked.  He also thinks that the wakeboard hit her in the back of the head possibly knocking her unconscious for a few seconds.  Operator also stated that when he jumped in to the water and pulledthe skier towards the boat.  she was acting disoriented and bleeding from her head.

Conclusion: The nurse at Gunnison Valley Hospital said that she had a laceration above her left ear and that they were going to do a cat scan.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0054
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:55:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Yuba Reservoir
NearestCityTown: Fayette
County: sanpete
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
Synopsis:
Knee board accident.

Initial Call:
On Saturday July 11, 2009 at 1600 hours I, Park Ranger received a call from Yuba Seasonal Employee  at Painted Rock,  wanting to know where the closest hospital was.  I told her that the closest hospital is Gunnison Valley Hospital in Gunnison.  I then asked her why someone needed a hospital.  She said that somebody had been wake boarding and had cut their head and that they were from down at the group site at Painted Rock.  I told her that any boat or boating related accident needs to have a report done.  I told her that I would try to make contact with the hospital or meet the party at the group site later.

Officer Response:
I called Sanpete County Sheriff's Office Dispatch and asked them to contact Gunnison Valley  Hospital and inquire about a patient coming in for a laceration on the head.  They did make contact with the ER and a male patient did receive treatment and was released.  I asked dispatch to relay to the ER that if they have anyone come in that has injuries related to boating to make sure they contact a State Park Ranger to complete a Boating Accident Report.

At 1830 hours I contacted the group at the Painted Rock group camp site and gathered information for the boat accident report.  The injured person was  had returned home, but his father and other family members were still there.  I got his information and the boat information.  INjured's dad said the injury was not caused by a wake board, but caused by a knee board.  The laceration was above the left eye on the forehead.  He said the hospital just closed the laceration with medical super glue, not stitches.  

On Sunday July 19, 2009 I started this report and completed the report on Monday July 20, 2009.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0055
Date: 2009-08-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:00:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Powell
NearestCityTown: Page AZ
County: KANE
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Weather
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
RedactedNarrative:
Sounds as if they were towing the Bayliner behind the houseboat, when they untied it a few of the friends (there were 3 people when I arrived the owner and 2 friends) tried to start the boat, put it in gear and it just didn't move. They then towed the Bayliner in to the beach with a jet ski some nice random person helped them with.

It sounds as if there was no damage to the vessel till they towed it behind the Houseboat because they told me it worked just fine the last 5 days that they were out on Lake Powell.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0056
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:45:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Willard Bay
NearestCityTown: Willard
County: BOX ELDER
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Weather
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
INITIAL CONTACT: While off duty Ranger  and I were contacted by Box Elder Dispatch and informed of individuals in the water at Willard Bay that had been separated from their personal watercraft (PWC) during a storm. Ranger and I responded to the scene. Box Elder Dispatch also had deputies from the Box Elder County Sheriff's office as well Willard Fire and Brigham Ambulance personnel respond.

ON SCENE: When Ra and I arrived on scene we found that the operator  and 2 passengers  had been pulled to shore by another PWC operator of Club Rec.. The operator of the first PWC washed ashore along the North Dike where it sustained damage to the hull and began taking on water.He was treated by personnel from the Brigham Ambulance and transported to the Brigham Hospital. His passengers were both treated by personnel from Willard Fire and left the scene with family and friends. 

VESSEL RECOVERY: Ranger  and I recovered the PWC from the North Dike and towed it to the North Marina, where it was loaded onto the trailer by).

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The PWC operateoperator 1 was rented from Club Rec.(801-614-0500), the concessionaire at Willard Bay (see attached rental agreement). When the rented PWC was overdue, club rec. went out on the water to see if he could locate the overdue party. He located the first group in the water and pulled them to shore at the Willowcreek campground. passenger estimated that the three of them were in the water for 30-45 minutes after falling off of the PWC.

PHOTOGRAPHS:
Photo #1: Port Side Damage
Photo #2: Engine
Photo #3: Stern Damage
Photo #4: Starboard Side Damage
Photo #5: Bow
Photo #6: Starboard Bottom Damage
Photo #7: Chine Damage
Photo #8: Port Bottom Damage


BARDID: 2009-UT-0058
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:15:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Powell
County: KANE
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Force of Wave/wake
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
INITIAL CALL:

At approximately 1530 hours on 8/1/09 NPS dispatch put out a call that a 14 year old female was being transported in to the marina with a possible head injury.  They stated the injury was due to a tubing accident and that the party had arrived at the Stateline Fuel Dock.  I responded to the fuel dock to take the accident report.

ACTION TAKEN:

I arrived on scene at approximately 1540 hours and found the vessel at the fuel dock.  I spoke with the owner/operator of the vessel.  He stated that he had been pulling four kids on two tubes behind his vessel in Gunsight Canyon.  He stated that the tube two girls were on hit a wave and the two girls collided, hitting their heads together.  One of these girls was injured and was complaining of head pain, blurred vision and nausea.

Page Fire Department personnel arrived on scene and began treating victim.  She was transported to Page Hospital.  I took the accident report and had him fill out a witness statement.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0059
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-17 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:00:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Steinaker Reservoir
NearestCityTown: Vernal
County: UINTAH
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
I was contacted by subject 1 about her daughter that had needed an ambulance.  I responded to the dock and found subject 2 in the boat.  I asked her what happened.  She said she was tubing when she fell off the tube and the rope which had two balls on the end of it wrapped around her leg and tightened causing the rope to tighten and pull down ward pulling muscle and breaking the bone.  I informed dispatch that I needed an ambulance of the boat ramp at Steinaker on a boat accident.  I administered Oxygen to her at 10 liter per minute.  The ambulance arrived and took over.  She was put on a air chair and carried to the ambulance.  She was transported to ARMC by ambulance.  She received a broken leg and tore the muscle from her right leg.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0060
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:30:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Flaming Gorge
NearestCityTown: Manila
County: DAGGETT
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
Dispatch advised me of a boat accident that happened on Flaming Gorge involving subject 1.  I obtain a phone number for subject 1 and called her on the phone.  She Stated to me that she was wake boarding when she tried to jump and didn't land the jump.  She hit the tip of the board and hit the water with her head.  She was unconscious in the water and then later in the camper.  Manila ambulance  transported her to Memorial Hospital of Sweet water County in Rock Springs, WY.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0061
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-06-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:36:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Powell
NearestCityTown: Page, AZ
County: KANE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Ignition of Spilled Fuel or Vapor
AccidentCause2: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
This narrative is a summary from the narrative on NPS case number 09-1906. Subject 1 said that they started off by fueling the vessel at the gas station in Wahwep. Then they launched the vessel at the stateline ramp.  The boat's blower was on and the engine compartment opened.  Passengers on board the vessel smelled gas prior to the fire. Shortly after he launched, he heard an explosion in the engine compartment while the boat was floating near the courtesy dock. Subject 1 said that he attempted to deploy the fire extinguisher that was on the boat, but was unsuccessful due to the extinguisher not working.  He said that he next ordered all the passengers to evacuate the boat. There had been a total of 6 persons on board, all made it to shore safely.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0062
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-05-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Jordanelle Reservoir
NearestCityTown: Heber City
County: WASATCH
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Force of Wave/wake
AccidentCause2: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
AccidentEvent3: Sinking
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel was completely submerged and sank to the bottom of the reservoir which is approximately 142 feet deep.
 
INITIAL CALL:
At approximately 16:00, I received a call from the gate that she had received a call from the Marina store about a boat that has sunk near the dam and that the people are holding on to a buoy.  Myself and officer  responded.  Officer and I responded on the patrol boat.  I told dispatch to put medical on standby.
 
ARRIVAL ON SCENE:
We arrived at approximately 16:12 hours.  Two men were standing on the dam.  A small fishing boat operated by subject 1 had rescued the two men and got them to the dam.  The two men boarded our boat.  They were wet and cold, but otherwise uninjured.  The men were subject 2 and subject 3.   Both men said they did not need medical attention.  We then spoke with subject 1 and his passenger subject 4. subject 2 and subject 3 told subject 1 to keep their fuel tank and fishing poles.  We arrived at the main marina dock at 16:39 hours.
 
DESCRIPTION OF THE INCIDENT: subject 2 and subject 3 were fishing when a wave came up and capsized their boat. subject 2 stated the rear end (stern) of the boat went down first after it capsized to the left (port side).  The men stated they were not tied off to a buoy.    The men stated that they grabbed what they could and held onto one of the dam buoys for about ten minutes, then subject 1 saw them and retrieved the two men.  
 
ITEMS IN THE VESSEL:
The entire vessel sank.  The fuel tank was retrieved.  subject 2'S phone, wallet, and miscellaneous items were lost.  The vessel had a small 10 hp motor on it.
 
(note* HIN does not have aaa in front of it.  The program wouldn't allow for the number to be entered without letters in front).


BARDID: 2009-UT-0063
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:07:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Jordanelle Reservoir
NearestCityTown: Heber City
County: WASATCH
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
INITIAL CALL
While on patrol and checking vehicles, I was dispatched to a medical on the water at 09:07 hours.  I was near the ramp and was quickly at the courtesy dock. Officer was in the area and also responded.  Dispatch advised that the complainant was driving the injured person to the ramp.  Officer and I waited at the ramp.  

ARRIVAL OF VESSEL AND CONDITION OF INJURED
The vessel pulled up to the courtesy docSubject 1 was having difficulty speaking and moving.  The witnesses on board stated that Subject 1 had face planted in the water while wake boarding and went into convulsions.  Officer tried to stabilize Subject 1 while I got the oxygen kit set up.  EMS crews arrived at that time and began to treat Subject 1.  Subject 1 was unable to speak his name or tell us what he was doing.  With oxygen and some time, he began to answer the questions correctly, but was still resistant to instructions of holding still.

TRANSPORTATION OF INJd Subject 1'S neck was supported with a c-collar and he was strapped to a back board.  He was then transported by ambulance to the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City at 09:30 hours. Subject 1's father,  was contacted by one of the people at the scene, told what happened, and where to see his son.

INTERVIEWS
I talked to the group of one adult male (-boat owner) and three teenagers   (son of boat owner) was driving the boat when the accident occurred.  The witnesses stated that while they were driving south along the shore, at about 23 mph when Subject 1 did a face plant.  They turned the boat around and found him convulsion face down in the water.  All of them jumped into the water and held his face above the water.  One got back on the boat and called 911.  They then got Subject 1 onto the boat and attempted CPR for two to three minutes  however neither one of them had current certification in CPR.

FOLLOWUP
I taSubject 1's parents later that day.  They stated that he had a concussion and was released from the hospital at 15:42 hours.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0064
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-09-13 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:00:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Great Salt Lake
NearestCityTown: Lakepoint
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: hazardous waters
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
AccidentEvent3: sinking
RedactedNarrative:
At approximately 1100hrs I received a phone call from subject 1.  He stated that he saw someone fall overboard a sculling shell as it tipped over.  He stated this person was near the Deep Channel buoy 'R2"
self, subject 2 and subject 3, responded aboard Rescue Four.  Upon arriving on scene, we found subject 4 aboard her one-person sculling shell.  She stated she had tipped over due to the wind and waves but was just fine now.  She was now out of the waves and near shore.  She stated she would just paddle to shore.  She stated that  there were two more sculling shells out farther to the north along with a run-about and a two man inflatable kayak.

We proceeded north on Rescue Four to look for the other vessels.  The wind was gusting between 25 to 40mph.  Seas were just building and were 6" at the time.

We came across a sculling shell (labeled vessel 2 in this report), occupied by five individuals.  All individuals stated they were ok and would continue to paddle towards the marina.  This vessel was being followed by a runabout occupied by four individuals.  All individuals in the runabout stated they were ok but informed us that there was another sculling shell occupied by five individuals located to the north of them. 

We proceeded north and found the sculling shell (labeled vessel 1 in this report).  This sculling shell was occupied by five individuals and one dog.  The sculling shell was located over the Goggins Reef Complex in 1 foot of water.  We could not approach closer than 100 yards of the vessel without grounding out on the reef.  We kept an eye on the sculling shell and paralleled their course south back to the marina.

Approximately 10 minutes into following the sculling shell, subject 5 contacted me by cell phone.  subject 5 was aboard the sculling shell we were following and stated they were exhausted and having trouble continuing to the marina.  I told her that we could not get any closer to her; that she could continue on her path and we would parallel their course until we converged or she could turn sideways to the waves and paddle to us.  The waves at this time were about six inches in height as we were over the reef in shallow water.  This was keeping the size of the waves to a minimum. subject 5 turned her vessel towards us and paddled the sculling shell to Rescue Four.  We were in about four feet of water.

As the sculling shell approached it we could hear one individual in the back of the boat begin to panic.  We assured this individual that she would be ok.  We took the sculling shell along side Rescue Four and discussed what they wanted to do.  We took the dog aboard Rescue Four. subject 5 suggested we tow them in.  I stated this was not a good idea as the waves we would cross would become larger than what we were in now.  As we discussed this, the individuals in the shell shifted their weight to one side and the shell capsized sending all five passengers in the water.

We retrieved all five individuals with no injuries and  took them aboard Rescue Four.  We then gathered up all floating personal gear floating in the water.  We then took their sculling shell aboard Rescue Four and begin the trip back to the marina.

At coordinates 40d 46.068 x 112d 12.615 (WGS 84) we came across the stern half of a sculling shell.  It had broken in half  This was the sculling shell labeled "2" in this report.  We did not see the bow half of the shell.  Nor could we see any debris or the runabout that had been following it earlier.

I c subject 6  and asked if he could rush to the marina and confirm that the runabout and all other scullers had returned to the marina safely.  I then called subject 7 at Antelope Island Ranger Base and ask that she get her boat and rangers on standby in case we needed to do a more thorough search for missing persons in the water.

We returned to marina and found all scullers in good shape and accounted for


BARDID: 2009-UT-0065
Date: 2009-09-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:34:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: PINEVIEW RESERVOIR
NearestCityTown: HUNTSVILLE
County: WEBER
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: Navigation Rules Violation
AccidentCause3: Excessive Speed
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL 1 WAS HEADING NORTH WHILE VESSEL 2 WAS MAKING A U TURN.  NEITHER VESSEL SAW THE OTHER AND VESEL 1 COLLLIDED WITH VESSEL 2.  THE LEFT FRONT OF VESSEL 1 HIT LEFT SIDE OF VESSEL 2 EJECTING BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER OF VESSEL 1.  BOTH VESSELS ARE AT FAULT FOR SPEED & PROX VIOLATIONS


BARDID: 2009-UT-0066
Date: 2009-08-20 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:30:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE POWELL
NearestCityTown: PAGE
County: KANE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Restricted Vision
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Submerged Object
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL 1 WAS COMING OUT OF CANYON AT SUNSET.  OPERATOR HAD SUN IN HER FACE AND SHE DID NOT SEE A ROCK SUBMERGED.  VESSEL HIT ROCK THROWING TWO PASSENGERS OVERBOARD


BARDID: 2009-UT-0067
Date: 2009-09-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:00:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: SAND HOLLOW
NearestCityTown: HURRICANE
County: WASHINGTON
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Failure to vent
AccidentCause2: Ignition of Spilled Fuel or Vapor
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
AccidentEvent2: Person Departed Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR PREVIOUSLY TAKEN SPARK PLUG COVERS OFF TO SEE WHAT BRAND THEY WERE SO HE COULD REPLACE THEM.  OPERATOR PUT THE FRONT CAP BACK ON SECURLEY BUT MAY HAVE NOT SECURED OR REPLACED THE CAP ON THE BACK.  WHILE TRYING TO START PWC GAS WAS COMING OUT Of AIR INTAKE.  FUMES BUILT UP IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SPARK FROM SPARK PLUG IGNITED FUMES CAUSING EXPLOSION.  OPERATOR THREW PASSENGER OFF PWC THEN JUMPED OFF HIMSELF.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0068
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-20 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:40:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Fishlake
NearestCityTown: Loa, utah
County: SEVIER
WaterConditions: unknown
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Failure to vent
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Carbon Monoxide Exposure
RedactedNarrative:
Initial reporting Officer from Sevier County Sheriffs Office.  Incident 0906-322.

"On 6-20-09 at approximately 1733 hrs, De advised of a possible carbon monoxide poisoning at Bowery Marina.

I respo and located Subject 1 and his grandson.  They had been out fishing on the lake.  The boat they were in has a canopy covering it.  The exhaust from the engine filled the canopy while they were fishing.

They were both transported to Sevier Valley Hospital by ambulance for treatment.

End"


BARDID: 2009-UT-0069
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-20 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 08:30:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Powell
NearestCityTown: Page
County: KANE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
INITIAL CALL 

At approximately 0900 hours on 7/20/09 NPS dispatch put out a call for an injured wake boarder in Padre Canyon.

RESPONSE

I responded to the location on my patrol vessel along with two NPS Rangers.

ACTION TAKEN

I assisted the NPS rangers with providing medical treatment to subject 1.  subject 1 was complaining of pain in his lower back and tail bone area.  Classic Lifegaurd arrived on scene and transported him via helicopter to the hospital for further treatment.

INVESTIGATION

I investigated the accident finsubject 1 had been wake boarding that morning.  He was attempting to get up for another run and let go of the rope before getting up.  When the vessel operator, subject 2 brought the vessel back around to subject 1, he saw that subject 1 was in pain and took him back to the houseboat and called for assistance.  I had subject 2 fill out a witness statement.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0071
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:47:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Provo River
NearestCityTown: Heber
County: WASATCH
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous Waters
AccidentCause2: Overloading
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
SUMMARY:

On July 16, 2009 I responded to a drowning on the Provo River. The victim, subject 1, had rented tubes from High Country Rafting and was going to tube down the Provo River with her granddaughter subject 2. 

Initial Call:

At 16:47 hours Wasatch County Dispatch asked Wasatch County Officer Beza to respond to a medical below the Deer Creek Dam on the Provo River, dispatch also stated that medical had been paged. I informed dispatch that I would respond also.  As I was responding to the scene, dispatch gave a medical update. The update was that the victim was now unconscious and not breathing.  

The vicsubject 1 was located approximately  .25 Mile from where High County Rafting had dropped  Subject 1 and her granddaughter subject 2 off. I arrived on scene at 17:03 I grabbed my rescue breathing mask and was guided to subject 1 by a bystander. When I arrived I noticed one person, subject 3  doing rescue breathing and another male was performing chest compressions. subject 3 stated that she was tired so I took over performing rescue breaths and two bystanders, subject 4 and 5, switched off doing chest compressions, until more advanced medical personal arrived and took over approximately five minutes later. I continued to assist medical personal until subject 1 was loaded into the ambulance. 

Ranger  arrived on scene and I asked him to take pictures of the scene, he also gathered other witness information, temperature, and GPS coordinates.

Wasatch County De Beza went to the other side of the river and met with the granddaughtersubject 2l.  After the ambulance had left deputy brought subject 2 to the other side of the river and he followed me down to High Country Rafting located on Highway 189 where a friend of the family, subject 6 was waiting.  subject 2 had given Officer her grandfather, subject 7's, phone number,  I called  the husband of victim and asked if he was able to respond to Heber Valley Medical Center. I explained to him there had been an accident on the Provo River that involved him wife.  I also asked him if I could release subject 2 to family friend until he arrived to pick her up. He stated that would be okay.    

I collected the release waiver from High Country Rafting and spoke with  the employee for High County Rafting who was the first person on scene to find victim. 

I also spoke  the bystander who had performed rescue breathing on subject 1.  Because of the exposure to  the victim she wanted to get tested for blood borne pathogens. I informed her to go to Heber Valley Medical Center to get tested. I then informed Heber Valley Medical Center that she would be coming by.  Heber Valley Medical Center billed the Department of Natural Resources for the medical testing. 


Wasatch County Dispatch later informed me that victim had passed away and asked if I wanted to call a Medical Examiner I stated that I would.

Arrival At Heber Valley Medical Center:

I arrived at Heber Valley Medical Center and met with the Medical Examiner for Wasatch County.He stated that he had already informed husband of the situation.  

I then met himnnis and his granddaughter  and the Medical Examiner for Wasatch County.  Med examiner asked grandaughter what had happened, her statement is located in the witness narrative  of this report and also a hard copy of the Medical Examiner report located at Deer Creek State Park.

NOTES:

The livictim was wearing is located in the evidence safe. 

Notes, Medical Examiner's report, and witness statements are located at Deer Creek State Park. 

GPS Coordinates:

N 40 23.914
W 111 32.099

Elevation 5294 Feet


BARDID: 2009-UT-0072
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:00:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Powell
NearestCityTown: Page AZ
County: KANE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
AccidentCause2: Navigation Rules Violation
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
07/24/2009 at approximately 1300 I was dispatched to check on a vessel accident involving a PWC and a 21' boat up in Lone Rock Bay. Upon arriving I saw the PWC that had been hit by the boat on the shoreline. The driver of the PWC had already been in rout with her family on a different boat to the hospital. 

Observing the damage the whole front of the PWC was banged up pretty badly ,there basically was no top left on it from about 1 foot in front of the handlebars to he nose of the PWC. It appears to have hit the vessel, spun around and caused slight damage to the rear of the PWC as well. Photographs were taken of the PWC.

The boat: Scratch marks and red paint transfer on left side of the bow. No major damage to the vessel but photographs were taken.

After observing the damage and taking witness statements it was found that the operator of the PWC did not yield right of way to the vessel. The mother of the PWC operator was cited for allowing underage operation of a PWC.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0073
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:00:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Utah Lake
NearestCityTown: Provo
County: UTAH
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: PASSENGER/SKIER BEHAVIOR
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
I was towing a boat to the dock when a man came to the dock and said that he could not find someone to deal with a cut.  The victim was a teenage girl,  with rope burns on both thumbs.  The one on her left thumb was bleeding and looked fairly deep, the burn on the right thumb did not look very bad but she said she was more worried about that one. I took her into the visitor center and cleaned the left thumb with some sterile water to try to see how deep it was.  I could not see bone and it started bleeding a little more so I wrapped it with some gauze.  I told the operator,  that he needed to take her to the hospital to get her thumbs looked at by a doctor.  I told him I am not a doctor but that the left thumb might need a stitch or two.  Victim kept on moving and shaking her right hand.  I asked to stop moving it, but because of the motions suspected that it was not broken.  They left for the hospital.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0074
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-09-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:00:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Bear Lake
NearestCityTown: Garden City
County: RICH
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: -1
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Weather
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
RedactedNarrative:
At about 3:00 p.m. on 9/7/2009, subject 1 decided to take his sailboat out onto Bear Lake for a sail.  The wind had been gusting upwards of 25 mph which had caused several boats to come off the lake and into the confines of the marina.  The winds had been blowing from the southwest.

The winds had died down to 16 to 18 mph and he decided to operate his boat, via its diesel engine, from its slip in the marina.   subject 1's boat had been backed into its slip.  As he moved the boat from its slip, the winds blew the bow of the boat towards the north.   subject 1 continued operating the boat knowing that his boat had better control in maneuvering the boat from the stern. subject 1 operated his boat towards the main channel of the marina without being able to see how many boats were in the main channel.  People on board  subject 1's boat tried to communicate with the operators of the boats that were in the vicinity of his boat, but because of the congestedness of the main channel, they were not able to maneuver in a manner to clear a path for subject 1's boat. subject 1 decided, that rather than possibly colliding with one of the other boats in the main channel, to maneuver his boat close to the end of the CU dock.  As he did this, his boat began to rub against the rub rail of the dock.  As the his boat continued with its momentum and with the added force of the wind, a cleat on the end of the dock punctured the starboard hull of  subject 1's boat.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0076
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:54:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Deer Creek Reservoir
NearestCityTown: Heber, UT
County: WASATCH
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Departed Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Initial Call:

On August 1, 2009, Wasatch County Dispatch asked me to respond to a medical at the Main ramp. 

I was at the Island resort with Wasatch County Deputy, so we responded in his vehicle to the Main ramp. An ambulance had been paged

Upon arrival, Park Man was already on scene.  I grabbed my medical gear and went to the boat. Subject 1 was breathing but not alert. He would go in and out of consciousness,  his friends and I tried to keep him alert until the ambulance arrived on scene.Subject 1 was transported to Utah Valley Medical Center.  

I ca thatSubject 2 later that day to ask her how Subject 1 was doing and she stated that he was back at home. The doctors stated that he had swallowed some water and it got into his lungs. 

They group had borrowed the boat from a friend  who lives  in Lehi UT 84043.

NOTES:

Hard copy of witness statement and report located at Deer Creek State Park.  USCG entry: victim likely departed boat to swim and experienced diffultly while swimming


BARDID: 2009-UT-0078
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-20 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:15:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Willard Bay
NearestCityTown: Pleasant View
County: box elder
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Navigation Rules Violation
AccidentCause2: Operator inexperience
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 7/20/2009  subject 1 and 2 were out on Willard Bay enjoying a day on there PWC's.  subject 1 was operating vessel #1 and subject 2 was operating Vessel #2.  Vessel #1 was traveling north across the bay and vessel number #2 was following behind.  Vessel #2 was jumping vessel #1's wake as they both proceeded northbound.  Vessel #1 then did an abrupt 180 degree turn facing back south.  Vessel #2 did not have ample time to turn or react in time and ran into the front of vessel #1.  The collision took vessel #2 up and over crossing the bow of vessel #1. subject 1 fell into the water and was facing face down in the water.  subject 2 jumped off of his machine into the water and turnedsubject 1 face up.  Another boater saw the accident ad proceeded to help the individuals back into the marina.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0081
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-23 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:00:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Powell
NearestCityTown: Page AZ
County: KANE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
RedactedNarrative:
07/23/2009 at approximately 1900 dispatch asked me to search for a vessel that had hit a rock and was taking on water. When I arrived on scene, there was a good Samaritan that was already attached to the disabled vessel. It was getting late and dark and the wind had suddenly picked up to where it was causing major waves.
I asked the good Samaritan if he could tow them back and he replied he could.
I took 7 of the passengers from the disabled vessel to the docks, by this time it was dark out side and wind was still picking up. I returned to see if I could assist the disabled vessel. The good Samaritan pulled the vessel all the way to the main dock, and I took the accident report, took pictures, and contacted NPS about leaving the vessel on the docks for the night next to the shore because it was taking on water. Damage couldn't be seen to anything but the prop, but I could hear the bilge pump running and see water seeping into the engine compartment.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0082
Date: 2009-10-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:00:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE POWELL
NearestCityTown: PAGE
County: KANE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Restricted Vision
AccidentCause2: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Submerged Object
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR CRUISING WHEN HE STRUCK A SUBMERGED ROCK.  STRUCK ROCK WITH KEEL OF BOAT AND TURNED HARD LEFT THE ROCK THEN STRUCK THE STARBOARD SIDE AND MOTOR.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0083
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-10-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:00:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Powell
NearestCityTown: Page
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
RedactedNarrative:
The vessel was traveling up lake near Gregory Butte, right at the cut, they miss judged the buoys and hit a rock under the water. Vessel began to sink. Operator got the boat and everyone safely to shore, NPS ranger helped tie boat to shore for the night before it sank all the way.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0084
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-09-20 00:00:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE POWELL
NearestCityTown: PAGE
County: KANE
WaterConditions: unknown
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Struck by Propeller
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL WAS BEACHED SO INJURED JUMPED INTO WATER TO TIE VESSEL OFF.  VESSEL ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT INJURED THOUGHT VESSEL WAS IN NUETRAL GEAR.  CURRENT OF THE ENGINE RUNNING PULLED INJURED TOWARDS VESSEL CONCLUDING IN INJURED'S FOOT TO GET CAUGHT IN PROP.  INJURED THEN TRANSPORTED TO MEDICAL CARE.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0085
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-09-23 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:32:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Deer Creek Reservoir
NearestCityTown: Midway
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
NOTIFICATION
On 9/23/2009 at about 2032 hours, I was called at home by Dispatch an notified of a report of a possible boat accident on Deer Creek Reservoir and people calling for help.  Dispatch said that EMS and Search & Rescue had also been dispatched to Deer Creek. 

PATROL BOAT
I arrived at the patrol boat at about 2036 hours.  I got the boat ready and was just leaving the dock, when two Search and Rescue personnel arrived and asked to come on the boat with me.

ARRIVAL AT SCENE
We located the boat accident & victims at about 1256 hours.

VICTIMS
Both victims were on shore and said that they were fine.  The operator had a small laceration to his forehead and was a little cold, he came on board and was given a blanket to cover up.  The passenger  was wet but had no injuries.

Ident: Operator told me that he was operating the boat, he left the Main boat and headed West toward the other shoreline, and arrived at the shoreline faster than he anticipated and drove up on the the shoreline.  The boat then overturned and both passengers were thrown into the water.Passenger told me that they were cruising at about 30 miles per hour, and he had been using a flashlight to get his fishing pole and the light had interfered with the operators vision.

MEDICAL
We transported the victims to the Main boat ramp where they were examined and released by EMS personnel from Wasatch County Ambulance.  

VESSEL
The vessel capsized after the initial grounding on the bank.  Search and Rescue members towed the accident vessel to the Main boat ramp, turned it upright, and loaded it on its trailer.  The vessel was taken home by operator.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0089
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:15:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Deer Creek Reservoir
NearestCityTown: Heber
County: WASATCH
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: NA
EquipmentFailure: NA
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
Initial Call:

At approximately 2015 hours I responded to call at Deer Creek State Park at the Island Resort on a wake board accident. The victim had hit her head on the wake board while wake boarding.

Arrival on Scene:

Park Ranger was already on scene  when I arrived performing medical services. 

I started taking a report of what happened. Person stated that they were wake boarding and that Victim had fell and hit her head on the wake board. After she hit her head she stated that she started having something like a seizure, but it was more floppy than a seizure. She said that person went into the water face first and did not remember what had happened. 

Victim had a large cut on her forehead and was transported to Utah Valley Medical Center. 

Wake Board was a black Hyper Light.

Officer Supplemental:

The call came out from dispatch at 2015.  I was responded from the Charleston Day Use area.  When I arrived, the boat was just coming in from the lake.  I waited on the dock at Dock of The Bay Marina until they arrived.  Victim was laying down on the back seat of the boat with a towel over her face.  She had sustained a very deep laceration over her eye and over the bridge of her nose.  She stated that she didn't remember much about the accident.  I placed some blood stopper over her injuries to control the bleeding which at the time wasn't bleeding too much.  She was calm for a moment and then would start crying and telling her father she was sorry.  I kept reassuring her that she would be alright.  Medical arrived about 5 minutes after me.  She began to become sick and threw up all over several times.  She was transported to Utah County by request of her father.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0090
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-09-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:30:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Bear Lake
NearestCityTown: garden city
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: 0
CongestedWaters: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
AccidentCause3: improper loading
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
OtherAccidentEvent: sinking
RedactedNarrative:
The group stated they stopped the boat and a wave brought water over the back.  Each additional wave brought more water onto the vessel and everyone quickly exited the vessel.  Within 45 seconds the boat sunk.

One individual stated that the boat had been bringing on water for a while and that when the boat was on plane it would drain out of the hull.  There must have been a leak or access for water to enter.

Life jackets were not being worn, however a few of them were able to grab floating debris/lifejackets.

A passing boat helped pull persons on board.

Ran arrived and assisted with picking up debris and transported individuals to marina.

Efforts to retrieve boat at 1700 hours were unsuccessful as the boat sunk to the bottom before a dive team arrived to try and flip the boat over.

The boat lies in 99 feet of water. Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands is handling the decision as to whether to retrieve the boat.


BARDID: 2009-UT-00917
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-13 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:31:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Deer Creek Reservoir
NearestCityTown: Heber
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: -1
CongestedWaters: -1
Wind: Storm
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Weather
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Initial Incident:

On June 13, 2009 at approximately 14:00 hours Park Manager and I went out on the Deer Creek State Park Boston Whaler to do a safety patrol for the Utah Summer Games Sail Boat Regatta.   PM and I were located in Rainbow Bay watching the sail boaters when we noticed some dark clouds to the south west of us. We also noticed the wind starting to pick up. Suddenly a huge gust of wind blew andPM and I noticed two sail boaters capsize. We drove over to the capsized boaters and  asked the sailers if they needed any help. They were close to the shore so they let the wind blow them ashore. I called Wasatch County Dispatch and asked them to put an ambulance on stand by. After we talked to the sailers and dispatch I looked behind me where a majority of the sailers were located and noticed that they all started capsizing one by one.  That is when the micro-burst hit, winds were producing three to five foot waves, the rain was coming down very hard and there was thunder and lighting. PM took over the controls on the boat and we went from capsized boat to capsized boat picking up persons in the water.

I called dispatch and informed them  that we would need an ambulance at Rainbow Bay and to call out Wasatch County Search and Rescue, I also asked for any other parks to respond to help.PM and I picked up two people and dropped them off at Rainbow Bay where the ambulance was waiting. These people were treated for Hypothermia and then released on scene. PM and I went back out on the lake and then rescued ten more people and dropped those people off at the Island, where another ambulance was waiting.

Assistant Park Manager  and Maintenance worker went out on the other Boston Whaler and collected six people from the water and dropped four off at Rainbow Bay and two off at the Island.

A report was given that a fisherman collected one person from the water and dropped them off at the Main, that report was never confirmed.

Wasatch County Search and Rescue collected one person from the water. 

All persons in the Sailboat Regatta were accounted for.

After all persons were accounted for Park Ra , PM, and myself helped with several boat recoveries.  

All boats were recovered. Damage on boats ranged from none to major.

Injuries incurred:

One person got stitches, on person had a nose injury, several had bruising, and several people were treated for hypothermia.

NOTES:

Participate wavers, notes, Wasatch County dispatch calls are located at Deer Creek State Park.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0092
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:45:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Rockport Reservoir
NearestCityTown: Peoa
County: summit
WaterConditions: unknown
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
RedactedNarrative:
INITIAL NOTICE
On Tuesday, August 25, 2009, at approximately 1100 hours, I was informed from a seasonal employee at the entrance station to contact Rockport's camp host in Juniper campground (Juniper) regarding a boat accident that occurred the previous evening.


CONTACT WITH CAMPGROUND HOST & BOAT OWNER/OPERATOR
At approximately 1145 hours I arrived at Juniper and spoke with the campground host P1.  P1 informed me that the visitors in Juniper site #19/20 had a boating accident and wanted to talk to a Ranger.

I spokP2 (boat owner) regarding the accident.  According to P2, at approximately 1945 hours on Monday, August 24, 2009, he and his family were out on their boat on Rockport Reservoir.  They were returning back to Juniper's beach area.  P2 was operating the boat approximately forty (40) feet from Rockport Reservoir's east shore and was traveling in a southerly direction "...not going very fast".  While he was operating the boat, P2 was also monitoring his electronic depth finder.  When he reached an area of the lake directly across from Cedar Point campground site #4, he noticed his depth finder go from fifty (50) feet to eighteen (18) feet to two (2) feet to zero (0) feet in a matter of seconds.  P2 was not able to react quick enough and grounded his boat on rocks completely submerged in the water.  P2 attempted to dislodge his boat but was unable to do so.

When the boat grounded, the noise created from the grounding was loud enough for P3 to hear it from Juniper campsite #22 (approximately 300 yards away).  P3 observed that P2 needed assistance with his boat.  P3 went into his boat and was able to eventually pull P2's boat off the submerged rocks.


DAMAGE TO BOAT
See section "Vessel Damage" under section "Vessel" of this report.


INJURY TO BOATING PARTY
No injury occurred to anyone as a result of the grounding.


ACCIDENT P2, P3, and I walked down to the beach area where they both showed me the area where the grounding occurred.  The lake at that time was very calm.  The beach area and  the area in the water where the grounding occurred does indeed have large rocks underneath the water not visible and very close to the surface.  The rocks are difficult to see while in a motorboat. P2 estimated his boat received approximately $2,500.00 damage.  P2 and his wife inquired if there was anything we could do to warn boaters of the water hazard.  I informed P2 that Rockport Reservoir has many areas around the lake with similar hazards when the reservoir's water reaches certain levels, that most of the time the water level is either too high or too low for many of the more serous water hazards to exist, and that most lake waters naturally have hazardous areas.  The area where the grounding occurred is a natural hazard.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0093
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:30:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Echo Reservoir
NearestCityTown: Coalville
County: summit
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Force of Wave/wake
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
INITIAL CALL
On Tuesday, August 11, 2009, at approximately 1730 hours, I received a radio call/request from Summit County Dispatch (SCD) pertaining to a welfare check.  SCD received a 911 call from an individual who was with a group of boaters out on Echo Reservoir (Echo).  SCD stated the individual was requesting SCD transfer their call to a hospital or health clinic in the area as the caller had some medical health inquiries and wanted some answers.  SCD informed the caller that they could not transfer their call.  The caller then hung up.  SCD asked if I would go to Echo and look for the individuals boating on the lake.  I informed SCD that I would be en route but that I would need to first retrieve Rockport's ranger boat.


EN ROUTE TO THE SCENE
While I was en route to the scene, Utah Highway Patrol (UHP) Officer informed SCD that he would be en route to Echo's North Beach area (marina/boat launch area) to see if any boaters come ashore requiring medical attention.  A Summit County Sheriff Deputy also requested SCD have an ambulance sent to the area for medical assistance purposes.  I retrieved the ranger boat at approximately 1745 hours and informed SCD I was en route to Echo.  At approximately 1755 hours, Officer informed SCD that he had made contact with a group of boaters that have a medical situation and that they were the individuals who made the call to SCD.  Officer informed me that the medical situation was the result of a boating incident.  I informed Officer that I would remain en route to take a report.


ARRIVE AT SCENE
I arrived at Echo's North Beach area at approximately 1810 hours.  When I arrived, the boat involved with the medical situation was out of the water near the boat ramp.  Two male individuals were assisting the patient P1 out of the boat.  P1 was in a lot of pain.  EMS personnel were on the scene.  I began to gather information.


CASE DETAILS
I spoke with the operator of, P2, the observer of the boat P3, and a third individual who was a passenger/tuber on the boat.  According to their information, a total of seven people were on the boat.  At the time of the accident, three of the seven individuals including P1 were being towed on a "water wieny".  As the boat was traveling and towing the tube, it turned right and the tube began to swing to the left increasing in speed.  The tube flipped and all three individuals on it were thrown off.  P1 dislocated/separated her right shoulder on impact with the water.  P1 had dislocated her shoulder and received surgery on it a month or two earlier.  The other two individuals on the tube were not injured.  P1 had declined any medical assistance.  Her group was going to transport her to a health clinic in Park City.


VERBAL WARNING
I P2, after inquiring with him, that he needs to have registration and insurance paperwork for the boat somewhere within the boat.  I gave him a warning only rather than issuing a citation as the patient was waiting to be transported to the medical facility and was in a lot of pain.


CONCLUSION
The group left North Beach  P1 at approximately 1825 hours.  The ambulance left the scene at approximately 1820 hours.  The accident occurred due to the fall off of a tube being pulled by a boat; however, the injury to P1 would most likely not have resulted in a shoulder dislocation/separation if P1 did not have a prior injury to it.  I left the scene at approximately 1830 hours and arrived back at Rockport at 1855 hours.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0094
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:30:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Rockport Reservoir
NearestCityTown: Peoa
County: summit
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Force of Wave/wake
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
INITIAL CALL
On Tuesday, August 11, 2009, at approximately 1535 hours, I received a call from Summit County Sheriff Office Dispatch (SCD) of a boating accident with one injury at Rockport.  I was, at the time, off park assisting Summit County Sheriff Office (SCSO) with a bicycle accident on Browns Canyon Road.  I informed SCD that I was en route to the boat accident.


ARRIVE AT SCENE
At approximately 1545 hours, I arrived on the scene--concessionaire dock where the operator of the boat involved in the accident, P1, transported the boating party including the patient.  When I arrived, the patient, P2, was lying on his back in the back bench area of the boat he and his party had rented from Rockport Sports and Recreation (Rockport's concessionaire).  P2 had a towel and was pressing it to his forehead.  He was conscious, breathing, and somewhat alert.  Ranger 1 had arrived to the boat approximately three or four minutes prior to my arrival. Ranger 1 was off-duty but responded to the scene when he was contacted by Rockport's concessionaire and informed of the situation.    Ranger 1 informed me later that P2 had a gash on the upper left portion of his forehead approximately two inches in length.


SECOND PATIENT
While oP3 approached me and began complaining of an injury to the back right side of his head.  P3 believed P2 and he had collided when the incident occurred.  I looked at the injured area and could not see any indication of an injury.  P3 was also complaining of a soreness in his neck.  I informed P3 to sit down on or near the boat in shade.


AMBULANCE ARRIVAL
The first ambulance arrived at approximately 1600 hours.  A second arrived later (unsure of the time).  P2 and P3 were examined by the EMS staff with P2 receiving medical attention first.  Both individuals were placed in a neck collar and strapped to a backboard.  P2 was classified as the more serious patient.


ACCIDENT DETAILS
According P4 EMS (and later confirmed with P1), there were a total of six individuals on the boat.  P1 was the operator, P5, was the observer.  P2, P3, P5, and a child (P5's' sister) were all being towed.  They were all on a "banana" type tube designed to be towed behind a boat for recreational purposes.  The tube can hold as many as six or seven individuals.  P3 was in the first position on the tube with P2 in the third position.  As the boat was traveling straight in the north end of Rockport Reservoir near the dam at about 10 MPH, the tube became unstable and began to tip to one side.  All the occupants on the tube fell into the water.  There were no physical hazards in the water and the boat was approximately 150 - 200 yards from the shore in deep water.  It is believed that P3 and P2 collided with each other during the fall.  All individuals on the tube were wearing PFDs (Personal Floatation Devices).  The tube was brought to the concessionaire's dock along with everyone else after the accident.  There appeared to be no damage to the tube and it appeared to be functioning in the manner in which it was designed to function.


CONCL P2 and P3 were transported via ground ambulance (the first one that arrived on the scene) to the University of Utah Medical Center.  The boat, tube, and other boating equipment did not sustain any damage.  The injuries to P2 and P3 were not of a serious or life-threatening severity.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0095
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-06-19 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:26:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Green River
NearestCityTown: Dutch John
County: daggett
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 06/19/2009, I was told about an accident involving a rubber kayak that got stuck on Mother-in-law on the Green River.  I was told that some scouts were going down the Green when their Kayak hit the side of Mother-in-law and overturned, causing the kayak to wrap around the rock.  The kayak was recovered by Flaming Gorge Resort.  The operators of the kayak were not hurt just thrown from the kayak.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0096
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:50:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Jordanelle Reservoir
NearestCityTown: Heber City
County: wasatch
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
P1 stated that as he was trying to get up on the wakeboard, either the board hit him or his leg just gave out, breaking his femur, approximately six inches above his left knee.  P2, owner  of the vessel was also the operating the boat at the time of the accident.

At approximately 1854 hrs 2 Officer 1 and myself were dispatched on a call of a skier with a broken leg on the reservoir by the dam.  The call came in from the boat itself.  JORDANELLE FIRE DISTRICT, JU1 was dispatched as well as Wasatch County Medical, L-500.  Myself and JU1's crew went on one of the Parks boat while 2A92 took L-501's crew on another.  Approximately 1911 hrs we found the injured skier.  From the two boats the medical crew stabilized P1 by administering pain relief and putting a femur traction splint on him.  He then was transported by boat with medical crew on board to the Marina dock.  Arrived at dock at approximately 1950 hrs. From there he was loaded on to the ambulance and transported to University of Utah Hospital.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0097
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:30:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE POWELL
NearestCityTown: BULLFROG
County: KANE
WaterConditions: unknown
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Force of Wave/wake
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE RIDING JET SKI AND HIT A WAKE.  DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE EJECTED OF PWC.  THE MOTHER OF INJURED BELIEVES WHEN THEY WERE THROWN THE PASSENGER HIT HER FACE ON THE OPERATOR'S HEAD.  INJURED WAS TRANSPORTED TO CLINIC WITH A FAT LIP.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0100
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-09-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:00:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE POWELL
NearestCityTown: PAGE
County: KANE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Force of Wave/wake
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATING IN A NARROW CHANNEL WHERE THEY CAME ACROSS A TOUR BOAT. THEIR VESSEL HAD TO CROSS WAKE OF TOUR BOAT.  AFTER PASSING WAKE INJURED COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN.  INJURED WAS TAKEN BY PERSON VEHICLE TO HOSPITAL.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0101
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-09-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:00:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE POWELL
County: SAN JUAN
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
INJUREDS WERE STANDING ON LEDGE GETTING READY TO PARASAIL.  INJURED P1 WAS WEARING HARNESS INJURED P2 WAS STANDING NEXT TO HIM.  GUST OF WIND CAUGHT SAIL KNOCKING BOTH INJURED OFF LEDGE.  INJURED  WAS CAUGHT IN ROPE OF SAIL HIT ROCKS THEN LANDING IN WATER.  BOTH ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL


BARDID: 2009-UT-0102
Date: 2009-10-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE POWELL
NearestCityTown: PAGE AZ
County: KANE
WaterConditions: unknown
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
KIDS WERE SIPHONING GAS FROM THE TOP TANK INTO GAS CANS. GAS THEN SPILLED INTO THE OPEN MOTOR COMPARTMENT.  PASSENGERS WERE NOT ABLE TO TURN BLOWER ON BEFORE OPERATOR POURED WATER IN COMPARTMENT TO DILUTE THE GAS.  ONCE THE WATER HIT THE GAS IT EXPLODED.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0104
Date: 2009-07-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:10:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE POWELL
NearestCityTown: PAGE AZ
County: KANE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: People on Gunwale, Bow, or Transom
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Carbon Monoxide Exposure
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL WAS DRIFTING WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING.  TWO INJURED WERE SITTING/STANDING ON THE ENGINE HATCH AND SWIM STEP AREA.  BOTH INJURED WERE IN AND OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0105
Date: 2009-06-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:00:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE POWELL
NearestCityTown: PAGE AZ
County: KANE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR INATTENTION, PWCS CROSSED PASSED RESULTING IN VESSEL 2 STRIKING VESSEL 1 THROWING OPERATOR AND KNOCKING THE WIND OUT OF HIM.  OPERATOR OF VESSEL 1 REPORTED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SIDE BUT CONTACTED AND EMT-B WHO TOLD HIM NO IMMEDIATE LIFE THREATS WERE APPARENT BUT OPERATOR SAID HE WOULD PROCEED TO THE URGENT CARE.


BARDID: 2009-UT-0106
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-17 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:47:00
State: UT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Jordanelle Reservoir
NearestCityTown: Heber City
County: WASATCH
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
27 year old female fell while wakeboarding resulting in a possible dislocated left knee.  Ambulance was on scene before I was and took over.  They transported her via ambulance to hospital for evaluation.  Witnesses stated that it was nothing out of the ordinary.  She just fell.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0001
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-01-14 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:01:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Chesapeake Bay
NearestCityTown: CITY OF VA. BEACH/LYNNHAVEN CI
County: VIRGINIA BEACH
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: Machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT WITH SIX MEN ON BOARD TOOK ON WATER OVER THE STERN, ENGINE FAILED, BOAT CAPSIZED LEAVING ALL SIX MEN IN THE WATER. ALL WERE RECOVERED BY THE COAST GUARD, MARYLAND PILOT ASSOCIATION AND VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT. TWO DIED AS THE RESULT OF DROWNING AND HYPOTHERMIA, 4 WERE TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITALS FOR HYPOTHERMIA


BARDID: 2009-VA-0003
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-03-15 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE LOUISA
NearestCityTown: LOUISA. BLUE RIDGE SHORES
County: LOUISA COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Improper Loading
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Submerged Object
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
P1 LAUNCHED A CANOE SQUIPPED WITH A 5 HP MOTOR TO RUN THE VESSEL AND FISH ON LAKE LOUISA ALONG WITH HIS DOG. WHILE NEAR THE CENTER OF THE LAKE, THE CANOE STRUCK AN UNDERWATER OBJECT. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE DOGS WEIGHT TO SHIFT TO THE STARBOARD SIDE OF THE CANOE CAUSING IT TO CAPSIZE. P1 WAS HOSPITALIZED DUE TO HYPOTHERMIC CONDISTIONS.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0004
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-03-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: MAURY RIVER
NearestCityTown: TOWN OF GOSHEN/CANOE LAUNCH/SW
County: ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY
WaterConditions: unknown
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous Waters
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
SUBJECT WAS KAYAKING WITH PARTY OF 11 DOWN MAURY RIVER, ENTERED RAPIDS, FLIPPED OVER AND WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER. SUBJECT BECAME TRAPPED UNDER A LARGE ROCK AND ROOTBALL OF A TREE WHERE HE REMAINED SUBMERGED FOR APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES AND DROWNED. SUNJECT'S BODY WAS RECOVERED BY GOSHEN FIRE DEPARTMENT.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0005
RedactedNarrative: BOAT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN STARTING MOTOR AFTER REFUELING.
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-04-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: MONETA, VA./BAYSIDE MARINA /YA
County: BEDFORD COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
PropertyDamageDescription:
FRONT AND SIDE DOCK AT 1127 ACORN LANE IN MONETA, VIRGINIA 24121, WAS BURNED WHEN A BOAT AT THE DOCK CAUGHT ON FIRE.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0006
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-04-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:04:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: NEW RIVER
NearestCityTown: BARREN SPRINGS/ALLISONIA BOAT
County: WYTHE COUNTY
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous Waters
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
A FAMILY (FATHER, WIFE & DAUGHTER) WERE CANOEING ON THE NEW RIVER (BERTHA SHOALS AREA) OF WYTHE COUNTY. THE CANOE WENT OVER A LEDGE AND WAS TURNED SIDEWAYS CAUSING THE CAOE TO CAPSIZE.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0007
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-04-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 06:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: James River
NearestCityTown: CHESTER, VA./DUTCH GAP LANDING
County: CHESTERFIELD COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Equipment Failure
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: Auxiliary
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
RedactedNarrative:
P1 LAUNCHED HIS BOAT FROM HOPEWELL ON THE NIGHT OF 04/25/2009. HE ANCHORED THE BOAT ACROSS FROM DUTCH GAP LANDING FOR THE NIGHT. HE WOKE AROUND 6:00AM AND THE BOAT WAS SINKING.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0008
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-04-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: ROCKY MOUNT STATE PARK
County: BEDFORD COUNTY
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: Excessive speed
AccidentCause3: Force of wave/wake
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
THE OPERATOR OF A PERSONAL WATERCRAFT WAS CROSSING A WAKE WHEN SHE WS THROWN INTO THE AIR AND LANDED ONTO THE SEAT. THIS RESULTED IN THE OPERATOR STRAINING HER BACK.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0010
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-04-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:32:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: ROCKY MOUNT
County: FRANKLIN COUNTY
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: Excessive speed
AccidentCause3: Force of wave/wake
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT WAS TRAVELING ON SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE AND HIT A LARGE WAKE CAUSING THE VICTIM TO STRIKE HER HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD OF THE BOAT.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0011
Date: 2009-05-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: James River
NearestCityTown: NEWPORT NEWS/HUNTINGTON PK BOA
County: NEWPORT NEWS
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Equipment Failure
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: Auxiliary
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
OtherAccidentEvent: sinking
RedactedNarrative:
WHILE VESSEL WAS ANCHORED DURING A FISHING TRIP, IT BEGAN TAKING ON WATER. THE BILGE PUMP FAILED AND VESSEL CAPSIZED. ALL THREE PERSONS ON BOARD WERE WEARING PFD'S AND WADED/SWAM TO SHORE. THE DRAIN PLUG WAS INSTALLED IN THE STERN AND WAS NOT A FACTOR.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0013
Date: 2009-04-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Chesapeake Bay
NearestCityTown: CRAB CREEK BOAT RAMP
County: VIRGINIA BEACH
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Improper Loading
AccidentCause2: Alcohol
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOTH VICTIMS FELL INTO THE WATER DUE TO HUMAN ERROR AND THE VESSEL WAS SWAMPED. THE VICTIMS WERE BOTH SEPARATED FROM THE BOAT AND RECOVERED LATER.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0014
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-05-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:40:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: BEDFORD CITY WATER WHEEL MARIN
County: BEDFORD COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: Excessive speed
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
RedactedNarrative:
THE OPERATOR OF THE VESSEL WAS APPROACHING THE SHORELINE WHEN HE SHIFTED THE THROTTLE INTO FORWARD CAUSING THE VESSEL TO STRIKE A FALLEN TREE ON THE SHORELINE.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0016
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-05-03 00:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: BUGGS ISLAND LAKE
NearestCityTown: BOYDTON, VA./RUDDS CREEK BOAT
County: MECKLENBURG COUNTY
WaterConditions: Unknown
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Unknown
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
VICTIM WAS TRAVELING SOUTH FROM RUDDS CREEK BOAT RAMP. VICTIM BECAME SEPARATED FROM THE VESSEL AND DROWNED.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0017
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-04-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 23:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: POTOMAC RIVER
NearestCityTown: WOODBRIDGE/LEESYLVANIA STATE P
County: PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Restricted Vision
AccidentCause2: Other
OtherAccidentCause: unforeseen water hazard
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Submerged Object
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT #1 LEAVES TIM'S RIVERSHORE RESTAURANT IN CHERRY HILL HEADING NORTHEAST FROM THEIR DOCK ABOUT 11:00PM. OPERATOR SAYS HE HAD JUST GOTTEN THE BOAT ON PLANE AND RUNNING ABOUT 30 KNOTS WHEN HE STRUCK SOMETHING HARD AND THEN WENT DEAD IN THE WATER. HE WAS ONLY A COUPLE HUNDRED YARDS FROM THE DOCK. OPERATOR DID NOT SEE ANYTHING IN THE WATER.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0018
Date: 2009-05-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:58:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: BEDFORD/WATERWHEEL MARINA
County: BEDFORD COUNTY
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: Improper lookout
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
A PONTOON TRAVELING DOWNS TREAM ON THE ROANOKE RIVER, BEDFORD COUNTY PORTION OF SMITH MOUNTAIN  LAKE WAS STRUCK BY A PWC TRAVELING UPSTREAM ON THE STARBOARD SIDE OF THE BOW. THE OPERATOR OF THE PWC WAS SEVERELY INJURED AND TRANSPORTED BY HELICOPTER TO ROANOKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. THE OPERATOR AND PASSENGERS OF THE PONTOON RECEIVED MINOR SCRAPES AND BRUISES.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0021
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-05-31 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: ELIZABETH RIVER, WESTERN
NearestCityTown: PORTSMOUTH, VA./PORTSMOUTH CIT
County: PORTSMOUTH
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL #2 ATTEMPTED TO TOW #1 WITH THE OPERATOR HANGING ON TO THE BACK OF THE PWC. BEFORE THE TOW, THE OPERATOR OF THE PWC REMOVED HIS PFD. THE OPERATOR OF THE PWC WHILE BEING TOWED, BEGAN TO STRUGGLE AND DROWNED.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0022
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-05-13 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 01:17:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: AQUIA CREEK
NearestCityTown: STAFFORD/HOPEWELL SPRNGS MARI
County: STAFFORD COUNTY
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Sinking
RedactedNarrative:
WHILE RETURNING BACK TO THE HOPEWELL SPRINGS MARINA IN AQUIA CREEK, THE PLUG BECAME DISLOGGED AND THE BOAT BEGAN TO SINK. THE OPERATOR WAS ABLE TO GET THE BOAT TO THE SHORELINE AND SALVAGE THE MOTOR AND GEAR. THE 2 SUBJECTS THEN TRIED TO PADDLE THE BOAT BY HAND TO THE MARINA. THE BOAT SANK OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THEM AND THEY SWAM TO THE RR BRIDGE TO WAIT  FOR RESCUE.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0023
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-05-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Anna
NearestCityTown: MINERAL, VA.
County: SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Navigation Rules Violation
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT #1 WAS HEADED TOWARDS STURGEON CREEK MARINA IN STURGEON CREEK. BOAT #2 WAS SITTING STATIONARY IN THE CREEK ON THE STARBOARD SIDE OF BOAT #1. WHEN BOAT #1 GOT CLOSER TO BOAT #2, BOAT #2 TOOK OFF IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS BOAT #1. THE OPERATOR OF BOAT #2 TURNED INTO THE PATH OF BOAT #1 CAUSING THE OPERATORS OF BOTH VESSELS TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0027
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-05-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: SHENANDOAH RIVER/SOUTH
NearestCityTown: TOWN OF SHENANDOAH/SHENANDOAH
County: PAGE COUNTY
WaterConditions: Strong Current
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous Waters
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
AccidentEvent3: Capsizing
OtherAccidentEvent: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
RIVER'S SWIFT CURRENT CARRIED 12' NON-MOTORIZED JON BOAT TOWARDS THE BANK AND AN OVERHANGING TREE. MALE SUBJECT ATTEMPTED TO PUSH OFF THE TREEE, BUT THE CURRENT BEGAN TO TURN THE BOAT AND WATER BEGAN COMING OVER THE PORT SIDE CAUSING THE BOAT  TO CAPSIZE. ALL THREE SUBJECTS BEGAN TO FLOAT DOWN THE RIVER.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0028
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-05-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 06:46:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: PRIVATE POND 161
NearestCityTown: ASHLAND, VA.
County: HANOVER COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Equipment Failure
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: Seats
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
P1 WAS FISHING IN A PRIVATE POND LOCATED IN AGGREGATE ASSOCIATES, 9594 OLD RIDGE ROAD, ASHLAND, VA. HE WAS FISHING FROM A SMALL JON BOAT. HE LOST BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARDS OFF THE BOAT. victim COULD NOT SWIM. HE WAS NOT WEARING A PFD AND DID NOT HAVE A PFD OR TYPE IV ON THE BOAT. P1'S BODY WAS LOCATED AT 8:08 PM.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0029
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: HUDDLESTON, VA./MITCHELL"S POI
County: BEDFORD COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
P1 WAS WAKEBOARDING IN THE C-5 AREA OF CRADDOCK CREEK ON SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE ON 06-01-2009. SHE HIT A WAKE AND BEGAN TO LOOSE HER BALANCE. SHE FAILED TO LET GO OF THE THE TOW ROPE AND WHILE FALLING, THE WAKEBOARD STRUCK HER IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0031
Date: 2009-06-14 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 04:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Rappahannock River
NearestCityTown: TAPPAHANNOCK/GARRETTS MARINA
County: ESSEX COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: grounding
AccidentEvent3: Collision with Recreational Vessel
PropertyDamageDescription: BROKEN PYLON AND BROKEN LADDER ON SEA WALL.
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT #1 WAS ENTERING GARRETTS MARINA FROM THE RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER AND THE OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE BOAT AROUND TO EXIT   ON THE BOAT RAMP. DURING HIS TURN, HE STRUCK AND RAMPED BOAT #2. HE CROSSED OVER THE VESSEL AND LANDED IN THE PARKING LOT COMING TO STOP WITH THE BOW TOUCHING THE STERN OF BOAT #3.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0032
Date: 2009-06-20 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:20:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: CHICKAHOMINY RIVER
NearestCityTown: WILLIAMSBURG, VA./CHICKAHOMIN
County: CHARLES CITY COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: Improper lookout
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
TWO MOTORBOATS WERE TRAVELING DOWN THE CHICKAHOMINY RIVER. BOAT #2 WAS FOLLOWING BEHIND BOAT #1. AFTER MAKING   RIGH TURN OUT OF THE CHANNEL, BOAT #1 SLOWED AND BEGAN TO IDLE TOWARDS SHORE. BOAT #2 DID NOT SLOW AND STRUCK BOAT #1 IN THE STERN AND TRAVERSED OVER BOAT #1 ALONG THE LENGTH OF IT, EXITING OFF THE BOW OF BOAT #1.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0035
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-05-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Anna
NearestCityTown: SPOTSYLVANIA/DUKES CREEK MARIN
County: SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY
WaterConditions: unknown
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
P1 WAS BEING PULLED ON AN INNER TUBE BEHIND A VESSEL BEING OPERATED BY HIS BROTHER, P2. AFTER ATTEMPTIN TO JUMP THE WAKE WHILE ON THE INNER TUBE, P1 LANDED RESULTING IN A DISLOCATED LEFT SHOULDER.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0036
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:10:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: BLACKWATER RIVER
NearestCityTown: ROCKY MOUNT/RT. 220 BLACKWATER
County: FRANKLIN COUNTY
WaterConditions: Strong Current
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous Waters
AccidentCause2: Dam/lock
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
VICTIM CANOEING ON BLACKWATER RIVER, CAME UPON A LOW HEAD DAM, CANOE WENT OVER DAM AND FLIPPED, VICTIM WAS PULLED UNDERWATER BY THE HYDRAULIC OF THE DAM AND DROWNED.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0037
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:12:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: SHENANDOAH RIVER -SOUTH
NearestCityTown: LURAY/MASSANUTTEN BOAT RAMP
County: PAGE COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
FIVE SUBJECTS WENT BOATING ON THE SOUTH FORK OF THE SHENANDOAH RIVER ABOVE THE LURAY DAM. ONE MALE SUBJECT STARTED WAKEBOARDING. THIS SUBJECT FELL BACKWARDS UPON HIS THIRD WAKE BOARDING EFFORT, HIS  LEG CAME LOOSE FROM THE WAKEBOARD BINDINGS. HIS LEFT KNEE BECAME DISLOCATED. THE SUBJECT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO PAGE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0038
Date: 2009-06-09 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Rappahannock River
NearestCityTown: TAPPAHANNOCK/HOSKINS CK. BOAT
County: ESSEX COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Other
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
AccidentEvent3: sinking
OtherAccidentEvent: vessel equipment impacts other
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT #1 WAS ANCHORED. BOAT #2 TRIED TO PULL UP BESIDE BOAT #1. BOAT #2 ACCIDENTLY HUNG THE ANCHOR LINE ON BOAT #1 CAUSING BOAT #1 TO SINK.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0039
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-02-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: JAMES RIVER
NearestCityTown: BREMO BLUFF, VA./NEW CANTON PU
County: FLUVANNA COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: foreseen water hazard
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Floating Object
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
P1, LAUNCHED HIS KAYAK FROM THE NEW CANTON PUBLIC BOAT LANDING IN BUCKINGHAM COUNTY. P1 PADDLED APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS UP RIVER WHERE HE ENCOUNTERED SOME WOODY DEBRIS. P1 ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER AROUND THE DEBRIS BUT THE FRONT OF HIS KAYAK HOOKED THE DEBRIS CAUSING HIM TO CAPSIZE.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0040
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-17 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:50:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Claytor Lake
NearestCityTown: DUBLIN. CLAYTOR LAKE STATE PAR
County: PULASKI COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
SKI BOAT OWNED BY XXXX WAS PULLING A GUEST ON A WAKE BOARD. THE WAKE BOARDER FELL, HITTING AND BREAKING HIS RIGHT THUMB ON THE WAKE BOARD. THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO NRV MEDICAL CENTER, X-RAYED, TREATED FOR A BROKEN FINGER, AND RELEASED.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0041
Date: 2009-06-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: GREAT WICOMICO RIVER
NearestCityTown: HEATHSVILLE,VA./COOPERS LANDIN
County: NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY
WaterConditions: unknown
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
AccidentCause2: Excessive speed
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
AT APPROXIMATELY 2200 HOURS, P1 WAS TRAVELING ON THE GREAT WICOMICO RIVER IN THE VICINITY OF GLEBE POINT BRIDGE WHEN HE STRUCK A FLOATING CONCRETE DOCK. THE VESSEL RAMPED  OVER THE DOCK. victim SUSTAINED FACIAL INJURIES AND DAMAGE TO VESSEL.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0043
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-19 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:35:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: LONG CREEK
NearestCityTown: VA. BEACH/LONG BAY POINT MARIN
County: VIRGINIA BEACH
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: manmade structure deterioratio
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Other
OtherAccidentEvent: struck by manmade structure
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL WAS UNDERWAY PASSING UNDER A BRIDGE (W. GREAT NECK RD.) WHEN A PIECE OF CONCRETE FELL FROM THE BRIDGE AND STRUCK THE VESSEL'S TOP.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0044
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-21 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Rappahannock River
NearestCityTown: URBANNA, VA.
County: MIDDLESEX COUNTY
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Weather
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
PropertyDamageDescription: 4 FOOT SECTION OF SEAWALL HEAVILY DAMAGED.
RedactedNarrative:
UNDER WINDY CONDITIONS, VICTIM TRIED TO DOCK HIS BOAT. VICTIM BACKED VESSEL INTO DOCK CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND PUSH THE THROTTLE FULL AHEAD. VICTIM WAS THROWN TO HIS KNEES AS THE VESSEL HEADED TOWARD SEAWALL. VESSEL STRUCK SEAWALL CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOW AREA OF VESSEL AS WELL AS SEAWALL.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0045
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-21 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: PRIVATE POND
NearestCityTown: FARMVILLE, VA. 23901
County: PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Improper Loading
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
TWO BLACK MALES WERE FISHING OUT OF A 16 FOOT COLEMAN CANOE IN A PRIVATE RESERVOIR IN PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY. THE VICTIM, P1, LEANED OVER THE SIDE OF THE CANOE TO RETIEVE A TURTLE, THE CANOE FLIPPED OVER. THE VICTIM COULD NOT SWIM, THE OTHER OCCUPANT TRIED TO ASSIST BUT VICTIM WAS PANICKING AND FIGHTING AS TO NOT ALLOW THE OTHER OCCUPANT TO ASSIST.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0046
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-07-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: ROCKY MT., SCRUGGS BOAT RAMP
County: FRANKLIN COUNTY
WaterConditions: Very Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Ejected from Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Grounding
RedactedNarrative:
THE OPERATOR OF AN 18 FOOT MOTORBOAT HIT LARGE WAKES AND WAS EJECTED. THE MOTORBOAT CRASHED INTO THE SHORELINE AND WAS A TOTAL LOSS.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0047
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-14 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:20:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: OCCOQUAN RIVER
NearestCityTown: WOODBRIDGE/BELMONT BAY MARINE
County: PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
FEMALE OPERATOR OF PWC WITH MALE PASSENGER WERE RIDING AROUND BELMONT BAY. MALE PASSENGER CLIMBS IN FRONT OF FEMALE TO TAKE OVER. HE HEADS FOR A BOAT WAKE NEARBY AND HITS THE WAKE AT A FAIRLY HIGH SPEED. THE FEMALE  PASSENGER IS THROWN INTO THE AIR. HE HANGS ON TO THE PWC WhICH COMES DOWN ON TOP OF HIM. SHE LANDS IN THE WATER.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0049
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:50:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Anna
NearestCityTown: MINERAL/CHRISTOPHER RUN CAMPGR
County: SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Navigation Rules Violation
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT ONE WAS MAKING A LARGE SWEEPING LEFT TURN ACROSS THE WAKE OF BOAT 2. BOAT 2 DID AN ABRUPT 180 DEGREE TURN CROSSING THE PATH OF BOAT ONE. BOAT ONE WAS UNABLE TO AVOID THE COLLISION AND STRUCK BOAT TWO ON THE PORT STERN.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0050
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-21 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: YORK RIVER
NearestCityTown: WEST POINT/GLASS ISLAND BOAT R
County: KING AND QUEEN COUNTY
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Weather
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
THE BOAT CAPSIZED IN ROUGH WATER AND ALL THREE INDIVIDUALS FELL INTO THE WATER. ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS DROWNED AND THE OTHER TWO WERE RESCUED.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0051
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-05-31 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Occoquan River/RESERVOIR
NearestCityTown: WOODBRIDGE/HOES RUN BOAT RAMP
County: FAIRFAX COUNTY
WaterConditions: Strong Current
StrongCurrent: -1
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
AccidentCause2: dam/lock
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Person Departed Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
P1 AND P2 WERE FISHING ON OCCOQUAN RESERVOIR NEAR DAM. SUBJECTS FORGOT TO INSERT PLUG IN TRANSOM. WHILE SEARCHING FOR THE PLUG, WIND AND CURRENT PULLED THE VESSEL TOWARD DAM. ONCE PLUG WAS INSTALLED, SUBJECTS REALIZED THEY WERE IN DANGER AND PANICKED. THEY JUMPED OVER BOARD AND SWAM TO POLE WHILE BOAT WENT OVER DAM.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0052
Date: 2009-06-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: JAMES RIVER
NearestCityTown: GLEN WILTON, VA./IRON GATE/VA/
County: BOTETOURT COUNTY
WaterConditions: Strong Current
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous Waters
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
PropertyDamageDescription: ALSO ASSISTING AGENCY: TROUTVILLE VOL FIRE DEPT., BOTETOURT COUNTY FIRE DEPT.
RedactedNarrative:
THE VICTIM WAS ON A RAFT AND WAS PULLED UNDER A DOWNED TREE BY THE CURRENT AND BECAME ENTANGLED WITH HIS RAFT AND THE TREE. THE VICTIM ATTEMPTED TO KEEP HIS HEAD ABOVE WATER, BUT BECAME WEAK AND WENT UNDER.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0053
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: HAMPTON RIVER
NearestCityTown: HAM]PTON-SUNSET CREEK RAMP
County: HAMPTON
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
AccidentCause2: Weather
MachineryFailure: Shift
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BACK INTO A SLIP AT BLUEWATER YACHTS, VESSEL #1 STRUCK BERTHED VESSEL #2 IN THE BOW WITH ITS BOW.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0054
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: James River
NearestCityTown: WILLIAMSBURG, VA./JAMESTOWN YA
County: JAMES CITY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: People on Gunwale, Bow, or Transom
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
THE VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE WATER FROM THE STERN OF THE MOTORBOAT. SHE LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL ONTO THE SWIM PLATFORM AND THEN HIT THE LOWER UNIT INJURING HER LEG AND ARM.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0056
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:25:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: PENHOOK, BERNARD'S LANDING
County: FRANKLIN COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Struck by Propeller
RedactedNarrative:
THE VICTIM WAS THROWN FROM A TUBE THAT WAS BEING PULLED BY A MOTORBOAT. THE OPERATOR BACKED INTO THE VICTIM WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PICK HIM UP.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0057
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Chesapeake Bay
NearestCityTown: ONANCOCK
County: ACCOMAC COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Departed Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
P1 ADVISED THAT HE DOVE FROM SIDE OF BOAT HEAD FIRST IN SHALLOW WATER. THE BOAT WAS DRIFTING (NOT ANCHORED OR TIED). SHORE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ADVISED NECK SPRAINED.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0058
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Chesapeake Bay
NearestCityTown: CAPE CHARLES/KIPTOPEKE STATE P
County: NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Other
OtherAccidentEvent: Person struck by activity equi
RedactedNarrative:
AN OPENED POCKET KNIFE FELL FROM THE CENTER CONSOLE WHILE VESSEL WAS UNDERWAY. THE KNIFE CAUSED SMALL LACERATIONS TO LOWER LEFT AND RIGHT LEGS.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0059
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-15 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:40:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: YORK RIVER
NearestCityTown: TOWN OF WEST POINT/WEST POINT
County: KING AND QUEEN COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous Waters
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Departed Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR OF VESSEL JUMPED OVERBOARD TO TIE OFF VESSEL TO PILING. OPERATOR BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE TRYING TO TIE OFF VESSEL AND WAS TRYING TO GET TO REAR OF VESSEL WHEN HE LOST CONTACT WITH THE VESSEL. VESSEL DRIFTED AWAY FROM OPERATOR AND OPERATOR WAS UNABLE TO SWIM TO SAFETY AND DROWNED.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0061
Date: 2009-06-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: SHENANDOAH - MAIN BRANCH
NearestCityTown: BOYCE/LOCKES LANDING
County: CLARKE COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: improper loading
AccidentCause3: other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
THREE MALE SUBJECTS WERE FLOATING THE SHENANDOAH RIVER IN AN ALUMINUM CANOE. ONE INDIVIDUAL BEGAN ROCKING THE CANOE SIDE-TO-SIDE CAUSING IT TO CAPSIZE. ALCOHOL WAS A FACTOR IN THIS INCIDENT.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0062
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: CLAYTOR LAKE
NearestCityTown: DUBLIN/BIDDEN VALLEY BOAT RAMP
County: PULASKI COUNTY
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
THREE BOY SCOUTS WERE RIDING A PWC OWNED BY THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA ON CLAYTOR LAKE. THE VICTIM WAS A PASSENGER RIDING ON THE BACK FACING THE WRONG WAY. THE PWC HIT TWO WAKES CAUSING THE VICTIM TO FALL OFF AND HIT HIS FACE BELOW HIS RIGHT EYE ON THE STARBOARD STERN OF THE PWC.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0063
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Chesapeake Bay
NearestCityTown: NORFOLK WILLOUGHBY 13TH ST. RA
County: HAMPTON
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL WAS CROSSING UNDER THE HAMPTON ROADS BRIDGE TUNNELL BRIDGE, EAST TO WEST, AND STRUCK A BRIDGE PILING, MIDSHIP ON THE STARBOARD SIDE.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0064
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: MONETA/INDIAN POINT MARINA
County: BEDFORD COUNTY
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause2: Hazardous waters
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
PWC OPERATOR, P1, WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON SML NEAR THE R-34A CHANNEL MARKER. SUBJECT HIT SEVERAL WAKES AND WAS THROWN FORWARD, STRIKING HER HEAD ON THE RIGHT SIDE-VIEW MIRROR OF THE PWC CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE AREA ABOBEHER RIGHT EYE.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0065
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Anna
NearestCityTown: MINERAL/HUNTER'S LANDING
County: SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
P1 WAS KNEEBOARDING WHILE P2 WAS WAKEBOARDING AT THE SAME TIME AND BEHIND THE SAME BOAT. P1 AND P2 JUMPED THE WAKE SIMULTANEOUSLY AND P1 FELL. P2 LANDED ON P1's HEAD.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0066
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Anna
NearestCityTown: MINERAL/ANNA NUCLEAR POWER PLA
County: SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
P1 AND P2 WERE CO-OCCUPANTS OF A TUBE THAT WAS  BEING PULLED BEHIND A PWC. AFTER HITTING A WAKE, P1 and P2 WERE EJECTED FROM THE TUBE. P2 LANDED ON TOP OF P1 RESULTING IN P1's SUBSEQUENT INJURIES.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0067
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Anna
NearestCityTown: MINERAL/STURGEON CREEK MARINA
County: SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
P1 WAS OPERATING A PWC ON LAKE ANNA WHEN HE AND HIS PASSENGER, P2, WERE EJECTED FROM THE VESSEL. P2 BROKE SEVERAL BONES IN HER LEFT FOOT AS A RESULT OF THE EJECTION FOM THE VESSEL.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0068
Date: 2009-07-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: CHICKAHOMINY RIVER
NearestCityTown: TOANO, JAMES CITY.BRICKYARD BO
County: JAMES CITY COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Ignition of Spilled Fuel or Vapor
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
WHILE TRAVELING UP THE CHICKAHOMINY RIVER, JUST BELOW BRICKYARD BOAT RAMP, THE PWC EXPLODED, THROWING THE VICTIM 20 FEET INTO THE AIR. THE VICTIM HAS TWO BROKEN ANKLE BONES AND A LACERATION ON HIS FOREHEAD.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0070
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-19 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:20:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Chesapeake Bay
NearestCityTown: NASSAWADOX
County: NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Force of Wave/wake
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Other
OtherAccidentEvent: Person struck by activity equi
RedactedNarrative:
THE VESSEL WAS ANCHORED IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY NEAR CELL BUOY WT.2.  P1 STATED HE WAS AT THE STERN OF THE HIS VESSEL CUTTING BAIT. A WAVE ROCKED THE VESSEL AND HE DROPPED THE KNIFE, PUNCTURING HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0072
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-05-23 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Chesapeake Bay
NearestCityTown: CAPE CHARLES
County: NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
AccidentCause3: People on Gunwale, Bow, or Transom
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT WAS LEAVING OUT OF CAPE CHARLES HARBOR WHEN THEY CROSSED A WAKE OF A LARGER BOAT. THE TWO VICTIMS SEATED TOWARDS THE BOW WERE THROWN INTO THE AIR AND LANDED IN THE BOAT. ONE OF THE VICTIMS STRUCK HER HEAD AND THE OTHER EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN. THE BOAT RETURNED TO THE HARBOR AND BOTH VICTIMS WERE TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL BY PERSONAL VEHICLE.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0074
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:40:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: LYNNHAVEN INLET
NearestCityTown: VA. BEACH/VA. BEACH MUNICIPAL
County: VIRGINIA BEACH
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
P1 WAS ON BOARD A PWC HEADING OUT FROM THE BOATRAMP. HE CAME CLOSE TO A VESEL DOCKED AT THE BOAT RAMP PIER AND PLACED HIS HAND ON ITS HULL TO FEND OFF. HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THAT HULL AND THE HULL OF THE PWC, AMPUTATING THE TIP OF HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0075
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:20:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: ASSATEAGUE CHANNEL
NearestCityTown: ASSATEAGUE/ASSATEAGUE BOAT RAM
County: ACCOMACK COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
AccidentCause2: restricted vision
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
ON JULY 25, 2009 AT 1430 HRS, TWO PWC'S WERE NAVIGATING SOUTH IN ASSATEAGUE CHANNEL. WHEN THEY ARRIVED AT THE BRIDGE, THE PWC OPERATED BY P1 STOPPED. P2 WAS FOLLOWING ASTERN OF HIM AND GOT SALTWATER IN HIS EYES, HE WIPED HIS EYES AND SAW P1. HE TURNED HARD TO PORT AND HIT THE ASSATEAGUE BRIDGE.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0076
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Atlantic Ocean
NearestCityTown: GARGATHA LANDING, GARGATHA
County: ACCOMACK COUNTY
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Other
OtherAccidentEvent: Person struck by activity equi
RedactedNarrative:
DISPATCH ADVISED THAT A FEMALE SUBJECT WAS AT SHORE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BEING TREATED FOR AN INJURY THAT SHE SUSTAINED WHILE ON A BOAT. P1 ADVISED THAT SHE DROPPED A KNIFE WHILE CRABBING AND IT CUT HER FOOT.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0077
Date: 2009-07-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 01:52:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE HOLIDAY 079
NearestCityTown: WINCHESTER/LAKE HOLIDAY BOAT R
County: FREDERICK COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
AccidentCause2: Excessive speed
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
A 2006, 20' 6" TAHOE MOTORBOAT LEFT THE WATER'S EDGE AND TRAVELLED UPWARD ALONG THE DAM AT LAKE HOLIDAY. THE BOAT CAME TO REST ON THE GUARD RAIL ALONG THE LAKE VIEW DRIVE.

PropertyDamageDescription:
GUARD RAIL ALONG S. LAKE VIEW DRIVE WAS ALSO DAMAGED, THE ASSOCIATION WAS CONTACTED ANDESTIMATE TO FOLLOW.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0078
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-09 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: James River
NearestCityTown: MIDLOTHIAN, VA./ROBIOUS LANDIN
County: CHESTERFIELD COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause2: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
P1, 20 YOA, AND P2, WERE BEING PULLED ON A TUBE BY A JETSKI OPERATED BY P3 ON JULY 09, 2009, AROUND 6:00PM. ON THE JAMES RIVER, JUST UP STREAM OF THE VA. BOAT CLUB. P1 WAS FLIPPED OFF OF THE TUBE AND HIT THE WATER HARD. IT WAS DETERMINED LATER THAT SHE FRACTURED HER UPPER BACK IN FOUR PLACES.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0079
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:45:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Chesapeake Bay
NearestCityTown: WHITE STONE/PARROTS CREEK DGIF
County: LANCASTER COUNTY
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT #1 WAS UNDER SAIL POWER AND BOAT #2 WAS UNDER MOTOR POWER. BOAT #1 OBSERVED BOAT #2 WAS HEADING FOR THE MID-SECTION OF HIS VESSEL. BOAT #1 TOOK EVASIVE ACTION BY STEERING HIS VESSEL TO THE STARBOARD. THE BOATS COLLIDED PORT TO PORT.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0080
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE CHESDIN
NearestCityTown: SUTHERLAND, COZY COVE CAMPGROU
County: CHESTERFIELD COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Departed Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
VICTIM JUMPED OFF PWC AND HIT LEG ON BOTTOM OF LAKE. HE THOUGHT THE WATER WAS DEEPER AND WHEN HE JUMPED OFF THE PWC, HE JAMMED HIS ANKLE ON THE BOTTOM. THE WATER WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET DEEP.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0084
Date: 2009-07-23 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: AQUIA CREEK
NearestCityTown: FREDERICKSBURG/AQUIA BAY MARIN
County: STAFFORD COUNTY
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL #1 WAS ENTERING AQUIA CREEK FROM THE POTOMAC RIVER. WHILE MAKING A SWEEPING LEF TURN, VESSEL #1 STRUCK RED CHANNEL MARKER #10.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0085
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: ROCKY MT., VA./CRAZY HORSE MAR
County: FRANKLIN COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
THE 14 YEAR OLD OPERATOR OF A PWC CRASHED INTO A PWC THAT HAD STOPPED. THE OPERATOR OF THE PWC THAT WAS STRUCK SUFFERED A BROKEN ARM.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0086
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Anna
NearestCityTown: MINERAL, VA./DUKES CREEK MARIN
County: SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: other
OtherAccidentCause: unsecure cargo
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Other
OtherAccidentEvent: person struck by vessel equipm
RedactedNarrative:
AS VESSEL #1 WAS LEAVING THE NO WAKE ZONE AT DUKES CREEK, THE OPERATOR ACCELERATED TO GET THE VESSEL ONTO PLANE. SHORTLY AFTER ACCELERATING, THE ANCHOR THAT WAS TIED TO THE PORT STERN, SWUNG INTO THE BACK OF VESSEL STRIKING VICTIM 1 ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0087
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: AQUIA CREEK
NearestCityTown: AQUIA HARBOR/AQUIA HARBOUR YAC
County: STAFFORD COUNTY
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO OVERTAKE A LARGER BOAT. THE VICTIM (PASSENGER #4) WAS IN A SEATED POSTION FACING TOWARDS THE BOW WHEN THE BOAT STRUCK THE WAKE OF THE LARGER BOAT. THE IMPACT OF THE WAKE CAUSED THE VICTIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND HIS LEFT FOREARM STRUCK THE ANCHOR CHAIN.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0088
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-09 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: MONETA/BAYSIDE MARINA
County: FRANKLIN COUNTY
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Navigation Rules Violation
AccidentCause2: Alcohol
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
THE OPERATOR OF BOAT #1 WAS STOPPED IN THE CHANNEL WAITING TO PULL INTO THE SLIP OF THEIR DOCK. AS THE OPERATOR WAITED FOR A PONTOON BOAT PULLING A SKIER TO CLEAR. BOAT #2 PASSED THE SKIER'S BOAT ON THE LEFT SIDE. BOAT #2 THEN STRUCK BOAR #1 IN THE LEFT SIDE OFTHE BOW WITH THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BOW.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0089
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: WEST LAKE, SHORELINE MARINA.
County: FRANKLIN COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
THE VICTIM WAS THROWN FROM A TUBE THAT WAS BEING PULLED BY A MOTORBOAT. THE VICTIM LANDED IN THE WATER HEAD-FIRST AND SUSTAINED A POSSIBLE NECK INJURY.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0090
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:16:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: SHENANDOAH RIVER-SOUTH
NearestCityTown: LURAY, NEWPORT BOAT RAMP.
County: PAGE COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous Waters
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Submerged Object
AccidentEvent2: capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
P1 WAS BOATING ON THE SOUTH FORK OF THE SHENANDOAH RIVER IN PAGE COUNTY. P1 HIT SOME RAPIDS CAUSING HIS BOAT TO FLIP ON ITS PORT SIDE. P1 FELL OUT OF THE BOAT AND LANDED IN THE RAPIDS. P1 HAD INJURIES TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND SCRAPES ON HIS RIGHT LEG BELOW HIS KNEE.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0092
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-15 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: BUGGS ISLAND LAKE
NearestCityTown: N. BEND BOAT RAMP/BUGGS ISLAND
County: MECKLENBURG COUNTY
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Sharp Turn
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR MADE A SHARP TURN AND PASSENGER FELL OFF PWC CAUSING MIONOR FACIAL INJURY REQUIRING STITCHES.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0093
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-15 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:10:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: James River
NearestCityTown: CHARLES CITY/JORDAN PT. MARINA
County: CHARLES CITY COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
PropertyDamageDescription: ALSO ASSISTING WAS: JAKE CLARK/DGIF, RANDY HICKMAN/DGIF, JAMES MARCHESE/DGIF.
RedactedNarrative:
A 14' MOTORBOAT WAS HEADING DOWN RIVER AND COLLIDED WITH A PARTIALLY SUBMERGED PILING. THE OPERATOR OF THE BOAT WAS EJECTED AND DROWNED.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0094
Date: 2009-08-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: BACK RIVER
NearestCityTown: CITY OF HAMPTON, GOSNOLD HOPE
County: HAMPTON
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Restricted Vision
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
AccidentEvent3: grounding
RedactedNarrative:
WHILE RETURNING TO GOSNOLD HOPE PARK, THE OPERATOR HIT A DAY MARKER IN THE AREA OF CHANNEL MARKER 25 ON BACK RIVER. THE BOAT BEGAN TO TAKE ON WATER, HOWEVER, THE OPERATOR WAS ABLE TO BEACH THE BOAT AT GOSNOLD HOPE PARK WHERE XXXX'S USED AUTO PARTS WAS ABLE TO USE A CRANE TO LIFT THE BOAT OUT OF THE WATER AND PUT IT ON A TRAILOR.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0095
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-25 00:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Gaston
NearestCityTown: BRACEY/BUCKHEAD PRIVATE RAMP
County: MECKLENBURG COUNTY
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
VICTIM WAS TUBING WITH ANOTHER PERSON. OTHER PASSENGER WAS THROWN INTO THE AIR AND LANDED ON VICTIM'S ARM RESULTING IN AN INJURED SHOULDER.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0096
Date: 2009-08-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:50:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: VINTON, VA./HARDY FORD PUB. BT
County: BEDFORD COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Improper lookout
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT #1, OPERATED BY P1, WAS ON THE ROANOKE RIVER AROUND R78 AT THE MOUTH OF FALLING CREEK NEAR THE TRAIN NEAR THE TRAIN TRACKS WHEN BOAT #2, OPERATED BY P2, STRUCK THE LEFT REAR (PORT STERN) OF BOAT #1,  CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOAT #1'S HULL AND MOTOR.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0097
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: SHENANDOAY RIVER/SOUTH
NearestCityTown: SHENANDOAH/SHENANDOAH BOAT RAM
County: PAGE COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Improper Loading
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
P1 and P2 WERE CANOEING DOWN THE SOUTH FORK OF THE SHENANDOAH RIVER. THEY OVERTURNED THE CANOE IN THE RAPIDS WHEN THEY STRUCK A ROCK.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0098
Date: 2009-08-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Chesapeake Bay
NearestCityTown: VIRGINIA BEACH
County: VIRGINIA BEACH
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Sinking
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL'S PORT OUT DRIVE FAILED WHILE UNDERWAY AND SANK 500 YARDS OFF THE BEACH 1 MILE EAST OF LYNNHAVEN FISHING PIER.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0099
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 08:21:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: PRIVATE POND
NearestCityTown: GUM SPRING, VA.
County: GOOCHLAND COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Improper Loading
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOTH OPERATOR AND PASSENGER FELL OVERBOARD WHEN THE CANOE OVERTURNED. PASSENMGER ATTEMPTED TO ASSIST THE OPERATOR BUT WAS UNABLE TO PULL THE OPERATOR TO SHORE. PASSENGER SWAM TO SHORE TO SUMMON HELP. OPERATOR WENT UNDER AND WAS DECEASED WHEN LOCATED BY HENRICO CO. FIRE AND RESUCE DIVERS.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0100
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-23 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: OTHER 162
NearestCityTown: MANASSAS/LAKE JACKSON COMM. BO
County: PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
AccidentCause2: Alcohol
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT #1 OPERATOR WAS CHECKING OUT THE BOAT IN ORDER TO BUY IT. SHE AND HER FRIEND GOT INTO THE BOAT TO LEAVE WHEN SHE TRIED TO TURN THE BOAT AWAY FROM SHORE AND GAVE IT TOO MUCH THROTTLE. SHE STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN AND SHE JUST COULDN'T TURN AWAY FROM THE DOCKED PONTOON BOAT (BOAT #2) AND COLLIDED WITH THE STARBOARD STERN CORNER.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0101
Date: 2009-08-23 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:09:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Anna
NearestCityTown: MINERAL, VA./N. ANNA NUCLEAR P
County: LOUISA COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
PropertyDamageDescription: TWO SUPPORT POSTS AND THE DECKING BETWEEN THESE POSTS AND A 4 FOOT SECTION OF THE SEA WALL.
RedactedNarrative:
P1 and P2 TOOK THE PWC OUT FOR A RIDE. BOTH HAD TAKEN A TURN AT OPERATING THE PWC. BOTH WERE VERY INEXPERIENCED AT THE OPERATION OF THE PWC. P2 WAS DRIVING BACK TO THE DOCK AND STATED THAT HE WAS ROCKED BY A WAKE, LOST CONTROL, AND PUSHED THE THROTTLE DOWN TO FULL AND HIT THE ROCK.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0103
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: PRIVATE POND
NearestCityTown: UPPERVILLE, VIRGINIA
County: FAUQUIER COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Unknown
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
TWO VICTIMS IDENTIFIED AS P1 and P2 WERE FOUND DECEASED IN A SMALL PRIVATE POND, A CAPSIZED CANOE WAS LOCATED NEARBY. THE SCENE WAS DISCOVERED BY P3 THE FOLLOWING DAY AROUND 1200 WHEN SHE ARRIVED AT THE FARM.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0104
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Anna
NearestCityTown: MINERAL-HUNTERS LANDING
County: SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Struck by Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
PWC WAS COMING AROUND A POINT ABOUT 50-75 YARDS BEHIND A SKI BOAT. A WAKEBOARDER WAS LAYING IN THE WATER. PWC OPERATOR SAW THE WAKEBOARD IN THE WATER, SWERVED TO AVOID COLLISION, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND HIT THE WAKEBOARDER.

PropertyDamageDescription:
THE PROPERTY DAMAGED WAS A FUEL BOARDING COMPANY WAKEBOARD. THE WAKEBOARD HAD A SMALL SECTION THAT WAS MISSING FROM THE TAIL AREA.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0105
Date: 2009-08-23 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:32:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: POTOMAC RIVER
NearestCityTown: MOUNT VERNON
County: FAIRFAX COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: unforeseen Water hazard
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Submerged Object
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
SUBJECT OPERATING BOAT ON PLANE CLOSE ACCELERATING QUICKLY WHEN HE STRUCK A SUBMERGED OBJECT. OPERATOR WAS THROWN INTO PASSENGER CHAIR AND KNOCKED TO THE FLOOR OF VESSEL. SUBJECT WAS RESCUED BY OTHER BOATERS, TOWED TO SHORE, AND AIR- LIFTED TO INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0106
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Anna
NearestCityTown: LOUISA, VA. SECLUSION SHORE BO
County: LOUISA COUNTY
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Other
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
A PONTOON BOAT WITH 4 PASSENGERS WAS PULLING A LARGE TUBE WITH 3 YOUNG MALE PASSENGERS ON BOARD. WAKE FROM ANOTHER VESSEL STRUCK THE TUBE SENDING ONE OF THE TUBE PASSENGERS INTO THE AIR. THE TUBE PASSENGER LANDED BACK ONTO THE TUBE, FRACTURING HIS WRIST.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0107
Date: 2009-08-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 05:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: MONROE BAY
NearestCityTown: COLONIAL BEACH, VA./COLONIAL B
County: WESTMORELAND COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Unknown
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
RedactedNarrative:
I OBSERVED A PERSONAL WATER CRAFT RESTING ON THE SHORE LINE WITH THE SAFETY KEY IN PLACE. THERE WAS VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE STARBOARD SIDE HULL ( A HOLE APPROXIMATELY 7 INCHES IN WIDTH AND 22 INCHES IN LENGTH).  USCG: investigation revealed vessel was stolen and hit a submerged object


BARDID: 2009-VA-0108
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-09-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: GOODVIEW, VA./SHEPARD'S OAK PR
County: BEDFORD COUNTY
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Force of Wave/wake
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT #1, OPERATED BY P1, WAS TRAVELING UPSTREAM ON THE ROANOKE RIVER ARM OF SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE WHILE PULLING A KNEEBOARDER WHEN THEY HIT A WAKE. THE KNEEBOARDER, P2, FELL HEAD FIRST INTO THE WATER CAUSING INJURIES TO HER NECK.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0109
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-09-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:20:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Chesapeake Bay
NearestCityTown: VA. VA. BEACH/VA. BEACH MUNICI
County: VIRGINIA BEACH
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
P1, ON A BORROWED PWC, WAS JET SKIING IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY OFF CHESAPEAKE BEACH AT ABOUT 40 KNOTS. HE CAUGHT A WAVE WHICH HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN AWAY FROM. THE MOMEMTUM CAUSED HIS RIGHT LEG TO SWING UPWARD. P1 TRIED TO LIFT HIS LEG OVER THE OVER THE STARBOARD RAIL, BUT HIS LOWER LEG SMACKED THE INSIDE OF THE RAIL, BREAKING HIS ANKLE.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0111
Date: 2009-08-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 23:10:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Anna
NearestCityTown: SPOTSYLVANIA, LAKE ANNA MARINA
County: SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Drug use
AccidentCause3: Improper lookout
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
AccidentEvent3: Person struck by Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT #1 WAS TRAVELING INTO STURGEON CREEK FROM THE MAIN BODY OF LAKE ANNA. BOAT #2 WAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CREEK AND THE OPERATOR WAS ABOUT TO PUT THE BOAT IN GEAR WHEN BOAT #1 STRUCK BOAT #2.

PropertyDamageDescription:
ALSO ASSISTING: L & G TOWING
ALSO ASSISTING: L & G TOWING.
                                 IVAN KOPELOVE/DGIF
                                 ISAAC BOULANDGER/DGIF


BARDID: 2009-VA-0112
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-09-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:48:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: CLAYTOR LAKE
NearestCityTown: DUBLIN, VA./HIDDEN VALLEY BOA
County: PULASKI COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Navigation Rules Violation
AccidentCause2: Excessive speed
AccidentCause3: Improper lookout
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT #2 WAS TRAVELING DOWN NARROW CHANNEL IN PEAK CREEK AT AN EXCESSIVE SPEED, ENTERED THE WRONG SIDE OF CHANNEL ON LEFT, AND WAS STRUCK BY BOAT #1 PULLING A SKIER.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0113
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-09-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:20:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Anna
NearestCityTown: MINERAL, VA./LAKE ANNA BEACH M
County: LOUISA COUNTY
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
INJURED PERSON WAS BEING TOWED ON A TUBE, THE TUBE FLIPPED OVER. THE VICTIM WAS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS WHEN THE BOAT WENT TO PICK THE VICTIM UP.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0114
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-09-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 23:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: OTHER 162
NearestCityTown: WOODBRIDGE/LEESYLVANIA STATE P
County: PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR STATES THAT THEY WERE HEADING BACK TO EZ CRUZ MARINA IN NEABSCO CREEK FROM THE OCCOQUAN RIVER WHEN THEY STRUCK ROCK ISLAND IN OCCOQUAN BAY. THE 24' FORMULA JUMPED UP ONTO THE SMALL ISLAND AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDEL. THE OCCUPANTS WERE THROWN AGAINST THE DASH AND CABIN WALL CAUSING SOME MINOR INJURIES.

PropertyDamageDescription:
BOT DID MINOR DAMAGE TO A CONCRETE WALL ON THE ISLAND. THE ACTUAL PROPERTY NAME IS HOLIDAY ISLAND ACCORDING TO PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY TAX RECORDS. THE PARCEL ID # IS 8491-61-7865 AND IS LISTED AS 0.2500 ACRES.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0115
Date: 2009-09-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:45:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Atlantic Ocean
NearestCityTown: VA. BEACH/VA. BEACH MUNICIPAL
County: VIRGINIA BEACH
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Improper Anchoring
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
A 19' SKIFF WAS ANCHORED OUTSIDE THE RUDEE INLET JETTY WITH THREE SOULS ONBOARD FISHING. A WAVE SWEPT AT THE STERN AND THE BOAT OVERTURNED, PIVOTING AROUND THE ANCHOR LINE; THE ANCHOR LINE WAS SECURED TO THE FOREMOST PORT CLEAT. THE OUTBOARD ENGINE AND OTHER ELECTRONICS WERE DAMAGED AND FISHING TACKLE WAS LOST.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0116
Date: 2009-09-13 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 05:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: HAMPTON RIVER
NearestCityTown: HAMPTON, VIRGINIA
County: HAMPTON
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Exhaust
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Person Departed Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL WAS TIED TO THE DOCK WITH THREE PEOPLE ON BOARD. THE VESSEL STARTED TAKING ON WATER THROUGH AN EXHAUST PORT. ALL POB'S NOTICED WATER ON THE FLOOR OF CABIN AND LEFT THE VESSEL. VESSEL SANK IN THE SLIP A SHORT TIME LATER.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0118
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-09-21 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Chesapeake Bay
NearestCityTown: HAMPTON, VIRGNIA
County: HAMPTON
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL #1 EXPERIENCED MOTOR PROBLEMS AND ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER THE VESSEL AWAY FROM THE OBSERVATION DOCK BUT DUE TO THE LACK OF POWER WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE VESSEL EVENTUALLY STRUCK THE DOCK CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BOW.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0119
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Anna
NearestCityTown: SPOTSYLVANIA/DUKES CREEK MARIN
County: SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Struck by Propeller
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL AND OCCUPANTS WERE TUBING NEAR SANDBAR IN SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY WHEN TUBER WAS  EJECTED. OPERATOR THOUGHT THE BOAT WAS IN NEUTRAL WHEN TUBER WAS REMOVED FROM THE WATER. VESSEL WAS NOT IN NEUTRAL AND TUBER SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO RIGHT AND LEFT LEGS.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0120
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-09-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: GOOD, VA./CRYSTAL SHORES PRIVA
County: BEDFORD COUNTY
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
THREE JUVENILES WERE BEING PULLED ON A TUBE WHEN IT STRUCK A LARGE WAKE. THE VICTIM CAME UP OFF OF THE TUBE THEN LANDED BACK ON THE TUBE. THE VICTIM COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN AND WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR TREATMENT.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0121
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-08-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:15:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Anna
NearestCityTown: MINERAL/HUNTERS LANDING
County: SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: collision with recreational vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT #1 WAS COMING DOWN OFF OF PLANE WHEN IT STRUCK BOAT #2 AND THE LIFT AND DOCK THAT BOAT #2 WAS AFFIXED TO.

PropertyDamageDescription:
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO STRUCTURE OF WOODEN DECK AND METAL BOAT LIFT. ALSO, SUFFERED SOME COSMETIC DAMAGE TO FIBERGLASS OF BOAT AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE PROP.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0122
Date: 2009-10-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 01:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Chesapeake Bay
NearestCityTown: VA. BEACH, VA./CRAB CREEK BOAT
County: VIRGINIA BEACH
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
MachineryFailure: Engine
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL'S ENGINE STALLED, THEN SEVERAL WAVES CAME OVER THE STERN OF THE BOAT CAUSING THE BOAT TO CAPSIZE.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0123
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: APPOMATTOX RIVER
NearestCityTown: HOPEWELL CITY MARINA
County: PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Restricted Vision
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Floating Object
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT WAS HEADING UP RIVER TO THE APPOMATTOX RIVER IN THE RAIN, IN THE AREA OF JOHN RANDOLPH HOSPITAL WHEN THE OPERATOR HIT A FLOATING LOG CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRANSOM AND ENGINE TRIM SYSTEM.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0124
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: ASSEATEAGUE CHANNEL 006
NearestCityTown: CHIBNCOTEAGUE ISLAND/TOM'S COV
County: ACCOMACK COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Unfamiliar with area
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
P1 WAS UNDER WAY IN ASSATEAGUE CHANNEL ONBOARD HIS 17 FEET OPEN MOTORBOAT. THE VESSEL RAN AGROUND CAUSING  DAUGHTER TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD. She RECEIVED A SMALL LACERATION TO HER LEFT EAR.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0126
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: BUGGS ISLAND LAKE
NearestCityTown: CLARKSVILLE, VA./IVY HILL BOAT
County: MECKLENBURG COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
VICTIM WAS IN THE WATER ATTEMPTING TO COME UP AND ON THE WATER SKIS. WHEN SHE STARTED TO RISE UP,  SHE FELT A PAIN IN HER LOWER BACK AND RELEASED THE SKI ROPE. THE VICTIM BRUISED HER SPINAL CORD AND FRACTURED HER LOWER VERTEBRAE.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0127
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-21 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:26:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: PRIVATE POND
NearestCityTown: GLENMORE, BUCKINGHAM COUNTY
County: BUCKINGHAM COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
INDIVIDUAL WAS FISHING WHEN HIS BOAT CAPSIZED CAUSING HIM TO FALL INTO THE WATER. A WITNESS ON THE BANK STATED THAT THE VICTIM CAME UP OUT OF THE WATER, YELLED HER NAME AND THEN WENT UNDER THE WATER AND DID NOT RESUFACE.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0128
Date: 2009-08-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: BUGGS ISLAND LAKE
NearestCityTown: BOYDTON, VA./EASTLAND CREEK BO
County: MECKLENBURG COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Inadequate Onboard Navigation Lights
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT #1 WAS TRAVELING EAST ON BUGGS ISLAND LAKE NEAR EASTLAND CREEK IN MECKLENBURG COUNTY. BOAT #1 STRUCK BOAT #2 CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOAT #1 WITH NO INJURIES TO PERSONS ON BOARD. BOAT #2 LEFT THE SCENE.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0129
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-11-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:45:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Chesapeake Bay
NearestCityTown: REEDVILLE, VA., SHELL LANDING
County: NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
PropertyDamageDescription: POUND NET HEDGING AND TWO MISSING POLES THAT SECURE THE NET'S HEDGING.
RedactedNarrative:
WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY UNDER POWER, THE SAILBOAT RAN INTO A NET DEVICE, TEARING THE NET APART AND DAMAGING THE RAILING AND DAVITS (DEVICES USED TO HOIST AND SECURE BOATS AND CARGO ON THE BOAT).


BARDID: 2009-VA-0132
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 08:11:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: ATLANTIC OCEAN 007
NearestCityTown: VA. BEACH FISHING CTR., 300 WI
County: VIRGINIA BEACH
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: People on Gunwale, Bow, or Transom
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
THE OWNER OPERATOR OF A 20' MAYCRAFT CENTER CONSOLE VESSEL WAS ATTEMPTING TO POSITION HIS VESSEL OFF THE NORTH JETTY TO RUDEE INLET IN 2' TO 6' SEAS TO FISH. THE OPERATOR HAD THE VESSEL SIDEWAYS TO THE SEAS AND THE BOAT WAS PUSHED FROM THEM PORT SIDE UP ONTO THE STARBOARD SIDE. THE STARBOARD SIDE AND GUNWALE WAS AWASH AND THE PASSENGER WAS EJECTED.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0134
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-12-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:06:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Rappahannock River
NearestCityTown: URBANNA, VA.
County: MIDDLESEX COUNTY
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Electrical
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (non-fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
FIRE STARTED ON MOORED VESSEL FROM SHORE POWER PANEL ON VESSEL. OWNER TRIED TO PUT OUT FIRE WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. VESSEL BURNED TO WATER LINE RESULTING A TOTAL LOSS. ANOTHER VESSEL, MOORED ON THE STARBOARD SIDE THAT WAS UNOCCUPIED, RECEIVED DAMAGES FROM THE HEAT AND FALLING DEBRIS FROM BURNING SAIL BOAT.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0135
Date: 2009-12-16 00:00:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Chesapeake Bay
WaterConditions: rough
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous Waters
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: sinking
RedactedNarrative:
THE BODY OF A WHITE FEMALE WAS FOUND ON THE BEACH AT 9488 WESTERHOUSE ROAD ON 12/22/2009. A WOODEN FIGHTING CHAIR AND WHITE CUSHIONS WERE FOUND WASHED UP JUST NORTH OF THE BODY. THERE WERE NO IDENTIFIERS ON OR AROUND THE BODY OR THE DEBRIS.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0136
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:50:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: ELIZABETH RIVER, SOUTHERN 047
NearestCityTown: CHESAPEAKE/ELIZABETH RV. BOAT
County: CHESAPEAKE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: Sharp turn
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT #1 WAS HEADING NORTH WHEN IT MADE A LEFT TURN AND BEGAN HEADING SOUTH. BOAT #2 WAS HEADING NORTH AND STRUCK BOAT #1 AS IT MADE THE LEFT TURN.


BARDID: 2009-VA-0137
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:30:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Smith Mountain Lake
NearestCityTown: HUDDLESTON, VA./MITCHELL'S MAR
County: BEDFORD COUNTY
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
CongestedWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
AccidentCause3: Congested waters
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
A PERSONAL WATERCRAFT (PWC), OPEARTED BY P1, LEFT MITCHELL'S MARINA HEADED TOWARDS MARKER C-2 WITH THREE PERSON ON BOARD. THE OPERATOR HIT A LARGE WAKE AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. ALL THREE PERSONS WERE THROWN FROM THE PWC. THE CENTER PASSENGER WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD BY THE RIGHT KNEE OF THE REAR PASSENGER KNOCKING HIM UNCONSCIOUS.


BARDID: 2009-va-1000
Date: 2009-12-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:23:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: York River
NearestCityTown: Gloucester
WaterConditions: unknown
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Equipment Failure
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: other
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (non-fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
from news media report: SOURCE: DAILY PRESS
AUDIENCE: 83,367
DATE: 12-22-2009
HEADLINE: 
Firefighters contain blaze on boat 

-- Available PDF --

GLOUCESTER Firefighters contain blaze on boat Firefighters were able to contain and extinguish a fire aboard a boat on Sunday at a marina in Gloucester. The fire was reported at 11:23 a.m. Sunday, on a vessel inside the boathouse at the York River Yacht Haven. Other boats were in close proximity so the vessel that was on fire was towed aground to prevent the flames from spreading. The Abdingdon Volunteer Fire Department responded to the fire. Robert Parlett, spokesman for the fire department, said no one was on board the boat at the time ofthe fire, .and no injuries were reported. He said the fire was started by .an overheated power cord from a space heater in the engine room. 
Highlights: watercraft


BARDID: 2009-VA-3000
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-10-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:23:00
State: VA
NameOfBodyOfWater: chesapeake
NearestCityTown: hampton
WaterConditions: unknown
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: light
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
AccidentCause2: restricted vision
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Commercial Vessel
AccidentEvent2: capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
MISLE case: 03 OCT 2009 - U.S. Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads received notification that the 90 GT, Tug GRAM ME (O.N. 543221) while pushing ahead the 745 GT/195 ft. light barge TMI-202 (O.N. 966886), collided with an 18 foot white Maycraft recreational vessel named GOD SAVES (Registration number: NC 8948 WB) near Old Point Comfort, VA.  The collision caused the recreational vessel to capsize and expel four people into the water. Two good Samaritan vessels on scene assisted the four people out of the water.  CPR was conducted on one unresponsive individual.  All four individuals were taken to the hospital for post-marine casualty evaluation.  

The owner/operator of the recreational vessel GOD SAVES was later declared deceased at the Sentara Careplex hospital in Hampton, VA on the date of the incident.  The crew of the tug GRAM ME was alcohol and drug tested in accordance with post-marine casualty requirements outlined in 46 C.F.R. Part 4.  The Coast Guard, in cooperation with other State and local agencies, conducted an extensive investigation into the facts surrounding the system failures leading up to the accident.
 


BARDID: 2009-VI-0002
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-04-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:00:00
State: VI
NameOfBodyOfWater: Caribbean Sea
NearestCityTown: Christiansted
County: St.Croix
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
AccidentCause2: Machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Person Departed Vessel
AccidentEvent3: Sinking
RedactedNarrative:
On April 26,2009  P1 said he was operating the boat and was going near the reef on the west side of Ruth Island. P1 noticed that the boat was taking on water and he began to head back to the pier. P1 said that when he passed the channel between Ruth Island and St.Croix the both engines shut down. P1 said he dropped anchor so the boat would stop drifting. P1 also said that P2 had jumped in the water to swim to shore and get help. The boat was sinking so fast that they did not have time to get life jackets. P1 said he was helping P3 swam to shore and he stopped to get some rest,he started looking for P3 the current was pushing her away from him, but she was with P4. He continued to swim to shore. P1 admitted that he knew that P3 could not swim.The Virgin Islands Marine Unit, DPNR Enforcement, U.S Coast Guard boat patrol and helicopter conducted searches for P3 within the Krause Lagoon area and also the south coast of St.Croix from Mannings Bay towards Sandy Point. P3 has not been found, and the search for her has been suspended pending further development and prosecutor's opinion on this case.


BARDID: 2009-VT-0002
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-13 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:00:00
State: VT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Cedar Lake
NearestCityTown: Monkton
County: Addison
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Overloading
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Subjects were fishing when load shifted and both passengers were unable to stay in the canoe. Female decedent was floating with aid of a life k=jacket but found face down in the water. Autopsy revealed she died of cardiac arrest, not drowning.


BARDID: 2009-VT-0004
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:40:00
State: VT
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Champlain
NearestCityTown: North Hero
County: Grand Isle
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: Navigation Rules Violation
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Operator #1 was operating his vessel  while he and passenger were engaged in fishing. As He was travelling towards the shore he was distracted by a problem with a piece of fishing equipment and left the helm with the vessel still under way. The vessel collided with an anchored and moored sailboat near the shore. The sailboat had one occupant who was below decks at the time of the incident.

A passenger in vessel #1 lost her footing at impact and fell forward, striking her head. She was transported to the hospital for treatment of a laceration to the head.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0001
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-02-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:47:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Union
NearestCityTown: Seattle
County: King
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Ignition of Spilled Fuel or Vapor
AccidentCause2: Failure to vent
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Boat caught fire while fueling.  Operator and occupant were both blown out of the boat and onto the dock.  Both has minor injuries.  The boat drifted east on fire.  Harbor patrol pulled the boat away from the marina it was drifting into.  As it drifted a moored boat (Things Change) was scorched slightly.  Once the boat was pulled into open water Harbor Patrol extingguisehd the fire.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0002
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-03-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:22:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Commencement Bay/Narrows Passa
NearestCityTown: Tacoma
County: Pierce
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
subject 1 and subject 2 were paddeling a two person canoe in the area of the Pt. Defiance Boat House when the canoe got caught in the heavy current.  They continued to fight against the current when the canoe overturned sending both into the water.  subject 2 was able to maintain a hold on the canoe and subject 1 floated away from the canoe.  Both subject 1.subject 2 and the canoe began to drift in the current towards the Narrows Passage.  They continued to drift to the area of Salmon Beach in the Narrows Passage when they were contacted and rescued by the Tacoma Fire Boat.  When the firefighter arrived on scene the canoe was unable to be located or recovered.  subject 1 and subject 2 were in the water for approximately 45 minutes.subject 1 and subject 2 suffered from moderate hyporthermia.  They were treated by fire and eventually released.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0003
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-04-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Roosevelt
NearestCityTown: Lincoln Mill/Davenport
County: Lincoln
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: excessive speed
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
AccidentEvent3: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
There were no witnesses to the accident.  The investigation indicates that the vessel was being operated in a reckless manner at high speeds according to witnesses who saw the vessel prior to the accident.  Evidence shows that the vessel struck a rock face on the shore at high speeds.  The passenger was pronounced dead on-scene.  The driver was extricated from the driver's seat and transported to a trauma center in Spokane, WA.  The investigation is open.  Alcohol was believed to be a factor.

It was documented that the RPM gauge on the boat was seized at 5600 RPM's.  Witness statements from the on-scene EMT's state that they found the boat in gear and they moved the throttle to nuetral and turned the ignition off.  Damage to the vessel indicated a direct full frontal hit at high speeds.  The boats onboard GPS indicated that the vessel took a direct line into the rocks, with no obvious indication that they attempted to change course.  Ranger towed the boat involved in the accident to the Fort Spokane Boat Launch, where it was impounded and inventoried per NPS policy.

During the course of the inventory of the vessel several observations were made.  Rangers found two large plastic juice bottles (a 1 gallon, and 3 quart) containing a liquid that smelled like beer.  Rangers found a spent shell casing 22-2250 Caliber, and box of 13 22-250 shells.  There was a cell phone one on the floor of the vessel and the GPS system that was still mounted on the control panel.  All was entered into evidence along with a 8 oz flask conatining alcohol and the open beer can.


On April 5, 2009 the Rangers went ot the site of the vessel collision to the collect evidence.  They found the site, just to the east of Halverson Canyon, and note two gouge marks in the rocks.  They observed shards of glass from teh boat windshield on the rocks; several paint chips matching the boat paint, and a windshield wiper thtat was missing from the vessel in the water in front of the rocks.  The rangers found an American flag was reportedly stolen by the boat occupants on the rocks of the crash site.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0004
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-03-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Summit Lake
NearestCityTown: O,ympia
County: Thurston
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 3/25/09 at approximately 0906 hrs I was dispatched to a marine incident on Summit Lake.  Dispatch advised that a canoe had overturned and two people were in the water and that a citizen was assisting in the rescue of the boaters.  I arrived on the scene and fire department personel advised that they were treating to subjects for exposure.

I interviewed wit regarding the incident he told me that he and his wife were just sitting down to play cards when he noticed a canoe turned over in the lake and tow subjects in the water, the canoe was approximately 100 yards off the shore.  witness said he called 911 to report the incident.  witness said he then noticed a row boat headed toward the subjects in the water to rescue them.  The subjects were brought to the shore at his house.

I interviewed wit2 who was the canoe owner He told me that his two friends  came over and borrowed his canoe to row to the island while using there GPS Units. witness 2 did advise that the canoe had all of its proper safety equipment which I did check out.  he said that he was trying to keep his friends in sight when he went to so something else he lost sight


BARDID: 2009-WA-0005
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-02-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:45:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Snohomish River
NearestCityTown: Everett
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Floating Object
RedactedNarrative:
On 02/08/09 1845 hours subject 1 was opearting his 2008 Four Winds 24 foot boat in the Snohomish River.  The boat was heading down the river in the area of Cemex, approx 1 mil enorth of the 10th St boat launch.  In the area the river has a bend from west to northbound.  subject 1 continued the turn and left the channel. subject 1 was to the east of the channel and entered the log holding area that is to the north of the 10th St.  The boat collided with a log boom that was tied to the piling in the log holding area.subject 1 stated that the time of the collision he was traveling at approx 20 to 25 MPH.  He stated that it was dusk and was just starting to get dark.  He stated that just before the collision he had seen the log boom and attempted to stop the boat by putting it in reverse.

On impact the boat was spun around and came to rest on top of the log boom.  Th boat had approx 1 foot by 2 foot hole in port side.  The outdrive was torn off from its mounts but was held on by its hydraulic rams.  the boat was slavaged the next day.

There was odor of intoxicants from subject 1 when he was contacted approx 50 minutes later.  He did not appear to be under the influence.  None of the people on board had life jackets on at the time of collision.  subject 1's mother, was onboard at the time of the collision had had minor injuries to the face.  subject 1's father, was also on board and reported a slight injury to his knee.  All parties were checked by Everett Fire Department.

The cause of the collision was that the boat left the channel and entered the log holding area.  The boat was also going to fast for the lighting conditions.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0006
Date: 2009-01-23 00:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Gig Harbor
NearestCityTown: Gig Harbor
County: Pierce
WaterConditions: Unknown
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Shift
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
PropertyDamageDescription: Cover (roof) of dock was hit by mast of moving vessel.
RedactedNarrative:
Narrative from Operator #1:  My vessel was moored in its slip at Pleasure Craft Marina in Gig Harbor.  It is a Grand Banks 32' moored in a 40' slip at thus was tied inside of slip about 5' in from the endo of dock fingers.

Narrative from Operator #2:  Leaving public dock, gear shift failure rear ended docked boat.  Was uncontrollable.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0007
Date: 2009-04-21 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:32:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Port Garner Bay
NearestCityTown: Everett
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Operator Inexperience
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
RedactedNarrative:
subject 1 launched his boat from the area of Lower Howarth Park in Everett, WA.  His boat, a river type kayak, was launched and paddled into Port Garner Bay from the Beach at the park.  The operator had large back pack and was wearing a "T" shirt. , shorts and sandals.  He had no spray skirt on his vessel.  the boat was launched in a heavy wind with approx. 2 foot waves.

The operator said he paddled his boat into the bay.  A short time later his boat was swamped when a large wave broke over teh bow and filled the boat with water.  The subject was wearing his USCG approved PFD.  He was unable to empty the boat of water and get back inside or kick his way back to the beach (he was approx. 200 yards off shore).  The victim drifted with the boat until he was rescued by the Everett PD Harbor OPerations Unit.  Park goers on the beach called 911 dispatch to report that the vctims boat was swmaped and he was in the water.

When the victim was rescued he was lethargic and had a difficulty time talking to officers.  He had no strength and had to be pulled from the frigd water into the police boat.  subject 1 was assisted into the cabin of the police boat, where it was warm.  He was provided a wool rescue blanket for additional comfort.  The Everett FD was notified of the victim's condition and arrangements were made for the FD to meet Everett PD and the victim at 10th St. Boat Launch.

While in route to meet with the FD the victim said he had two or three "shots" of alcohol before he launched his vessel from the park.  A half empty flask with an alcoholic beverage was found in the victims' possesions.  He said he recently bought the kayak and this is only the third time he had had it in the water.  The victim said he had no idea that his boat could be swamped by incoming waves.

The Everett PD Harbor Operations boat arrived at the 10th St Boat Launch and mett with the Everett FD.  Aid personnel attended to the victim.  He was treated and later released w/o transport to teh hospital for further evaluation.  The victim aan a report was later completed on the incident.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0009
Date: 2009-04-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Commencement Bay
NearestCityTown: Tacoma
County: Pierce
WaterConditions: Unknown
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
AccidentCause2: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel #1 was leaving her slip at Crow's Nest Marina.  Vessel #1 backed out and attempted to pull forward impacting 2 nearby moored vessels.  Vessel #1 port side swim step impacted the transom on sailboat (WN 2783 JF) causing damage extending into the fiberglass.  Vessel # 1 continued forward striking an inflatable tender mounted on the stern of another moored vessel (WN 5189 RB).  The impact (possibly from the anchor/pulpit) punctured the tube on the tender.  The outboard kicker motor was also damaged.  Vessel #1 continued out of the marina and struck 3 other docked vessels at Sunnfjord Boats, 5420 Marine View Drive.  The impact causedminor rub damage to documented vessels O'Ryan IV, Royal Chinook, and a catamaran style boat.  Vessel #1 continued on without leaving any information or contacting anyone.  Witness  stated that he observed the accident was able to identify the operator as she was a tenant at Crow's Nest Marina.  the manager of the marina stated the operator was subject 1, ans she was asked to leave the marina.  On 5-1-09 I was able to contact her at Foss waterway Marina.  she admitted to the accident and blamed it on the low tide, wind, loose steering, and sticky throttle.  she state she had not been drinking.  She realized that she erred whe she did not contact anyone.  She further added that although the boat is hers, her boyfirend usually operates it.

PFD's were not used.  All vessels impacted did not have any persons onboard.  Minor damage on the documented vessels so they were not included in this report.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0010
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-06-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Burrows Bay
NearestCityTown: Anacortes
County: Skagit
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous Waters
AccidentCause2: Weather
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Operator and passenger had been on a five day canoe trip, camping at different islands in and around the Puget Sound.  Passengers stated that they left James Island at approximately 7:08 that morning, after arising at approximately 5:00.  Passenger stated she is a very good swimmer and rated their canoeing skills as moderate.  She stated they thought about not venturing across the strait due to rough water, stating that it was probably a 2 to 3' chop when they headed across Rosario Strait, enroute to Skyline Marina, where they had originally set out five days ago.

Passenger stated that they had started taking on water and eventually flipped to the right.  She stated that they were in the water for quite some time and began to tire.  Passenger and operator stayed together, kept talking, and were nearing Young Island, when the two became separated.  Passenger stated at the time she had go for shore as she was getting tired as well.  Passenger believes Operator was trying to right the boat so much over the past several minutes that he became more fatigued than her.  Both were wearing lifejackets.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0011
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-05-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:15:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Hood Canal
NearestCityTown: Hoodsport
County: Mason
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Hull Failure
AccidentCause2: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: capsizing
AccidentEvent3: grounding
RedactedNarrative:
On may 6th, 2009 at about 1115 hours, subject 1 noticed that his vessel was taking on water and that the blige pump did not seem to be working.  subject 1 looked into the engine compartment and saw a large stream of water pouring into the compartment.  It appeared that a hose had come loose from the thru hull fitting and was allowing the water to enter.  The bilge pump was unable to keep up with the volume that was coming in.  subject 1 stated that it appeared to be about 3 inch in diameter hole.  The main engine failed.  subject 1 used a small kicker motor to propel the vessel closer to the shore.  As the boat continued to take on water the stern started to go down.  Then as the vessel was almost to shore it rolled over.  The stern of the vessel sank and ground on the bottom preventing the boat from going completely over.  At law enforcement arrival two people were still onboard.  No one was wearing a life jacket.  The two remaining people were removed from the vessel.  The vessel was secured to the shore to prevent it from drifting and becomnig a hazard.  There were no injuries. subject 1 and his party were on the Hood Canal fishing for shrimp.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0012
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-05-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Vantage
County: Kittitas
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Missing or Inadequate Navigation Aids
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
RedactedNarrative:
Driver drove down from county launch to check state park.  He saw what looked like shallow water then he struck ground no quick stop, but scourged the bottom into a trough.  Broke off 1 of keel of three.  Broke 1 blade off drop of the 5 bent the rudder.  There was some fiberglass damage but minimal that I could see.  Boat took on a considerable amount of water but the bilge was able to remove most of it.;  We got it off the rocks and towed it to shore.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0015
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-05-17 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Nisqually River
NearestCityTown: Yelm
County: Thurston
WaterConditions: Strong Current
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous Waters
AccidentCause2: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause3: Operator Inexperience
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Submerged Object
AccidentEvent2: capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Members of the group has been on the river 05/16/09 and felt that the river was safe.  Today they had traveled further on the river then the group had gone before.  After they had passed under the military tank crossing bridge the pace of the river picked up  and they started to encountered log jams.  They continued down the river until they encountered a log jam on the right side of the river.  subject 1 stated that he believed the current would carry them around the log jam.  Instead the current pulled the canoes into the jam.  His canoe was pulled into the jam sideways and the current began to pull it under. subject 1 stated he remebered the canoe tipping and being in the water.  He stated people began to grab onto trees and try to pull themselves out.  He saw subject 2 holding onto a branch barely keeping his head above water with the current pulling him down. subject 3 attempted to get to subject 2 and the branch he was holding onto broke.  subject 2 let go of the tree he was hanging onto and tried to swim to another log.  subject 2 was carried further down stream. subject 2 was carried under a log and continued to float down stream.  He saw subject 4 swim after his son and they were pulled out by members of the 5th Battalion who tried to swim out to rescue him but was unable to reach subject 2 due to water temperature and the current.  the group was able to get out of the river except for subject 2.  The only apparent injuries were minor scraped and bruises.  All had torn clothes and missing shoes from the current.  He stated that the current tore off their life jackets.  2 others gave similiar accounts of what had occurred.  All three stated that members of the group had been drinking beer prior to boating but denied that anyone was intoxicated.  None of the group showed signs of intoxication.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0016
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Washington
NearestCityTown: Kirkland
County: King
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: other
AccidentCause3: hazardous waters
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Departed Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 6/4/09 subject 1 and 2 were boating from Lake Union Ivar's Restaurant to Kirkland Marina.  The men were enjoying the weather and drinking alcohol. subject 1 stated that subject 2 was operating the boat.

On their way back, just past Webster Point on Lake Washington the boat ran out of gas.  This occurred around 2145 just as some strong northerly winds started and the lake became choppy.  They called friends and relatives for assistance but no one was immediately available.  they drifeted and had another drink.

At approximately 2230 hours subject called his brother in law subject 3 who responded to Kirkland Marina to seek a boater's assistance.  subject 3 found a boater to take him out but could not find subject 1 or his boat.subject 1 said shortly after hecalled subject 2, subject 2 was impatient, acted toguh, and said he was going to swim to shore.  subject 2 jumped off the back of the drifting boat without any pfd or floatation and started to swim towards Seattle.  subject 1 realized the boat was drifting fast away from subject 2 and he could not convince him to get back to the boat.  subject 1 grabbed a type IV pfd and jumped in after subject 2.  subject 1 stated the choppy waves were too much and he lost sight of subject 2 in the dark.  He began to swim back to the boat but lost sight of that as well.subject 1 decided to swim with the waves and wind towards Kirkland.  He estimated he swam 2/3rd the width of the lake to Kirkland.  He made it to shore at approximately 0001 hours when aid was summoned. subject 1 was hypothermic but coherent and mobile, Kirkland Police obtained a voluntary PBT from subject 1 of .124. He was transported to Evergreen Hospital for further evaluation.

King County Sheriff Marine, Seattle Police Harbor, and KCSO Helo Guardian 1 conducted a search of the lake for the missing swimmer and boat.  The boat was located at approximately 0130 hours beached ashore in Juanita Bay just to the East of Juanita Shores Condominiums.

The boat ignition was in teh on position but not running.  A fish finder was also on.  There were type 3 and type 4 pfd's on board.  A cel phone and bank card were on the dash.  A cooler in the boat contained ice and worms.

The boat was recovered from the beach and toward to the Kirkland boat ramp were subject 3 responded and put the boat on its trailer and towed it to subject 1.

Due to weather and water conditions the search was suspended at 0300 hours.  subject 2 missing and presumed drowned.

FOLLOW UP 06/06/09 @1400 h subject 2 was recovered deceased floating in Lake Washington in the Juanita Bay Park Natural preserve at approximately 120 hours.

KCSO detectison responded to further investigate the death of subject 2


BARDID: 2009-WA-0017
Date: 2009-05-31 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:05:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Washington
NearestCityTown: Kirkland
County: King
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
RedactedNarrative:
On 5/31/2009 in the city of Kirkland the operator was returning his rented boat to Yarrow Bay Yacht Sales and Service at approximately 1800 hours.  while docking in fuel slip #1 OPerator accidentally used full forward throttle casuing the boat to lurch forward and into the docking pier on its starboard crating damage.  The vota continued forward onto the dock at its bow.  Damage included a large crack and depression in the fiberglass at the starboard aft quarter, popped rivets at the hull seam on the starboard, and scrapping to the bow.  There were no injuries.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0018
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-05-09 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:53:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Yakima River
NearestCityTown: Yakima
County: Yakima
WaterConditions: Strong Current
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Dam/lock
AccidentCause2: Hazardous Waters
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 5/9/09 at 1953 Hrs. the Yakima County Sheriffs Office was alerted to a rafting accident involving two rafts and four individuals.  This incident was reported by one of the involved subjects self rescuing himself from the river and alerting a Washington State Patrol Trooper on I-82 at mile post 39.  The reporting subject was later identified.  4 Deputies responded to the scene as and the Yakima County Sheriffs Office Boating Safety Unit were notified and responded.  Two deputies responded to the East side of the Wapato Diversion Dam (aka Parker Diversion Dam) and located a subject stranded on an island just west of the dam.  The subject was later identified.

An intensive search operation was then set into motion to search for survivors.

Case History:

The information regarding boat #1 in this report provided by Rescued individual due to the fact the both occupants of boat #1 are not able to report the incident, Rescued individual and his brother are related to this case because he and his brother were in a separate raft along with Boat #1 of this incident.  For reporting purposes however, there are two separate crafts.  Brother and Rescued individual's boating accident does not meet the reporting requirements because no medical care more than basic first aid was required.

Rescued individual stated he and his brother were in one rubber raft and his friends, later identified, were in another rubber raft on the afternoon of May 17th, 2009.  Rescued individual stated they were rafting the Yakima River just for fun and for a way to get out of the heat of the day.  Rescued individual states the group put in their rafts at the 16th Avenue access to the river.  Rescued individual and his brother were in an 8 ft blue Sevylor-Sterns Raft model number K330BM/U238BLU with a HIN number of CN-SEV 12408-A808.  Both Rescued individual and brother had on their PFD's.  missing subjects were in a yellow four man raft.  Rescued individual did not know the brand of the raft and it has not yet been recovered.  None of the family members knew the brand of raft they were using.  Rescued individual states deceased person1 was wearing a red USCG approved PFD but deceased person2 was not.  I asked why deceased person2 did not want to wear a PFD and Rescued individual stated that victim just thought he was invincible and didn't need it.  At the time of this report, victim’s body has not been recovered from the river.  Neither party had sound producing devices on their rafts.  No other safety equipment was on board.

Rescued individual told me that none of the rafting parties were drinking on the day of the voyage.  When Rescued individual was recovered from the dam, no smell of alcohol was observable and he did not display any signs of alcohol use when we contacted him at the scene.  Rescued individual said the plan was to float from the 16th Ave put in point to teh Wapato/Donald Bridge area.  I asked him if he knew about the dams and he said that he and all the persons floating that day did know about the dams but thought they could float over them.  

Rescued individual said that the voyage was going fine until they approached the dam.  Rescued individual and brother’s boat was in the lead with victims’ boat approximately 2 feet behind them off the starboard side.  As they went over the dam, Rescued individual and brother were ejected from their boat and thrown into the water.  Rescued individual said that he made it to a tree trunk that in the river just downstream from the dam and stayed there.  He also noticed that the other boat was empty and floating by.  He told me that he then saw deceased’s body float by his location and that deceased appeared to be unconscious.  Rescued individual told me that he knew at that moment that deceased had drowned.  He did not know the location of the other boat occupant.

Rescued individual then told me he then jumped into the water in an attempt to make it to the west (river right) shore.  He made the swim


BARDID: 2009-WA-0019
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-20 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: San Juan Channel
NearestCityTown: Friday Harbor
County: Island
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Other
OtherAccidentEvent: Person tangled in vessel equip
RedactedNarrative:
subject 1, age 31, while raising anchor with the windless got his hand in the way of the chain.  It caught a finger on his left hand and wrapped it into the windless and chain.  The finger was broke and cut.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0021
Date: 2009-05-21 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Possesion Sound
NearestCityTown: Everett
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Other
AccidentCause2: machinery failure
OtherAccidentCause: unforeseen water hazard
MachineryFailure: Engine
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Floating Object
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
RedactedNarrative:
On May, 21st 2009, I, captain of the "Ribbies Nest" along with my friend + neighbor left Everett Marina approximately 4:00 in the afternoon for just a leisurely boat ride.  After rounding the first buoy out of the channel I turned west and out of the wake of a boat approximately 300 yards in front.  The water was about 1' waves but weather calm, water was great no SC warnings existed.  I was doing about  12-15 mph and then my engine started to die.  Both my neighbor + I were on the fly-bridge, I went down to cabin, it was filling up fast with water.  I just had enough time to get out a mayday, make sure my neighbor and I had PFD's on and as boat sank we remained on bow until help arrived.  Cause of accident was possible dead-head collision, impact was starboard mid-ship just between water line and keel.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0022
Date: 2009-05-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Mayfield
County: Lewis
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause3: Sharp Turn
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Boat operator #2 was traveling parallel along the shore, approx. 25 to 30 mph, 100 yards off shore in a NW direction.  Boat operator #1 was travelling out away from shore and then began travelling at an angle towards shore, in a Northerly direction.  As boat #2 maintained it's course, Boat #1 continued to travel at an angle towards Boat #2.  Boat #1 speed was approximately 25-30 mph.  Boat #1 subsequently struck boat #2 on the left rear (stern) causing occupants on both jest-skis to be ejected.  Operator of boat #1 and passenger of boat #2 assisted, operator of Boat #2 to antoher vessel close by, as the operator had sustained injuries to his right leg.  Both vessels were subsequently taken to shore in front of Ike Kinswa State Park, where the incident was then reported.

Once Aid and LE arrived on-scene, statements were taken and both vessels were visually inspected, this also included Life Jackets, which they were all wearing.  Boat Operator #2 transported to Morton General Hosp. where he was treated for his injuries.  The other two individuals sustained monor bruising which did not require any medical attention.  A full investigation subsequently followed.

During investigation the boat operator #1 admitted that he was not paying attention and that he was looking for other oncoming vessels behind him and to his side, prior to striking boat operator #2.  Neither Boat Operator had a Boating Education Card.  While conducting inspections of both vessel, neither had proper documentation on board nor were either of the fire extingusihers operable.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0023
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-02-20 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: West Sound
NearestCityTown: West Sound
County: San Juan
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Unknown
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
AccidentEvent2: Sinking
RedactedNarrative:
Owner working on boat. Departed for approximately 1/2 hour.  Upon return found cabin filled with flame.  Boat sank.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0024
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:15:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia
NearestCityTown: Richland
County: Benton
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: Operator Inexperience
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 7-4-09, Myself and Deputy were on our PAtrol Boat working on the Columbia river.  At about 1445 hrs, we were leaving the dock at Columbia Point Marina.  We noticed a personal watercraft (PWC) entering the no wake zone clearly making a wake.

There was a male operating the PWC and a female passenger.  We tried yelling "no wake" to the violator, they didn't hear us.

The PWC went to the Richland Yacht Club and were tying the personal watercraft to a dock when we arrived.

Both individuals were upset.  They said their friend had been hurt on a boat and they were on the way in as well.  Female rider on the PWC was heading up to get a car to take the injured party to the Hospital.  It was all hard tp get information from the female because she was clearly upset and cryinf saying she hurt her friend.

Talked to the operator of the PWC.  He advised the female I was trying to talk to accidentally hit someone on a tube being towed by a boat with this particular PWC.

All parties involved are friends and were out together.  I explained to them, due to the fact someone is going to the hospital, a boat accident investigation had to be conducted by the Sheriff's Office.

The boat with the injured party arrived about 10 minutes later. The injured female said she was OK, just probably thought she should go to the hospital to be checked out.  Injured had a small abrasion on her forehead and one on her shoulder, her right side.  Injured walked to the car and appeared fine.

Indviduals said they take her to the hospital, no ambulance needed.  We got names and phone numbers quickly of the people that were taking her to the hospital, and then interviewed the rest of the involved individuals.

A female identified as subject 1, went to  Injured crying and said, it's all my fault I am so sorry.   Injured responded with, its OK, it was an accident, I'm fine.  

According to all parties, they were in the area by Gull Island, by Leslie Grove Park about in the middle of Columbia River taking turns riding the personal watercraft and then on the tube being pulled by the boat.subject 1 was alone and operating the PCW.  Injured was on a tube by herself being towed by the boat driven by subject 2. subject 2 had just boughts this boat about a week ago.  It show the sale, he hasn't put it in his name yet.  

The boat was making a turn with the tube upstream. subject 1 was in the area on the PWC.  No one exactly remembered what position they were pointing when the accident happened.

The boat turned to spin the tube arousubject 1 was in the area on the PWC and panicked because she saw the tube coming too close and let off the gas, which in turn caused her to lose steering ability.

The PWC driven by subject 1 bumped  Injured on the tube with the front of her PWC.

There was no damage done to either vessel, tube or anything else.

All involved parties said the tube or the PWC and the tube was hardly moving.

Due to the amount of the boat traffic on the COlumbia River at that time, water was pretty rough. Injured advised the boat operator , that her head hurt after that.

That is when they all started back in to the Richland Yacht Club to take  Injured to the Hospital to be checked out just to make sure she was OK.

At the time of the accidsubject 1 was alone on the PWC, 2 was driving the boat, subject 3 was in the portside passenger, subject 4 was in a middle seat, subject 5 was in the rear starboard seat, 6 was in the rear port seat, 7 was in the middle seat in the bow,8 was int bow seat starboard side.

All parties involved said it was just an accident, including  Injured.

No one said there was any "messing" around going on, just an accident and lack of experience forsubject 1 on the PWC.

I advised all parties that this could have been very bad and they were all responsible for keeping a proper look out.  I advised subject 1 she has to be aware in all directions what is going on while o


BARDID: 2009-WA-0025
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-06-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 23:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Bellingham Bay
NearestCityTown: Bellingham Bay
County: Whatcom CSO
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Improper Loading
AccidentCause3: Weather
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
ON 6/04/2009 at about 20:30 hours the victims and contacts met up at the Taylor Street dock and cast off in V#1 Operator;s 17' sailboat (make unknown).  they motored south to Chuckanut Island.  All agreed that alcohol was consumed but only a little.  At about 20:30 hours (occupant#2 noticed the time on her cell phone) they cast off from Chuckanut Island with the intention to sail back to Bellingham.  They motored away from the Island and set sail with V#1 Operator was at the back operating the tiller.  There was little or no wind on the trip down but now they were going to sail back.  They were not aware of the weather they were about to encounter.  They knew there were life jackets on board but did not think them necessary.  (occupant#4).  About 10 miinutes into the trip a wind shift caused to sail to transfer sides and their effort to stabilize the boat the boat capsized.  Occupant2 had a type IV throwable pfd but lost it in her efforts to climb up on the overturned boat.  subject made efforts to right the boat but the centerboard was not or could not lock in the down position to assist in this effort.  occupant3 repeatedly dove under the boat in the effort to get his dog that was in the cuddy.  Also in the cuddy were the (at least three) life jackets.  About one hour passed.  They thought that the boat was going to sink.  subject said that they had about a 20 minutes to survive in the water and suggested taht they should swim for it.  The four left the boat to swim to shore.  By occupant4’s report they were about 600' off teh shore.  Occupant2 said she is a strong swimmer and outdistanced the others.  About 10 minutes into her swim she heard subject yell for help.  She did not turn back.  She did not see or hear from anyone again.  She swam for about 20 minutes and landed on the west side of Clark POint.  occupant does not remember how long she swam.  Occupant4 and opreator stayed with the overturned boat.  About 10-15 minutes after Operator, two occuapnts and Occupant2 left occupant2 hear yelling again and againabout 20 minutes later, hear more yelling.  Occupant2 thought everyone made it to shore.  the boat drifted for about one hour and a half.  It drifted north and east in the wind and sea.  When it was within about 30 yds off the shore it shifted and started drifting away.  At that time two people lef tthe boat and swam to the shore.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0026
Date: 2009-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Vantage
County: Kittitas
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Sharp Turn
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
OtherAccidentEvent: person struck by propeller
RedactedNarrative:
Skier went down and boat turned around to pick up skier.  When the boat turned around it the wakes and the tip of the boat wnet through the waves instead of over and filled the boat with water forcing the front down. It was like that for a couple of seconds that so much water was in the front.  It went stragit down and the back end came up about 6-8 feet.  The the boat fell on its side then turned upside down.  Injured was thrown off boat and was struck by propeller sometime during the sharp turn.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0027
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:10:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Manchester
County: Kitsap County
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Weather
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
on 05/03/09 1427 hrs: CenCom received a report of two kayakers in Port Orchard Bay, approximately 3 miles north of the marina.  One of the kayakers, subject 1, capsized and he was unable to get back in the kayak.

Kitsap Fire and Rescue st. 51 launched their boat and located them approximately 100 yards from shore.subject 1 had been in the water for over 30 mins.  He was transported to Harrison Hospital.

05/15/09: I conta subject 2.  He was with subject 1 when the incident occurred.  He said that they were in 13ft kayaks and had both been wearing thype three pfds.

I asksubject 1  was admitted to the hospital.  He said that subject 1 was evaluated for hyporthemia and went home.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0028
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:54:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Stevens
NearestCityTown: Lake Stevens
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
ON 07-25-09, subject 1 was observed operating a jet ski on Lake Stevens, Sno, Co. WA at approx 1854 hrs, subject 1 was observed attempting to mount the jet ski from the water.  Contact was made to assist him, at which time  subject 1 stated that he struck his head and lost consciousness and did not remember what happened.  subject 1 was assisted into the boat and transported to the dock where aid/rescue provided treatment and transportation to a local hospital.  A relative on the dock claimed subject 1 fell hard off the jest ski.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0029
Date: 2009-07-21 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:54:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Goodwin
NearestCityTown: Stanwood
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Starting in Gear
AccidentCause2: Operator inexperience
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Ejected from Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
RedactedNarrative:
O-1  and his nephew P-1  were fishing in a 12 foot Alumacraft boat (WN 7113 RD0 and (FL 7322 ET) on Lake Goodwin that O-1 had just purchased.  O-1 was standing at the stern of the vessel in an attempt to start the Mercury 9.8 hp outboard motor.  O-1 did not realize the motor was  in gear and when the motor started, it threw O-1 to the port side of the  boat causing water to come over the port side gunwhale, which swamped the small vessel.  O-1 and P-1 were not wearing PFD's at the time of the incident, but had them readily available and were able to don them quickly.  A PWC that was nearby witnessed the incident responded immediately, and was able to tow both O-1, P-1, and the boat to a dock on the east shore of the lake which was roughly 100 yards away.  W-1 lived at that residence and called 911 to report the boating accident.  O-1 told me he had very little boating experience and was unfamiliar with the boat prior to the incident. O-1 told me he lost all of this brand new fishing poles and tackle to the bottom of the lake.  The boat came back clear and O-1 was able to show a bill of sale from the prior Washington registered owner.  The boat was drained on shore and towed back to the boat launch by W-1.  The launch is located at Wenberg County Park where O-1 had originally launched.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0030
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:05:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Roosevelt
NearestCityTown: Fruitland
County: Stevens
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
RedactedNarrative:
Operator and passenger 2 were in vessel.  Passengers 3 and 4 were on the tube.  Operator over accelerated ans swamped the vessel, causing it to sink no injuries.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0032
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-22 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:50:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Washington
NearestCityTown: Kirkland
County: King
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Departed Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
two boats were rafted together and were drifting in Juanita Bay.  Individuals were swimming off of the back of the boats when subject 1 ran into some sort of trouble.  Some of the passengers tried to help him but he slipped beneath the water and disappeared.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0034
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-07-19 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:45:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Kennewick
County: Franklin
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause2: Navigation Rules Violation
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Operator 1 identified operator 2. Witness states he was traveling west on the river.  He notied jet ski doing "cookies" in fornt of him off to his starboard side.  He did not change his course because he was clear to continue forward.  He stated when the jet ski was to his starboard side, it came out of the cookie spin wit lots of speed hearding right for him.  He stated he attempted to turn his port side and the jet ski hit his starboard side.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0035
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:23:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Stevens
NearestCityTown: Lake Stevens
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Other
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Other
OtherAccidentEvent: Person pinched between boat an
RedactedNarrative:
On the listed date, Boat #1 was tied up to a boat launch dock at Wyatt Park Offloading passengers.  The was a significant traffic in and arrived at the lauch area which created wakes from time to time.  subject 1 attempted to get out of the boat and placed he hand between the rub rail of the boat and the dock.  A wake pushed the boat against the dock and pinned subject 1's hand against the dock.  Her right thumb broke immediately casuing a compound fracture.  Fist and was fiven at the scene until she was transported to the hospital.  Inexperience with moving boats contributed to this accident.  The was no operator negligence involved.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0036
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:45:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Sammamish
NearestCityTown: Sammamish
County: King
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Improper Loading
AccidentCause2: hazardous waters
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
ON 07/04/09 on Lake Sammamish operator was operating her boat to her dock after a fireworks display on the lake.

As she approached her dock she said she was about 150 off shore about 200 feet south of the dock when large waves came back from the shore and started to swamp her boat.  She had 4 teenagers in the bow and two adults in the back bench seat.  operator said as the water came in the passengers shifted all of their weight to the port side and she gunned the engine in the waves and the boat capsized to the port trapping her under the boat.  She was able to swim out.

No one was wearing a PFD and all made it out witout injury.  operator said her 2 year old Golden Doodle companion service died in the accident.  The dog was found by the R/O on the lake bottom in 10 feet of water drowned.

The R/O was on the dock at the time and swam out to assist.  Other neighbors also assisted in the rescue.  They were able to get the capsized boat to the dock where it was secured and salvaged the next day.

Operator  sated she was not intoxicated at the time of the accident and had only had a couple of glasses of wine earlier in the day.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0037
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Lopes
County: San Juan
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Other
AccidentEvent2: Grounding
OtherAccidentEvent: person struck by vessel equipm
RedactedNarrative:
While motoring to Spencer's Spit on Lopez Island, the engine began to run increasingley rough, as though running out of fuel.  The fuel gauge showed nearly a full tank, and I tried a couple of hings to resolve the engine problem, with virtually no pwer coming from the engine and wind and current bringing me to the shore, (too close to anchor) I began to ready the maim sail to raise.  While using the topping lift to raise the boom, the line parted, acasuing the boom to strike me on the back of the head and out cold.  By the same time I came around and ragained my senses, the boat was on the beach.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0038
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 23:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lewis River
NearestCityTown: Woodland
County: Cowlitz
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 062809 hrs, Cowlitz County 911 rec'd a call of a capsized canoe in the Lewis River in the 1200 Blk of S. Pekin Ferry Rd. from .  Members of the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office Patrol and Marine Enforcement, Dive Team and Woodland Police and Fire Dept's and a helicopter from USCG station Astoria responded.  subject 1, one of the operators of the canold told first responding onscence units that he and subject 2, the other operator, they had left Clark Co side of the river from a residence to meet some friends o the Cowlitz CO. side of the river at the PEkin Ferry boat launch area to shoot off fireworks. subject 1  related that both were rowing across the river and both rowing on the same side of the boat.  The canoe capsized and both went into the water.  Neither was wearing a PFD, although, two were on board for use.  Both subjects had been drinking.  According to subject 1 they were 30 feet off shore and both were clinging to the canoe. subject 1 related that subject 2 said he was getting cold and told him he was going to swim for shore. subject 2 began swimming.  this was the last time subject 1 saw him.  subject 1 made it to shore, puling the canoe partially up on the bank.

Woodland Police arrived first on scene.  calls to subject 2 were unresponded to.  Cowlitz Marine Enforcement and Woodland Fire put boats in the water for a search.  A helicopter from USCG station, Astoria also responded and searched the area in the river for many hours.  subject 2 was assumed drowned.  The following morning SAR units and Dive Team from Cowlitz County located subject 2's body near the area where he was last seen by subject 1.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0040
Date: 2009-09-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:07:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Chelan
NearestCityTown: Chelan
County: Chelan
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Navigation Rules Violation
AccidentCause2: Sharp Turn
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Witness states he saw three jetskis going down the lake area off Chelan Shores.  He then saw one of the jetskis turn in front of another.  They collided head on with one of them going over the top of the other.  Witness drove their boat to the scene to see if they could help.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0041
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:23:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Washington
County: King
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Fuel
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
Marine units assigned to Seafair operations received a call of a 60 foot vessel on fire with approx. 20 persons aboard.  Upon arrival. the owner/operator reported that he had a fire in his engine compartment and his Halon fire extinguishing system had deployed.  Owner also stated they also activated two "BC" extinguishers on the fire and had evacuatedtheir vessel onto other vessels in the area.

I finished evacuating the owner onto my vessel and conducted the firefighting opeations aboard the vitctim vessel.  Itowed the vessel to the owners dock where it was further inspected by land based firefighting personnel.

It appeared the fire occurred on the starboard manifold either from overheat or because of a previous malfuntion of the diesel fuel system possibly soaking the packing with diesel fuel.

Owner was checked  out b aid personnel at the scene.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0042
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-08-21 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Strait of Juan de Fuca
NearestCityTown: Port Angeles
County: Clallam
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Storm
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Weather
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Sinking
RedactedNarrative:
ON 08-21-09 at 1800 hours, P1 and P2 arrived at the Port Angeles Boat Haven to go fishing.  They left the Boat Haven en-route to the three mile buoy located west of Ediz Hook.  At 1900 hours, P2's wife, P3, called P2 on his cell phone.  P2 told P3 that they were fishing but the swells were really big.  At 1930 hours, P3 text messaged P2's cell phone but she did not recieve a prely back from him.  P3 continues to send text messages to P2, about every 15 minutes, but he does not reply.  At 2100 hours, P3 calls P2's truck and P1 boat trailer hooked together in the parking lot.  At 2300 hours, P3 calls 911 to get help.  P3 is transferred to the United States Coast Guard.  USCG starts an air an sea search for P1 and P2.  P1's boat was never located nor was debris from P1's boat was found.  P1 and P2's bodies were not found.  USCG suspened their search on 90-23-09.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0043
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-05-23 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Clear Lake
NearestCityTown: Eatonville
County: Pierce
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: Navigation Rules Violation
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by Vessel
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Operator 1 and Operator 2 were riding jet skis and making radical turns in unison at about 35-40 mph.  Operator 1 slowed a little and angled into Operator 2s path of of travel.  Operator 2 hit Operator 1 from behind with enough force that it ripped the seat of Operator 1s jet skis and threw it 15' - 20' in the air.  Operator 2s jet ski went over and to the right of operator 1s jet ski.  Operator 1 was thrown from his jet ski and was face down in the water for approximately 30 seconds.

From operator #2, " And so we were paralleling the shore, headingdown this way, and I was on the inside trying to stay on, about you know, the buoy line, not too, not come inside the buoys really, but paralleling them, and he was, I thought parallel to me, about another 200 feet towards the middle of the lake and were heading down towards this corner of the lake.  And I looked over for a second this house next to where we're at right now because earlier in the day he told me that another friend of ours from AA had just bought the house.  So looked over to see if there's anybody there, because the last time we'd been around there no one was at the house.  Or the last time I was around.  And I looked over for a second and I looked up and and there he was, kind of angling, cutting into me, and I don't recall how fast i was going.  I would say,you know, I think I said 20 to 30 max, but it was probably, I don't now, I'm guessing, probably 20 mile an hour.  Just looking at the speedometer earlier in the day.  And but it was really close.  And I mean I looked up and it was I knew right then I was gonna hit him, and I kind of jerked to the right and tried to pull, turn it into the shore, and it just like a split second, I mean it was, I heard a crash.  I didn't even see where I hit him, I thought the boats hit nose to nose, but I'm not, I'm not certain.  And then I looked, looked around and his ski was sitting there, and I didn't see him and looked and I saw him.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0044
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:28:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Washington
NearestCityTown: Mercer Island
County: King
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: Other
OtherAccidentCause: unsecure cargo
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel number one was in Lake Washington approx. 200 yards from shore and were traveling at a full plane (northbound in the East Channel).  At some point, the large play toy (innter tube) became unsecured to the rear of the vessel.  As the lin paid out, it became entangled around both legs of the victim and ejected her from the vessel and into the water.  Victim was wearing lifejacket at the time of the incident.

Victim suffred bilateral, open fractures, to both of her lower extremities with a partial amputation to her right foot.  Victim was puleed form the water by her parents and transported to shore for further treatment and transport to hospital.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0045
Date: 2009-08-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:35:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Port of Camas Washougal
NearestCityTown: Washougal Washington
County: Clark
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
P1 docked his Northriver in front of Puffin Cafe to retrieve trailer.  Four of five passengers were dockside, P1 on boat at time of 1st collision.  P2 Operating Sea Ray accelerated throttle by accident while attempting docking near P1.  Port side of Searay struck P1's Yamaha outboard engine casuing damge to the engine.  P2 trailered boat then retruned 10 minutes later to exchange perosnal infomration .


BARDID: 2009-WA-0046
Date: 2009-07-31 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Washington
NearestCityTown: Mercer Island
County: King
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
CongestedWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: Congested waters
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
I was motoring into boat ramp to put boat on the trailor.  There was a boat (boat "A") that was at the dock who started to motor into my pach as I was making my turn to line my boat up woth the trailer.  Boat "A" appeared to not see that I had entered into the loading zone and I felt this boat was going to hit my boat so I had to quickly stop my forward motion.  I did this by putting my boat into reverse.  A boat that was following close behind me, Boat "B" saw boat "A" but did not notice that I had came to a hault and hit the back side of my boat.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0047
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Long Lake
NearestCityTown: Ford
County: Stevens
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
P1 was towing P2 on a towable in a circular pattern.  P1 turned sharp to starboard, bringing up P2, on the towable, on the port side of vessel.  P1 attempted to cut power, and slow vessel.  P1 realize impact with towable was imminent and attempted a turn to starboard to avaoid collision.  P1 heard impact of subjects on vessel and shut off engine.  P1 pulled P2 into vessel.  P2 had several lacerations on left arm from impact with vessel  P1 did not have an observer on board the vessel while conducting towing operations.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0048
Date: 2009-08-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:19:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Chelan
NearestCityTown: Manson
County: Chelan
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Struck by Propeller
RedactedNarrative:
Victim stated that the boat was sitting in the lake with the engine off and he was the stern in the water.  V/ said his wife started the engine without knowing he was still in the water behind the boat.  When the engine started the prop cut both feet with lacerations of 1-3 inches in length approximately 1/4 - 1/3 inches deep.  Victim was then transported by boat to Manson where ambulance units picked him up and transported him to Lake Chelan Hospital for stitches and then released.  Occupants of the boat, which was a rental from Lake Chelan Leasing had no knowledge of boating, even after they had gone through the safety orientation with the rental company about rules to safely operate the boat.  It was discovered up on contact with the that there were 11 persons on board the boat at the time of the accident, the boat has a capacity rating of 10 person.  The operator was issued an infraction notice for OVERLOADING OF VESSEL.  There was no alcohol involved with this accident.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0049
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:45:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Richland
County: Benton
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
P1 was being towed by a boat being operated by P2.  P1 had previously jumped the wake created by the boat.  While attempting to duplicate the jump she fell and was hit in the head by the board.  There is no indication of negligent or reckless opeartion.   There is no indication of willful misconduct on the part of the towed person.  The injured person was taken by parents to Kadlec Hospital.  Richland where she was treated for a laceration to the head and released.  Stitches were required.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0050
Date: 2009-09-10 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:12:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Snohomish River
NearestCityTown: Everett
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
AccidentEvent2: Person Departed Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
P1 stated that P2 from R&R Mobile Boat Service had just worked on his out drive a few days prior.  P1 stared that his 1994 Bayliner Trophy boat a inboard/outboard engine on it.  P1 stated he got his boat back and they came to 10th Street to launch the boat and take it over to his slip at the Everett Marina where his boat is kept.  P1 stated he opened the engine cover that on the engine and did not smell any gas or fumes from the engine area.  P1 stated that he started the engine and it started the engine and it started right up without any issues.  P1 explained that his son P3 was going to drive the boat over to the Marina but he decided to drive his truck instead over to the maina and meet his dad over there when he arrived with the boat.  P1 stated that he was standing outside talking to someone about 3-5 minutes and there was no problem with the boat or engine.  P1 stated he suddenly he heard a loud noise that was like a load pop noise.  The noise was so loud that he stated he flinched and he felt the boat move or shutter forward. P1 explained that he looked like the flames were coming our from underneath the port side of the engine.  P1 explained that he quickly got the fire extinguisher from the cabin area of his boat and when he turned around the flames were already past the engine ara and moving towards him.  He explained that the flames and smoke were so large he got off the boat as fast as he could because he was scared and did not think at that point the fire extinguisher was going to help.  P1 stated he used the fire extinguisher but it did not stop the fire.  P1 stated he had the engine rebuilt three years ago and had no issues from the engine.  P1 completed a written statement that is atached to this report.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0051
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:33:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lewis River
NearestCityTown: Woodland
County: Clallam
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Improper Loading
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 082609 at about 1330 hrs Cowlitz 911 dispatch received a call from subjects living nearing the shoreline in the SW corner of Silver Lake, Cowlitz County of a subject calling for help.  Upon investigating they observed an overturned boat with a male subject clinging to it.  Dispatch toned out Toutle Fire and Dispatch Cowlitz County deputies.

CCSO put a boat in the water along with Toutle fire Capt. XXXX established a command post in the area near the end of Carnine Rd. where the reporting party lived  Cap XXXX directed rescue boat sot the area where the man was hanging onto the boat.  Once in the area the man, P1 was pulled from the water.  He was wearing a PFD.  He staetd he put it on after his boat capsized.  He said he had gone to the rear of the boat and it started to teeter and he attempted to move back to where he was and flipped the boat, and fell into the water.  He was in the water for about 2 hours.  He was the sole occupant.  He was taken to the hospital for treatment by Toutle Fire and will be fine.

The boat was a small 12 foot, aluminum boat with a 9hp motor, rented from Silver Lake Resort and Motel.  It was not requred to be registered.  The boat was righted and water bailed out of it making it easier to tow.  It was returned to the resort.  There was not spillage of pollutants into the lake.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0052
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-20 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:55:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Olympia
County: Thurston
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
AccidentCause3: Hazardous Waters
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel started the under good weather conditions. While out, the weather conditions deteriorated into over-cast skies, winds gusting 15-20 knots, chop on the water, and strong current (approx 4 nkots) due to a rising tide.

Oper1 siad that another vessel passed fairly close, throwing a large wake (registration numbers were not obtained)

The combination of the weather and the wake casued the vessel to capsize in the water.

Many good lifejackets were avaiable for use in the vessel, but none were worn by any person in the boat.

All parties were transported to the hospital and treated for possible hypothermia. Passenger was diagnosed with a broken bone in her right arm (between the elbow and the shoulder). This diagnosis was confirmed by the vessel operator on 08/23/2009.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0053
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-09-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:20:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound/Commencement Bay
NearestCityTown: Tacoma
County: Pierce
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Navigation Rules Violation
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On September 7th, 2009 at 1620 I was dispatched to assist with a boating collision with an injury on Commencement Bay near mouth of the Puyallup Riverr. Radio advised that USCG units were on scence and were asisting.  The Tacoma Fire boat was responding to assist the injured.  I was directed to meet all parties concerned shore side at the Tacoma City Dock 1550 block of Dock St.

Tacoma Fire was treating the only person injured in the colli P1.  P1 was conscious, alert, and was using a cell phone when he was being whelled into the medics vehicle.  I could see that P1 had a laceration to his forehead area.  P1 was transported to St. Joseph hosptail for treatment.  P1 stated that he was not sure he didn't see anything but believes he was hit by a boat.  He and his friend were on their way back to the Thea Foss Waterway from near the Puyallup river mouth in Commencement Bay.  He was operating vessel 1 and was looking for "humpies" jumping in the water when he was struck by another vessel.  P1 was driving straight ahead at about 15 MPH. 
 stated he was riding in vessel 1 sitting in the bow seat facing aft.  He was watching for the "humpies" to jump and did not see vessel 2 approach until the last second.  Vessel 2 struck the starboard aft section of the vessel hitting P2 and almost threw him from the vessel.  P2 then assisted P1 who was injured.  P3  stated that she was driving her vessel 2 about 600 yards off the mouth of the PUyallup River in Commencement Bay.  She and her passengers were heading to the PUyallup River to fish.  Just prior to impacting with vessel 1 she saw it come toward her vessel from the port side.  P3 was unable to avaoid a collision and struck vessel 2.  She slowed down and returned to the scene.  P3 stated she was driving straight ahead, at a constant speed believed to be 15-20 MPH.  
 stated that he was in the port aft facing seat sitting sideways.   was pointing out landmarks of interest to his daughter when the collision occurred.  He confirmed P3 story and her estimation of speed.  
 was sitting in the port side forward facing seat when the collision occurred.  P5 said she saw the red boat (vessel 1) come into her view from her left just seconds prior to collision. CG1 is an active duty USCG Petty Officer and was on a security detail in the area when the collision occurred.  CG1 stated that he witnessed the collision.  He observed vessel 1 just come up from a stopped position and travel about 40-60 yards prior to colliding with vessel 2.  Vessel 2 was heading toward the mouth of the Puyallup River from the bay.  Vessel 1 was east of the river in the bay heading toward the Thea Waterway.  CG1 stated that neither vessel made any last minute direction or speed changes prior to collision.  CG1 stated they obtained permission from Secotr to assist with the collision. CG2 stated he had observed the collision from his vessel on the water.  CG2 stated he saw vessel 1 and vessel 2 heading toward each other.  They drew closer and it became apparent that the operators did not see one another because neither vessel manuevered to avoid a collision.  Vessel 1 was headed in an easterly direction toward Thea Foss waterway.  Vessel 2 was headed southerly toward the Puyallup River.

Synopsis:

It appears that the operators did not see the toher vessel approaching and made no steering or speed corrections to avoid collision. Also passengers in each vessel did not see the approaching vessel and warn the operators.  According to the USCG Navigation Guide vessel 1 was the give way vessel and should have yielded to vessel 2.  Neither opeator seemed aware of the rules of collision avoidance while underway.  Niether opeator had formal boaters training or a boaters education card.  P1 was given a notice of infration under WAC 352-60-070 sailing and


BARDID: 2009-WA-0054
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Crescent Bat
County: Grant
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Departed Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
We were operating the boat at Crescent Bar Marina.  P1 was operating the boat; P2 took the line to tie up the boat.  When approx. 2-2.5' from the dock, P2 jumped to reach the dock, but misjudged the distance.  She hit the edge of the dock with her foot, put slipped off the dock, strikin gher leg, then her head as she fell into teh water.  (The boat was in nuetral)...P2 was pulled out of the water by the sheriff and P1, and paramedics were called.  (another couple standing nearby helped tie up the boat. ) 

..Possibly poor quality sunglassed casued P2 to misjudge the distance from boat to dock…


BARDID: 2009-WA-0055
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-09-23 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Port Gardner
NearestCityTown: Mukilteo
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
AccidentCause2: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: Engine
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel was underway inbound the Everett Marine from fishing on Whidbey Island.  The engine stopped and would not restart.  The vessel began to drift and was not anchored; drifted into the rocks where it was continuously banged against the rocks by waves.  

Rescue assistance team from USCG Maple arrived along with Vesseles assist from Everett.  CGC Maple took all four person onboard while vessel assist pulled the boat off the rocks and took it in tow.  P1 road in the boat as it was towed back to everett monitoring the blige pumps.  CGC Maple crew transported the remianing three to the marina.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0056
Date: 2009-10-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:15:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Snohomish River
NearestCityTown: Everett
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: unforeseen water hazard
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Submerged Object
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
AccidentEvent3: Sinking
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel #1 was eastbound on the Snohomish River on the south side of the river.  The vessel struck a submerged object casuing a gash to the hull below the waterline on the portside, near the stern.  The operator was able to move the vesel to the entrance of the Steamboat Slough where the vessel sank.  Both occupants were picked up by a support vessel from the Everett Rowing Association and the stricken vessel was recovered by SCSO unit Marine.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0057
Date: 2009-09-23 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:25:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Marysville
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: People on Gunwale, Bow, or Transom
AccidentCause2: other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentEvent2: capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
12' Vessel stopped in water-15' from shoreline near Tulalip Bay.  Operator on starboard aft stood to urinate, lost balance and fell backward over straboard transom.  Operator grabbed vessel gunwhale- capsizing vessel to starboard.  Both operator and only other occupant entered water with PFD on person(s).  Boat remained floating bow up, while victims held onto bow yelling for help.  Victims were rescued by witness.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0058
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:35:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Orondo
County: Douglas
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
Everyone loaded into the boat Bavers Landing in the morning, we wakeboarded up to BB Bridge sand bar.  Hung out there with friends for a few hours.  Everyone got back into the boat adn we went back towards Bavers Landing but stopped a few miles short on the river adn tied up with 2 other boats for a while.  Then when we untied from the boats and left, we took a head count and noticed victim was gone.  We then called 911 and looked for victim along the shoreline.  While we were looking the two sheriffs boat we called showed uopp and helped us look.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0059
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:49:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Banks Lake
NearestCityTown: Electric City
County: Grant
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Navigation Rules Violation
AccidentCause2: Alcohol
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Operator #1 indicated that he was doing 20-25mph.  He indicated that he passed other PWC on his left and then madeight hand turn.  Operator #1 indicated that he was hit on the right by other PWC within 2 seconds of his making the right hand turn.  Operator #1 believes that the other PWC was sitting still when he initially went by it.  Operator #1 indicates that the other PWC was to close to fast for him ot be able to react when he saw it coming at him.  Operator #1 indicated that he was not using any drugs alcohol.  He indicates there was no mechanical problems with the PWC befroe collision .


BARDID: 2009-WA-0061
Date: 2009-09-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Patterson
County: Benton
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
They confirmed there was on tht three of them in the boat.  I asked them how they capsized their boat and was told the following:  All stated they left the boat ramp around 1800 hours and traveled directly to the location of the accident.  They said they were in the process of setting their first net when the net became entangled wit the outboard motors propeller.  The outboard motor was running and as the net got wrpaped up inot the propeller it started to pull the stern off the boat under water.  Operator said the boat started to fill with water and then capsized.  He said they were wearing PFDs but tehy had to take them off as they became entangled in the fish net.  Eventually they were all able to get onto the boat and waited until rescued.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0063
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-09-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Commencement Bay
NearestCityTown: Tacoma
County: Pierce
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Commercial Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
I was cruising 5 to 10 mph towards the mouth of the Puyallup River.  When I was struck from the starboard side.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0064
Date: 2009-07-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:20:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Washington
NearestCityTown: Seattle
County: King
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause2: Restricted Vision
AccidentCause3: Alcohol
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel 2 was drifting 1/2 mile south of 520 bridge in mid Lake Washington.  Owner operator jumped in the water to cool off and was using his seat cushion to float off of the port stern.  Passenger was standing in the boat at port stern.  

Each heard vessel 1 approaching from the NW at a high speed.  Both realized vessel 1 was going to hit them.  Operator pushed away from his boat and paasenger dover to the bow as vessel 1 launched up and over the top of vessel 2 narrowly missing paasenger.  Operator recieved a small on his left heal while climbing aboard his boat.  Passenger cut her finger on broken glass casued by the accident.

Passenger stated that vessel 1 circled around, the two male occupants asked with were all right, then left the scene as operator was on teh phone with 911.  Operator described the suspects as boat w/m's in their 30's.  The passenger was heavy set, both seemed highly intoxicated.  

Vessel 2 has prop marks on the swim spet rear seat cushions was shreaded and extensive damage to the starboard side.  Vessel 2 was not operable we towed it to the HPU and photographed the damage.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0065
Date: 2009-08-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 23:15:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Camas
County: Clark
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Perp drive 21' fishing boat up onto our boat, he was going very fast and ended up on top of a 21' sunsetter VLX.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0066
Date: 2009-07-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Port Orchard Marina
NearestCityTown: Port Orchard
County: Kitsap
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Weather
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel #1 was 50' from vessel #2 both tied to breakwater.  Vessel #1 untied from breakwater and backed away from vessel #2 becasue of wind gusts during calm.  Leaving the breakwater at approx 45 degrees a high gust of wind hit vessel #1 and moored the stern in the direction of vessel #2.  Vessel #1 attempted to correct but struck vessel #2;s port outboard with the last 12" of vessel #1's stern.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0067
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:47:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Black Lake
County: Thurston
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Force of Wave/wake
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
He stated, "He was operating the boat (which belongs to his sister) and estimated his speed was "half throttle", around 25 miles per hour.  He was towing skier1 and Skier 2.  Initially he towed in a straight line, then in a slalom pattern so biscuit weaved behind the vessel.  While in the slalom the biscuit struck the wake and "endo-ed"

Skier 2, "This was not the first time she has tubed behind a motorboat and she said the ride was normal, although she characterized it was "going really, really fast, going crazy."  Skier 2 said whe the biscuit flipped, Skier 1 ran into her head as they flew off the skit tube.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0068
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Strait of Juan de Fuca
NearestCityTown: Port Angeles
County: Clallam
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous Waters
AccidentCause2: Weather
AccidentCause3: Machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Operator and Passenger were fishin in Operators Boat.  They were in the the starit of Juan deFuca several hundred yards off the mouth of the Lyre River.  Seas were calm when they went out but the weather changed quickly and seas became rough.  they pulled anchor and headed east back to whisky creek Beach where they were camping.  The boat took water over the bow and made the boat sit low in the water.  They then took water over the stern and they boat quickly filled with water.  the water in the boat casued the engine to fall.  the boat was then turned sideways to the waves and was capsized by additional waves.

Occupant was wearing a float coat (Type III PFD) but Operator was not.  He had PFDs stored in compartment under the windshield of the vessel but as the boat filled with water, the PFDs were forced to the top of the compartment.  As the vessel filled with water, he tried numerous times to retireve a PFD but couldn't get it out of the compartment.

The vessel then rolled over spilling Operator and Passenger into the water.  Passenger was able to climb up on the overturned vessel but operator was not able to get out of the water.l  He clung to the vessel and yelled for help.  Fishing companions heard the shouting and found the overtunred the boat.  They pulled operator and passenger out of water and took them to Whisky Creek Beach Resort.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0069
Date: 2009-05-09 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Driftwood
County: Kitsap
WaterConditions: unknown
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Electrical
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (non-fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
Went ot Hood Canal from Kingston on our boat XXXXX to shirmp.  We were returning to Kingston after shrimping on the same day when the starter battery located in the tank storage room caught fire.  I had 5 of the 7 passengers start laoding into the life raft while my son and I used the on board fire extinguishers on board the fire was still smoldering so we notified the Coast Guard on the VHF that were were abandoning the boat and gave them our coordinates.  After dropping the passengers off on shore my son and I retruned to the boat and observed the fired had gone out.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0070
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:55:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Kennewick
County: Benton
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Restricted Vision
AccidentCause2: Improper lookout
AccidentCause3: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Floating Object
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
RedactedNarrative:
The operator of vessel #1 said he was east-bound on the Columbia River enroute to Clover SIalnd from McDougal Bay, doing approximately 45 mph, in the center of the river almost to the Blue Bridge between Kennewick and PAsco when the outdrive of his vessel struck a log floating in the river.  His vessels engine immediately died, and it began taking on water, P1 said he and P2 then Donned PFDs and P1 Called 911.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0071
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-05-31 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:22:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Rimrock Lake
NearestCityTown: Naches
County: Yakima
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Ignition of Spilled Fuel or Vapor
AccidentCause2: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Electrical
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
On 05-31-09 after refueling the vessel, the operator had started the engine which resulted in a explosion of gas vapors in the engine compartment.  The operator stated he had the ventilation blower running before and after the refueling process.  The two passengers and the operator then jumped overboard and begun to swim towards the shore.  An off duty Boating Unit Deputy from Yakima County Sheriff's Office was on scene at the time of the incident.  Deputy was approx. 75 yards from the incident and gave assistance to the subjects.  a 3 y/o female was the only one wearing a coast guard approved PFD.  There were no intoxicants or drugs involved in this incident.  The cause of the explosion appeared to be a loose ground wire connected to the alternator, and a leaking fuel filler hose.  The female was transported to the hospital by ambulance and treated for burns.  The vessel was inspected and released to the owner.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0074
Date: 2009-06-19 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 06:29:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Snohomish River/Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Everett
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Equipment Failure
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: unknown
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
RedactedNarrative:
On June 19, 2009 at about 0629 hrs, I responded to a call for assistance at the Snohomish River channel in Everett WA, Dispatch had advised that Coast Guard Seattle had advised of a vessel in distress near the Navy docks.  Officer 1 contacted Coast Guard by phone and learned that a vessel had capsized near the navy 'B' dock.  I arrived and talked w/ the vessel captain and 2 passengers.  All stated similiarly that they had launched at the 10th Street boat launch in Everret to take out the vessel.  the vessel owner/operator, P1 and passengers, P2 and P3 motored down the Snohomish River channel towards Port Gardner Bay.  When they reached the mouth of the river, they noticed the boat taking on water.  They turned back and began bailing.  They called Coast Guard 911for assitance.  They took on water too fast to keep up and the engines went under water and failed.  A boat had come to their aid and they left the sinking vessel to board the assist vessel.  P1's boat then capsized about 200' off the Navy 'B' dock and drifted to the south end of the channel.  The captain and passengers were asssited to shore by Coast Guard.  P1 contracted vessel assist to attept recovery of his vessel.  I collected statements from occupants and completed BAIR.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0075
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-08-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Summit Lake
NearestCityTown: Olympia
County: Thurston
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Ignition of Spilled Fuel or Vapor
AccidentCause2: machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Electrical
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 8/1/2009 at approximately 1730 hrs I was on routine boat patrol on Summit Lake when dispatch advised of a boat fire and explosion with people in the water at the west end of the lake.  I responded to the area and located the personal watercraft ata  dock and he dire department trating two victims for minor burn injuries and shock.

I spoke with wit1 who is the father of the operator and passenger.  He told me that he was the dock helping his daughters undock the PWC for a ride on the lake.  He said that the PWC was having trouble starting and his daughter P1 had to keep restarting the machine when lost power.  He said that the PWC was approximately 15-20 feet off the end of the dock when P1 was attempting to restart the machine and put it into reverse when the PWC exploded and ejected both his daughters into the water.  He said that he and neighbors put the fire out and rescued his daughters and transported them to shore and called 911.

The PWC was brought back to the dock by neighbors.  I inspected the PWC and found that the hull of the PWC was cracked and the front of the unit was blown off the seat was also missing from the machine.  I took photos of the damage. Witness 1 told me that the PWC was brand new that his father inlaw had just purchased it.  He also said the when the PWC exploded flames and fire came out from under the seat.  The water craft flew up into the air and landed back into the water on fire. 

The ator P1 had the required boater education card to operate the PWC.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0076
Date: 2009-07-31 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:27:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Scott Lake
NearestCityTown: Tumwater
County: Thurston
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Navigation Rules Violation
AccidentCause3: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
Operator advised that he was pulling a tube with three people on it around the lake.  He misjudged the distance to the shore when he maneuvered around a swimmer in the lake and the tube struck a boat that was moored on the shore in front of the community park.  Operator did not have the required spotter in the boat while he was pulling the tube around the lake.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0077
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-07-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Lacey
County: Thurston
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Weather
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 7/5/2009 I was dispatched to a capsized boat with one person in the water in the area of the NIsqually Delta between Beverly Beach and LYle Point.  Dispatch advised that the person calling in was the person in the water.  OPerator dispatch advised dispatch that he wasin a small 12 foot boat with five horse power motor on it and a wave had overtruned the boat.  Diaptch advised that the lost the connection and could not get back through.

I responded to the area along with the Coast Guard to start a search.  While enroute dispatch advised that a passing boater had picked the subject up and transporting him to the Beverly Beach Marina for treatment for exposure to the cold water.  The Coast Guard cancelled its response to the area, I continued to check on the victim and his boat.

I interviewed the boat operator was being treated by Lacey Fire District Three for exposure at the marina.  I asked the operator what happened he told me that he was on his way back to his vacation property on on Anderson Island from the Beverly Beach area in his 12 foot sears boat with a five horse motor on it when a large wave capsized his boat about one mile he was able to inflate his type five PFD and grab his boat box with his flare gun in and stay with the boat.  OPerator said he shot off two flares with boats in the area and no one responded for help.  P1 said after about 45 minutes the witness spotted him waving his arms for help and pulle dhim from the water.

I interviewed the witness, he told me he was out checking his crab pots when he saw operator in the water.  Witness said he put operator in his boat and transportedhim to shore for medical attention because he was shaking from the exposure to the cold water.

I searched the area fro the small boat with negative results because of the rough water.  I called Operator and advised him that I could not find his boat.  Operator said he would look for it in a few days with a friends boat it should be on the shore in the area by then.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0078
Date: 2009-06-13 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Tapps
NearestCityTown: Bonney Lake
County: Pierce
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Navigation Rules Violation
AccidentCause2: Sharp Turn
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel 1 were opeating at 45 mph in open water about 40 yards apat in a southbound direction of travel in the area of Banker's Island.  Vessel 1 was behind and to the left of a third vessel and opetating inside vessel 3's wake  Vessel 2 appraoched from the right attempted to go between the two vessels.  At the last moment, vessel 2 turned sharply to the left and spun into vessel1.  Vessel 3's starboard rear transom area struck vessek 1 below the gunnel in the area of the foot well and casued the listed damage.  This sent vessel 2 operator starboard and intot eh water.  vessel 2 then fled the area (hit and run collision)  All PWC opeators were wearing PFDs.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0079
Date: 2009-06-14 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Bellport Deer Harbor Marina
NearestCityTown: East Sound
County: San Juan
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: Improper lookout
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Sunday June 14th approximately 9:30 am "XXXX" from Seattle was exiting Slip #D-1 struck my starboard after rubber sailing taking a chunk out of the rubber and stainless band also scratching my swim step while continuing to leave Deep Harbor.  I yelled out of the passenger to stop while trying to protect my boat holding a fender along the transom area.  The boat "XXXX" did not slow down the passengers only reply was sorry.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0080
Date: 2009-06-10 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:48:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound (Commencement Bay)
NearestCityTown: Tacoma
County: Pierce
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On June 19th, 2009 I was dispatched to a vessel collision at the RAM restaurant dock located at 3001 Ruston way. Upon arrival I was contacted by the owner of vessel #2, witness stated that he was in the restaurant eating on the deck with his uncle.  They saw vessel #1 approaching the dock.  V1 was having difficulty docking his boat.  v1 collided with the bowspirit of v2 with the bow of v1, causing wood and fiberglass damage v2.  Ht eopeattor of v1, Operator  had left prior to my arrival.  According to witness Operator was coopoerative and provided his vessel and operators infomration upon request.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0081
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:40:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Washington
NearestCityTown: Mercer Island
County: King
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Ignition of Spilled Fuel or Vapor
AccidentCause2: machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Electrical
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
On 6/27/09 at 1340 hours, Victim's vessel (WN5199LJ) was traveling S/B in Lake Washington at approximately the 400 blk of E. Mercer Way.  The victim stated while underway he noticed his engine acting different, so he looked back at his outboard and observed smoke billowing from his engine.  The victim stated that he shut down the engine, grabbed his fire extinguisher and sprayed inside his engine cowling to extinguish any possible fire.

Officer investigation:

On 06/27/09 at 1340 hours, Marine PAtrol Tech and I, arrived at the 400 blk of E. Mercer Way/Lae Washington for a reported vessel fire.  When we arrived light smoke was still escaping from the engine cowling.  Marine Tech boarded the victims vessel and removed the engine cowling to ensure all fire was completely extinguished.  We then towed the victims vessel back to MErcer Island Boat Launch where his vessel trailor was at.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0082
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-07-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:51:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Potholes
NearestCityTown: Moses Lake
County: Grant
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Restricted Vision
AccidentCause2: Excessive Speed
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
AccidentEvent3: Capsizing
OtherAccidentEvent: Grounding
RedactedNarrative:
Upon arriving at the scene I observed that we had traveled through a narrow channel and around a corner to reach the collision scene/  Visibility around the corner did not exist becasue of a sand dune and williows.  I observed a pleasrue ski boat keel up off to the east and a fiber glass jet boat parked 3/4 up on the sand beach off the west.  Fire district personnel started checknig out boat occupants who may have been injured.  Skier behind boat1 explained that she had been skiing behind the pleasure boat traveling roughly southeast.  She indicated that her husband was opearting the pleasure boat with 3 passengers on board.  She said that passenger1 was in the passenger front seat.  She said that passenger2 was in the back seat center of boat with his infant son passenger3 at his feet on floor.  She indicated that it was passenger3 and passenger2 who were injured and transported.  She indicated that her husband had a cut to his head but seemed OK.  passenger1 had no apparent injuries.  Skier behind boat1 pointed to the bigger open body of water to the north and said she had just gotten up on skis in that area.  She explained that as they were traveling to the SE the jet boat came around the corner into sight traveling NW.  She said there was not time to avoid the collision.  She related that both vessels turned to the left but impacted their right sides.  She indicated that jet boat was were it came to rest.  She indicated that their boat  had been pushed towards shore.  She confirmed that it had come to rest upside down having ejected its occupants, except passenger3.  She estimated that they were doing 20-25 mph.  She indicated that boat was insured with State Farm.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0084
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:22:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Sammamish
County: King
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Hull Failure
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Sinking
RedactedNarrative:
P1 and all passengers stated. P1 was driving his fathers boat on Lake Sammamish, towing P2 as a skier.  Sudden;y, water began coming into the boat from the hull area.  All passengers staed the boat was completely sunk in a matter of minutes.  Everyone was wearing a life jacket and in the water when rescued.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0085
Date: 2009-10-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Carson
County: Skamania
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause2: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause3: hazardous waters
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
AccidentEvent3: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
On 10/29/09 at about 2044 hours, the Skamania County Sheriff's Office received a report of a boat collision on the Columbia River near the Wind River.  I was dispatched to locate the boat and passengers from shore.  The information provided was, there were two passengers in the vessel and advised they were ont he Washington side of the Columbia River River, on shore, with the vessel after it struck something in the water.  I was not able to locate them from shore at the time.  Sgt. 1 responded with the Sheriff's Office Boat to the Winder River Boat Launch.  We traveled with Medic 71 in the boat to look for the survivors. I had contact with the reporting party by cell phone to guide us to their location.  Their vessel had been totally disabled and they were not able to signal their location.  The survivors did know our location because of our emergency lights and guided us to shore near their location.  Medic 71 and I were dropped off on shore on the landing where Cascade Veneer Lumber Mill is.  We located both survivors and their vessel 500 yards north of our drop off point.  The owner and operator was identified as P1, he sustained a head and leg injury.  The other passenger, P2 sustained a head injury and had been unconscious after striking the dashboard.  P1 advised that the boat motor had the engine repaired recently and the two took it out to see how it ran.  He said they were going fast when they struck something in the water and he lost consiousness.  He said he did not know how long he was out and did not know how they got to shore.  P1 said he was sitting in one of the rear seats but ended up in the front passenger seat.  Boat owner/opeartor P2 advised he was traveling about 30 to 35 mile per hour near the mouth of the Wind River when they struck something.  At first, P2 said he did not lose consciousness but later told Medic 71 he did.  The vessel's right bow area  was heavily damaged.  The inboard motor had been dislodged from the mounts.  Fuel and oil had spilled and were contained inside the vessel.  Medic 71 treated  the two patients and they were brought aboard the trasferred into ambulances for destination hospitals.  The vessel involved in the collision was towed to shore the next day by Sgt. 1 utilizing the the sheriff's office boat.  Neither P1 or P2 were wearing PFD;s at the time of the collision.  THe operation area of the vessel was in very shallow water.  According to river maps the dpeth is two feet and amy vary due to water level.  During the time of rescue and patient transport the depth was one foot in spots and the Sheriff's Office Boat sustained propeller damage.  The time of day was after dark.  The weather was less than adequate, raining and windy.  Visibility was less than two tenths of a mile.

Several attempts to conP2 user were unsuccessfull.  I later learned he was hospitalized for awhile and then had been staying at a friends house for recovery. On 11/10/09 I contacted P1.  He said he was in the hospital overnight and sustained lacerations on his forehead and lip as well as being unconscious. P1 siad the boat had been fixed and they went out trolling just out of the mouth of the Wind River.  P1 stated P2 opened it up (accelerating) and he was sitting the back bench seat.  I asked him how fast they were driving.  P1 said the boat was plaining so he figured 25-30 miles per hour.  He said he did not know how long he was unconscious after the collision but believed he called 911 about 20 minutes.  P2 user sustained a head laceration and a broken leg.  Do to the weather conditions, darkness, boat operation and injuries to the passenger/boat operator, I am sending a citation for Negligent Vessel Operation to P2.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0087
Date: 2009-10-17 00:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Pacific Ocean
NearestCityTown: Grayland
County: Grays Harbor
WaterConditions: Unknown
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Unknown
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
AccidentEvent3: grounding
RedactedNarrative:
On 10/23/09 Passenger of Sailboat "XXXX" was discovered on the beach in Grayland WA, in Grays Harbor County, just north of the GH/Pacific County Line.  At the same location debris from the vessel had washed up on shore and continues to wash up on shore between Tokeland and Grayland.

The passenger of the vessel, P1 was identified as being the "XXXX" when it left Kingston WA in Sept 09.  The owner OPerator P2 and P1 reported to friends that they were planning on sailing to the American Samoas.  The "XXXX" reportedly docked in POrt Angeles for a short time and arrived in Westport WA to make repairs to her boom.  Sometime between the evening of October 17th and the evening of 18th, the "XXXX" left Westport with P2 and P1 on board, along with their kitten.  P1 called a family friend sometime around the 18th or 19th of October and told the fmaily friend the two were in heavy seas, P1 was in teh galley and P2 was topside.  P1 did not report any distress.  There was not further contact with teh vessel.

RemainP2 washed up on shore near ocean Park WA.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0089
Date: 2009-11-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:45:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Pt. Gardner Bay
NearestCityTown: Everett
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Overloading
AccidentCause2: improper loading
AccidentCause3: Force of wave/wake
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Sinking
RedactedNarrative:
I later contacted P1 by phone.  I spoke with him and learned that he and P2 had gone out fishing that morning.  When they attempted to return to Marysville, there were confronted with some larger waves, casued by the ind and tidal change at teh river inlet.  One of the waves came over the front of theirboat and the boat sank.  P1 said that initially he was being pulled down by his wader boots so he cut them loose.  He said that he put a life vest on to P2 then donned his own while in the water.  He attempted to drag P2 but could not in the rough water.  P1 said he cut loose P2's boots to keep them from dragging him down but in the process the water began to separate them.  P1 cut loose his clothes and swam for shore and summoned help from a man on the beach, P3.  P3 took his 8' dinghy and went to assist P2 who was still a significant distance out.  P3 did not have room in the dinghy for the victim so he towed him to shallow water and instructed him to stand up.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0090
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Tapps
NearestCityTown: Bonney Lake
County: Lake Tapps
WaterConditions: Unknown
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
P1 was operating a boat with at least seven passengers on board.  P1 crashed into a concrete bulkhead casuing at least two of the passenger to be injured.  One of the victims had a lacerated and the other had a head laceration.  

When deputies contacted P1, he appeared to be extremely intoxicated.  He was unresponsive to questions about being injured.  When he did speak, his speech was very slurred.  He was staggering when he was on land.  He had the strong order of intoxicants on his breath.  P1 claimed he was the opeartor of the boat.  P1 was not questioned because he repeatedly told deputies to call his lawyer.

Five of the passengers I spoke to identiP1 as the operator of the boat at the time of the collision.  Four of those passengers said they saw P1 drinking beer while boating.  They also said P1 appeared to be impaired by alcoholic prior to the collision.  There were an additional four witnesses who did not see the collision.  They heard the crash and came out to the bulkhead to investigate.  They each identified P1 as the person behind the wheel of the boat.  They also said P1 appeared to be intoxicated.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0091
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-10-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Edmonds
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Storm
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Force of Wave/wake
AccidentCause2: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
RedactedNarrative:
Lost engine power on return trip from Poulsbo to Everett.  Got to shore near Meadowdale Park.  Anchored off shore N 10* bow to west; stern line to shore.  Called vessel assist.  Advised to pull anchor secured VA-line to bow.  VA lost power and dragged my boat to shore and into rocks.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0092
Date: 2009-07-31 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Washington
NearestCityTown: Seattle
County: King
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Force of Wave/wake
AccidentCause2: Excessive speed
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
I had my 06 Four Winns 318 Vista Anchored with my 04 Sea Ray 260 Sundancer in the no wake zone facing east.  My Grandchildren were swimming in the rear of boats when we noticed a white 97 3000 Maximum Boat traveling on plan east toward us int he now wake zone.  We tried to wave this boat boat off and the opeator cut power to his boat but was to late with this wake causing the Sea Ray to collided into four winns.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0094
Date: 2009-10-29 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 06:40:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Snake River
NearestCityTown: Asotin
County: Asotin
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Restricted Vision
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
The boat was traveling south on the Snake River just north of the town of Asotin.  The operator was not familiar with the river and it was still dark outside.  The river has turn to the left and the operator did not make the turn and went over a beaver dam. struck the shore, and then hit a tree, coming to a rest on the hsore.  Both the operator and the passenger remained in the boat and were injured when they hit the front part of the boat.  The passenger was wearing a type 5 floatation device.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0096
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 07:45:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Nahwatzel
NearestCityTown: Shelton
County: Mason
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Sudden Medical Condition
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
On July 11, 2009 at about 0745 hours P1 was in a canoe fishing on Lake Nahwatzel.  Witness's son on the shore saw P1 clutch his chest then fall overboard disappearing below the sruface.  A witness identified as P2 attempted to rescue P1 but was unable to lift him from the bottom of the lake.  P2 marked his location with a bumper for emergency reposnders.  P1 was not wearing his PFD at the time of the incident.  P1 was found to have water in his lungs during the autopsy.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0097
Date: 2009-07-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:06:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Stevens
NearestCityTown: Lake Stevens
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Improper Loading
AccidentCause3: Overloading
OtherAccidentCause: Poor vessel maintenance
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Sinking
OtherAccidentEvent: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
VESSEL TOOK ON WATER OVER THE BOW, SWAMPED, CAPSIZED AND SUNK.  THE OPERATOR WAS POSSIBLY TRAPPED BY SEAT AND WENT DOWN WITH BOAT, 9 PASSENGERS RESCUED, W/ NO INJURIES


BARDID: 2009-WA-0098
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-05-03 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 00:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
County: Benton
WaterConditions: Unknown
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Unknown
AccidentEvent1: Unknown
RedactedNarrative:
On or about May 3, 2009 a witness reported seeing victims P1 and P2 Paddle away from the HOver Area Shoreline in a 16ft red canoe in the vicinity of river mile 318.  they were not seen again until refloat.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0099
Date: 2009-03-01 00:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: American Lake
NearestCityTown: Lakewood
County: Pierce
WaterConditions: unknown
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Restricted Vision
AccidentCause2: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause3: Improper lookout
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
2 boat collision, kayak with 14 year old operator was hit by powerboat.  Originally thought to be hit and run.  Later was discovered the fisherman who found helped the boy, was the party who hit him.  Operator of second boat did not see the kayak and went over top.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0101
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-07-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:29:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Possesion Sound
NearestCityTown: Everett
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: equipment failure
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: Auxiliary
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Grounding
RedactedNarrative:
Boater reported that he was enroute to the Everett Marina and last noticed that he had 3/8 tank of gas and then realized that his gas gauge read empty and ran out of gas.  He started taking water over the stern and his blige pump could not keep up with the rushing water and his bilge pump failed.  The weather was vlear but gale winds were blowing from off shore ushing that boat inland into Howarth Beach.  HIs boat was pushed against the rocks and was pushed up against the rocks and was swamped.  The boater and passenger were able to wade to shore and were not injured.  Vessel asssit was contacted and responded.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0102
Date: 2009-12-17 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:21:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Washington
NearestCityTown: Bellevue
County: King
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Ignition of Spilled Fuel or Vapor
AccidentCause2: machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Electrical
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
On 12/17/2009 P1 was boating on Lake Washington in the city of Bellevue.  After boating approximately 45 minutes he experienced engine troubles. P1 had been working on the fuel system and had cleaned filers.  The engines were struggling to turn over and start.  He opened his battery hatch in his main cabin as he was activating his parallel switch the bilge are exploded and blew him backwards into the cabin approximately 5 feet.

Wit the boat now on fire and his face bruned he to the open back deck to escape the fire.  P1 walking on the outside attempted to get a fire extinguisher that was in the front of the cabin with no success.  P1 called 911.  At the same time a resident who lives on the lakse saw the explosion and used his boat to go out and rescue P1 from the fire.  

Mercer Island Police Marine Patrol arrived and began to spray copious amount of water on the engulfed cabin.  Seattle Police Harbor Patrol unit also arrived to assist.  These units were able tcontaine the fire and tow the boat to the Newcastle Park Dock for an awaiting Bellevue Fire engine.  P1 was transported to Overlake hospital for his injuries by Bellevue fire/aid.  The injuries were determine to minor burns

With the fire out and monitored vessel assist respodned to tow the boat to Seattle Boat Yard Bellevue to be haul;ed out of the water.  Dept of Ecology aslo responded and determined there was not environmental issue and all further hazrds were contained with the boat and not leaking inot the water.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0103
Date: 2009-04-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:15:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Clear Lake
NearestCityTown: Naches
County: Yakima
WaterConditions: calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Improper Loading
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
operator Stated he was near the middle of the lake when and his passenger decied to head back towards the boat launch.  Both operator and occupant had personal folation divices but were sitting on them during the voyage.  operator said that he wasa sitting on the port side of the boat near the stern when he was decided to move to a seat at the center of the boat.  When he did this, the port side stern portion of the boat dipped into the water allowing water to enter the boat.  operator told me ghe told occupant to put his pfd on on because he didn't think things looked good.  operator saidthe boat slowlyrolled on the port side ejecting both occupants into the water.  At the same time of the incident, the water temeprature was at 53 degrees.  operator told me as the boat was rolling over, he grabbved his PFD and attempted to put it on.  He was able to put one arm in before he entered the water.  White in teh water he made numerous attempts to put on the pfd with no success.  The PFD eventually came off him and floated away.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0104
Date: 2009-06-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Whidbey Island
County: Island
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
RedactedNarrative:
Heading NW, 1/2 mile offshore, parallel to shore- 1mile s of Clinton and Ferry Landing cruising 13 knots.  

Power steering engaged-Com Nave-using POrt and shd bottoms to correct course I nodded off and was wakened as the boat slip ahore stopped and tipped to Port east out of gear and turned off engines.

I was on straight course when I last remembered.

The comnar had been over committed and had to be stopped manually.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0105
Date: 2009-09-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Plymouth
County: Benton
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Struck by Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
At approximately 10:30 am on 9-4-09 had launched my boat referred to as boat #1 at teh Plymouth WA Core of Eng boat launch.  Boat was the dock and I was holding line waiting for son to come back  from taking TLL and pickup to park.  There was tow boat dock the upriver side had a boat tied to it my boat was on opposite side down river side of dock.  This launch area is only wide enough for two boats.  Another boat and P1 could not wait for us to clear dock he backed his boat down between out boats leaving only about a foot of space between.  He launched his boat and as it came off his trim he gunned his motor and headed up ramop his boat trailer smashed into back of my boat knocking it forward where I was standing it smashed forward hitting me below the knee cartilage and knocked me back into dock hurting left hip.  The front of my boat went udner dock knowing off my depth finder.  I was rushed to Kaleck Hosptial in Richland for x rays of leg and hip.  Called 911 and Benton CSO came to Kalacke and interviewd me.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0107
Date: 2009-11-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:06:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Puget Sound
NearestCityTown: Friday Harbor
County: San Juan
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: Ignition of Spilled Fuel or Vapor
AccidentCause3: Failure to vent
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
P1 was aboar the boat (YYYY) which was morred in Slip D18 at the Roche Harbor Marina.  P1 was running th eneinges for the owner P2 as a monthly dock watch service.  P1 stated the engines of the boat were running when he heard a boom and the boat lifted up.  P1 went to the cabin area and lifted the cover.  When he did this he found a fire on the left side of the engine.  P1 closed the ocver and left the boat.  When P1 retruned to the boat after calling 911 and notifying the harbor master, he was unable to locate and extinguisher and the fire was too large to try to put out by himself.  When I arrived on scene P1 was at the end of D Dock on the main boardwalk of the marina.  I contacted P1 and he described this to me.  I noticed the smell of alcohol coming from his mouth when he spoke.  P1 walked with me to my patrol car to fill out a written statement. While we were there he provided two breath samples for my PBT.  The first result was .055 at 1440 hours and the 2nd was .054 at 1433 hrs.  P1 provided tow samples because he didn't understand why the PBT showed signs of alchol when he hadn't had anything to drink.

The buring boat (YYYY) caused the boat XXXX, moored in Slip D20 to also catch fire.  YYYY sank and XXXX was in the process of sinking when I left the scene.  Both boats had an oil spill, which initiated IOSA to become invloved in an oil cleanup.  The other surrounding boat in close vicinity to the fire were moved by vessel assist.  I should be noted, while I was still present there were 2 explosions aboard the boat.  Fire Authorities believed it was caused by 2 propane tanks on the boat.

After speaking with the o P2, I was aidvised their had been mechanical issues with the boat throughtout the previous summer.  He and his brother, a mechanic, had taken the carburators off in Spetember and had not been put back on.  P2 Descrbed having put painters tape over the carburator since September.  P2 also stated he notified everyone including P1 the the carburators were off the boat.  It is probable fuel was introduced into the engine campartment and ignited by wither the engine being turned over a blige pump activation.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0108
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-11-28 00:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Snohomish
NearestCityTown: Everett
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Unknown
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Exhaust
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Carbon Monoxide Exposure
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel enroute from Gedney Island to Everett Marina, powered by gasoline engine.  Operator smelled fumes below deck and had all passengers come topside.  as the vessel neared Everett Marina, juvenile Male went below to use head.  Jevenile was overcome by carbon monoxide, fell and hit his head.  Juvenile Male has history of athsma.  everett Fire Dep. respodend and contacted the vessel after it docked.  Juvenile male was transported to Providnece Hospital by Ambulance for further observation.

OPeartor stated the casue of the CO2 leak was a hole in the exhaust hose.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0109
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-25 00:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Roosevelt``
County: Lincoln
WaterConditions: unknown
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Departed Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Passenger jumped out of boat to retrieve fishing pole.  Was not able to get back in boat, Operator not able to get passenger back in boat.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0110
Date: 2009-08-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:15:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Merwin
NearestCityTown: Amboy
County: Clark
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Submerged Object
RedactedNarrative:
Listed vessel struck a submerged tree at the approx. 15-20 mph while towing a tube.  The operator and occupant were unfmailiar with the navigation hazards in this area.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0111
Date: 2009-09-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Saratoga Passage
NearestCityTown: Oak Harbor
County: Island
WaterConditions: Very Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Storm
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
AccidentCause3: Restricted Vision
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Collision with Submerged Object
AccidentEvent3: Sinking
RedactedNarrative:
While operating under heavy seas, made an attempt to get to Oak harbor for refuge.  The boat was being swmaped by South westerly swells which reduced visibility to near zero.  Were following friends boat into the bay when we hit something very hard.  Began to lose speed.  Wife went below to check engine compartment and found we were taking on water fast.  Amde mayday call but raido was impacted by storm and could not hear response.  After cockpit began going under we abandones our boat.  Were rescued by our firend in his dinghy and went into Oak Harbor Marina.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0112
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-05-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Nooksak River
NearestCityTown: Lynden
County: Whatcom
WaterConditions: Strong Current
StrongCurrent: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Restricted Vision
AccidentCause2: Other
OtherAccidentCause: unforeseen water hazard
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Submerged Object
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
AccidentEvent3: Sinking
RedactedNarrative:
MY son and I were approaching the bank (north) of the Nooksak River when the bottom of the canoe struck an object beneath the surface of the water.  The craft overturned.  I mamanged to grap a branch while holding on to the canoe.  After bailing out much water, we attempted to board the craft.  The craft floated long enough for me to remember I weighed 120 # more than my son.  With the remaining water now rushing to my end of the craft it quickly filled w/ water and sank/ drifted away from us.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0113
Date: 2009-05-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia
NearestCityTown: Vancouver
County: Clark
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Travelling southward on Columbia towards St. Johns, OR.  Boat was following with and inner tuver.  I watned to check my boat because it was acting wierd.  I throttled up and got 100-200 yards ahead of the other obat and steered a bit to the right to get out of his way-slowed down and hsut off motor.  Strated checking boat when I heard yelling.  I turned around and toward stern to see other boating coming struaght at us .  We yelled and swung awrms around.  Passenger in his boat started screaming just before striking the ream of boat and driving it up over the rear of mine; landing in the water to teh left of my boat.  Upon impact my son and P1 were thrown to the floor and on the seat.  My son was already sitting ont the floor so he was mostly thrown forward.  I was thrown towards the widshield and on to the seat on top of P2.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0115
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-09-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:45:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Chelan
NearestCityTown: Lake Chelan
County: Chelan
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Force of Wave/wake
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
I was heading at approx 35mph to the check on another waverunner operator who was off her PWC, because I could see her in the water, I was distressed and not paying full attention to a large wake.  When I hit this wake, I was bounced from PWC.  Not sure if foot caught in PWC though like due to nature of injury or if hard contact on PWC on wheel into waster casued injury.  Other rider who was approx 100 yards away from me motored over and towed me and my PWC inot the dock.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0116
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-09-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Richland
County: Benton
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Floating Object
RedactedNarrative:
Returning from Columbia Park Marina to the Blue Bridge Dock, approx 250 yards away from Blue Bridge travelling at about 40mph we hit a log that stopped all engine power and strated taking on water.  The ratoe fo was was same bilge rate.  We called 911 approximately 5 minutes the sheriffs boat shwoed up and pulled the boat in.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0118
Date: 2009-05-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Snake River
NearestCityTown: Pasco
County: Franklin
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
AccidentCause2: Operator inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Operator 1 states that he was on his pontoon vessel and observed operator tow on his open motorboat towing southbound on the Snkae river near Sacajawea State Park Point appraoching a high rate of speed and not slowing down, coming right for him .. operator1 states that he did manage to trun the bow of his boat just enough to get out of the way a little bit, however the other boat made no attempt to avoid contact until it was too late, causing southbound boat to overrride on top of font part of vessel 2.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0120
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-02-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Snohomish River/Puget Sound Co
NearestCityTown: Everett
County: Snohomish
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Inadequate Onboard Navigation Lights
AccidentCause2: Restricted Vision
AccidentCause3: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Submerged Object
RedactedNarrative:
We were traveling from Dagmar's Landing Area South to the 10th St Boat Launch.  Speed was just at hull planing speed, approz 22-25 mph.  As my dad made a slow turn to port to change from a westerly heading to a southerly heading toward boat launch, we hit a floating/partially submerged log.  This log was moored to a piling along with many other closer to shore.  Wehn we hit the log the boat rode up on the logs and spun the boat to port.  THe boat became stuck between logs that were tied tog ther.  Outdrive damge and hull damage was the result.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0121
Date: 2009-09-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Sunland COmmunity
County: Grant
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Submerged Object
RedactedNarrative:
We were sightseeing on the river going 25-26 mph enjoyinh the scenery when we hit and unmarked gravel bar that was approxiamtely only 2' deep.  We had been 56' of water only moments earlier as I had been looking at my depth gauge.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0122
Date: 2009-07-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:40:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Grays Harbor Westport Channel
NearestCityTown: Westport
County: Grays Harbor
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
Boat capsized while asssisting passenger to pull sport crab pot.  Tide had gone out and pot was in the surf line.  Surf flipped boat in less that 2 seconds.  

improper look out when pulling crab pots


BARDID: 2009-WA-0123
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-10-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:00:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Portland
County: Clark
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Missing or Inadequate Navigation Aids
AccidentCause2: Restricted Vision
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
RedactedNarrative:
We were traveling east and thought we were in the channel.  As it turned out we were on the north side/edge of Channel and didn't see marker until last minute-turned hard to straboard clipped port side stern @18" from transom.  Boat took 35 minutes to capsize. Total Loss


BARDID: 2009-WA-0124
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-05-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:20:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Fish Lake
NearestCityTown: Leavenworth
County: Chelan
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Improper Loading
AccidentCause2: Operator Inexperience
AccidentCause3: Weather
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Sinking
RedactedNarrative:
Subjects in a 10' flat bottom boat, anchored at the stern, fishing.  The boat took 3 waves over the stern, swamping the boat causing it to sink.  The owner/operator of the boat was not wearing a PFD His four year old son was and owner was attempting to hold his son out of the water, causing himself to inhale water.  A civilian boater arrived to assist.  The 4 year old was placed in the other boat and the adult male passenger of the sunken boat dove down and retrieved the owner, oce on board the civilian boat the owner was not breathing.  The owner was ressusitated on the way back to the dock.  The onwer was then transported to the hosptial by ambulance.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0125
Date: 2009-05-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:30:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Union
NearestCityTown: Seattle
County: King
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
CongestedWaters: -1
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
AccidentCause3: Congested Waters
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
I was piltoing my 19' sailboat, eastboaund in the Montalke Cut, between POrtage Bay and Union Bay at approximately 7 knots (the speed of most traffic)  A 31' powerboat came past my port side at about 10 knots.  The powerboat was continuing to move towards and in front of my boat, coming within about 2-3 feet of my bow, when the powerboats wake pulled my bow into his stern, which resulted in the damage to my hull.  The captain of the powerboat observed the accident but continued out to Lake Washignton at full speed.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0129
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-06-09 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:10:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Newman Lake
NearestCityTown: Newman Lake
County: Spokane
WaterConditions: calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: light
Visibility: good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Failure to vent
AccidentCause2: Ignition of Spilled Fuel or Vapor
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
Vessel owner operator reported the following:
He recently purchased the vessel
That this was his sixth or seventh time out this year
That he and his daughter had motored out and were fishing
That they anchored for 30-45 minutes
That they stareted the motor and moved about 100 feet
That an explosion/fire occurred in the egine compartment
That he tried to extinguish the fire with an extinguisher
That the fire escalated and he had his daughtere entered the water.
That each were wearing a life jacket
That another fisherman picked them up and transported them to shore.
That the vessel burned to the water line and was a total loss.


BARDID: 2009-WA-0130
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-04-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:28:00
State: WA
NameOfBodyOfWater: Columbia River
NearestCityTown: Skamakowa
County: Pacific
WaterConditions: calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: light
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Unknown
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
USCG from news media clipping: 04-26-09 SKAMOKAWA, WA Boat burns on the Columbia; no injuries Seattle Times (04-26-09) Two people escaped from a boat that caught fire on the Columbia River. The USCG says the owner of the 33-ft. pleasure boat reported the fire Sun. morning (04-26). He and the other person aboard got into a life raft and floated away from the flames. A Good Samaritan in another boat picked them up and took them to Skamokawa in SW Washington. A CG crew formed a 300-yd. safety zone around the burning boat. There were no injuries. The cause of the fire has not been released. http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_or_burning_boat.html


BARDID: 2009-WI-0001
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-04-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: NAMEKAGON RIVER
NearestCityTown: TOWN OF STINNETT
County: WASHBURN
WaterConditions: Strong Current
StrongCurrent: -1
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Sudden Medical Condition
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
VICTIM PLANNED TO TRAVEL SIX MILES DOWN THE RIVER FROM THE STINNETT LANDING TO SPRINGBROOK LANDING IN HIS KAYAK. BETWEEN 1 & 2PM HIS KAYAK WAS FOUND FLOATING IN POOL BENEATH SPILLWAY OF OF OLD DAM AT STINNETT LANDING. VICTIM WAS REPORTED MISSING 9pm SAME DAY. BODY WAS RECOVERED THREE DAYS LATER IN A DEEP POOL NEAR THE STINNET LANDING.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0002
Date: 2009-04-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAC COURT OREILLES LAKE
NearestCityTown: TOWN OF BASS LAKE
County: SAWYER
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: Improper Loading
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT OPERATOR-VICTIM, HIS SON & SON'S FRIEND WERE SPEAR FISHING ON LAKE. WHILE IN TRANSIT TO ANOTHER LOCATION, THE OVERLOADED BOAT ENCOUNTERED ROUGH WATER & CAPSIZED. VICTIM'S SON & SON'S FRIEND SWAM SAFELY TO SHORE. FATHER-VICTIM DID NOT. THERE WERE NO PFD'S ON BOARD THE BOAT. VICTIM'S BODY WAS RECOVERED ON OCTOBER 27, 2009.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0003
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-04-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:30:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: WOLF RIVER
NearestCityTown: NEW LONDON, CITY OF
County: WAUPACA
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause3: Restricted Vision
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT#1 WAS FISHING DOWNSTREAM OF THE INCIDENT LOCATION. BOAT#1 OPERATOR NOTICED A THUNDER STORM WAS APPROACHING & STARTED TO MOVE UPSTREAM TOWARD LOCATION OF THEIR TRUCK & TRAILER. IT BEGAN TO RAIN, AND BOAT#1 OPERATOR VISION BECAME RESTRICTED TO WATER ON HIS EYE GLASSES, SO OPERATOR#1 REDUCED THE BOAT SPEED. THIS ACTION CAUSED BOAT#1 BOW TO RISE & REDUCE OPERATOR'S VIEW EVEN MORE. AS BOAT#1 NEARED THE LOCATION WHERE BOAT#2 WAS DRIFTING DOWNSTREAM, BOAT#1 OPERATOR HEARD BOAT#2 OPERATOR SHOUT TO BOAT#1. BEING UNABLE TO SEE CLEARLY, BOAT#1 OPERATOR TURNED HIS BOAT SHARPLY TO THE LEFT, STRIKING BOAT#2 IN THE STARBOARD STERN & BOAT#2 MOTOR. THE BOATS SEPARATED AFTER THE COLLISION WITH BOAT#1 ENDING UP NEAR THE NORTH BANK OF RIVER & BOAT#2 NEAR THE SOUTH BANK OF THE RIVER.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0004
Date: 2009-05-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 03:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE WAPOGASSET
NearestCityTown: TOWN OF GARFIELD
County: POLK
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Improper Loading
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fall in vessel
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
AccidentEvent3: sinking
RedactedNarrative:
TWO MEN & A WOMAN WERE 'BOATING' AFTER DRINKING ALCOHOL EARLIER. SURVIVOR INDICATED THEY WERE CRUISING AND SUDDENLY THE PASSENGER IN THE CENTER SEAT FELL INTO THE WOMAN SEATED IN THE BACK OF THE BOAT. SHE RECALLS THE BOAT FILLING WITH WATER AND THEN SINKING. SHE GRABBED A PFD AND WHILE HOLDING PFD IN ONE ARM SHE SWAM TO SHORE. WOMAN THEN WALKED ABOUT A MILE TO AN OCCUPIED HOUSE TO CALL FOR HELP. THE VICTIMS (ONE A NON-SWIMMER) DID NOT MAKE IT SAFELY TO SHORE.  DIVERS RECOVERED THE VICTIM BODIES AROUND 10:30 AM LATER THE SAME DAY. BOAT WAS FOUND SUNK IN 24 FT DEEP WATER.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0005
Date: 2009-05-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: WOLF RIVER
NearestCityTown: WINNECONNE
County: WINNEBAGO
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Improper Anchoring
AccidentCause2: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Other
OtherAccidentEvent: tangled in other boat anchor
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT#1 WAS ANCHORED JUST SOUTH OF THE DOCKING SLIP FOR BOAT#2 (SHOW BOAT II). BOAT#2 WAS ATTEMPTING TO DOCK, BUT NEEDED TO BACK UP & REPOSITION BEFORE MOVING FORWARD INTO THE BOAT#2 DESIGNATED DOCKING SLIP. WIND AFFECTED BOAT#2's BACKWARD MOVEMENT & BOAT#2 PROPELLER GOT ENTANGLED IN BOAT#1's ANCHOR. BOAT#1 OPERATOR-OWNER INJURED HIS HAND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DISENTANGLE THE ANCHOR LINE FROM BOAT#2 PROPELLER WHILE THE PROPELLER WAS STILL TURNING.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0006
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-05-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 20:45:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: EAGLE LAKE
NearestCityTown: TOWN OF DOVER
County: RACINE
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Unknown
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
VICTIM'S PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT CONTACTED AUTHORITIES TO REPORT THAT HE DID NOT SHOW UP FOR WORK ON 5-4-2009. COUNTY SHERIFF DEPT CONDUCTED A WELFARE CHECK AT VICTIM RESIDENCE ON EAGLE LAKE. INVESTIGATION DETERMINED ONE OF TWO KAYAKS OWNED BY VICTIM WAS MISSING. FURTHER INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE VICTIM WAS LAST SEEN KAYAKING TOWARDS HIS RESIDENCE AFTER LEAVING THE EAGLE INN BAR/RESTAURANT ABOUT 8PM. VICTIM'S KAYAK & PADDLE WERE FOUND NEAR NORTH SHORE OF LAKE. VICTIM'S BODY SURFACED ON THE LAKE 8 DAYS LATER EAST OF WHERE KAYAK & PADDLE WERE FOUND.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0007
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-05-17 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:15:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE MINOCQUA
NearestCityTown: WOODRUFF
County: ONEIDA
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
AccidentCause2: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause3: Sharp Turn
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentEvent2: Person Struck by Propeller
RedactedNarrative:
OWNER OF BOAT WAS INSTRUCTING 10 YR OLD SON HOW TO OPERATE A TILLER CONTROLLED BOAT. SON TURNED ACCELERATOR TOO HARD, CAUSING BOAT TO ACCELERATE & THE TILLER TO TURN SHARPLY THROWING FATHER-INSTRUCTOR OVERBOARD. FATHER WAS STRUCK BY MOTOR PROPELLOR RECEIVING INJURIES TO RIGHT ARM.  FATHER MANAGED TO REBOARD THE BOAT AND HEAD TO LANDING, AND THEN TO HOME WHERE HIS WIFE TRANSPORTED HIM TO THE MEDICAL CENTER WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND ADMITTED.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0008
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-05-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 08:30:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE WAUBESA
NearestCityTown: MADISON
County: DANE
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
AccidentCause2: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT#1 LEFT FISHING SPOT ON SOUTHEAST SIDE OF LAKE WAUBESA & WAS HEADED TOWARD HOG ISLAND AREA TO FISH. BOAT#1 OPERATOR GRANDSON HOLLERED ' GRANDPA, BOAT !!!'. BOAT#1 OPERATOR TURNED BOAT HARD TO THE RIGHT & STRUCK ANCHORED BOAT#2 WITH THE PORT SIDE OF BOAT#1. A PASSENGER ON BOAT#2 FELL OVERBOARD. PASSENGER FROM BOAT#1 JUMPED INTO WATER & FOUND BOAT#2 PASSENGER LYING UNCONCIOUS IN THE WATER. INJURED PARTY WAS TRANSPORTED TO SHORE WHERE TOWN OF MADISON EMS TRANSPORTED INJURED TO ST MARY HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF INJURIES.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0009
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-05-17 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 07:05:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: MISSISSIPPI RIVER
NearestCityTown: FERRYVILLE
County: CRAWFORD
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT OPERATOR WAS PARTICIPATING IN FISHING TOURNAMENT. HE WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON SLOUGH IN BACKWATERS OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER. WHILE TRAVELING 31-33 MPH, HE FAILED TO NEGOTIATE A CURVE & STRUCK FIRST A SAND BAR & THEN DOWNED TREES IN RIVER. CONTACT CAUSED OPERATOR TO FALL OVERBOARD & ONE TREE TO IMPALE THE STARBORD SIDE OF BOAT.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0011
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-05-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:27:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: MONTANA LAKE
NearestCityTown: TOWN OF POUND
County: MARINETTE
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Weather
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
FATHER & DAUGHTER WERE CANOEING ON LAKE WHEN FATHER FELL OVERBOARD. SEVEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TOSSED A PFD TO HER FATHER.THEN SHE ENTERED THE WATER WITH AN UNSECURED PFD ON TO ASSIST HER FATHER. FATHER RESURFACED A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE NOT RESURFACING. THE DAUGHTER WAS FOUND CLINGING TO A PFD & RESCUED BY A PASSING FISHERMAN. VICTIM'S BODY WAS NOT RECOVERED UNTIL  6-24-2009.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0012
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-05-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:15:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: MISSISSIPPI RIVER
NearestCityTown: WABASHA MINN
County: BUFFALO
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous Waters
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Sinking
AccidentEvent3: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
FIVE PERSONS IN A SMALL BOAT WERE RETURNING HOME FROM CAMPING ON ONE OF THE RIVER ISLANDS. THEY WERE MOVING SLOWLY ALONG THE SHORE TO AVOID THE LARGER BOAT TRAFFIC & BOAT WAKES CREATED BY LARGER PASSING BOATS. A LARGE WAVE ESTIMATED AT 3 TO 5 FT HEIGHT SWAMPED THE BOAT CAUSING THE BOAT TO SINK. INJURED PARTY HIT HER HEAD WHEN WAVE STRUCK BOAT. ALL WERE RESCUED BY PASSING BOAT. INJURED PARTY WAS TRANSPORTED TO MINNESOTA HOSPITAL FOR HEAD INJURY & HYPOTHERMIA.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0013
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-05-30 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 23:30:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE DUBAY
NearestCityTown: JUNCTION CITY
County: PORTAGE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: Alcohol
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT#1 OCCUPANTS WERE FISHING IN A DRIFTING BOAT AT 11PM. BOAT#2 STRUCK BOAT #1 IN THE PORT SIDE STERN. BOTH BOATS SUSTAINED DAMAGE. BOAT#2 OPERATOR CLAIMED BOAT#1 DID NOT HAVE THE STERN LIGHT LIT. BOAT#1 OCCUPANTS CLAIM BOAT'S STERN LIGHT WAS ON UNTIL DAMAGED BY STRIKING BOAT#2. BOAT#2 OCCUPANTS LATER CLAIMED STERN LIGHT WAS MISSING AFTER IMPACT. BOAT#1 OPERATOR STATED THAT HE SAW NO STERN LIGHT LIT ON PONTOON BOAT#1.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0015
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-06-14 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE WINNEBAGO
NearestCityTown: OSHKOSH
County: WINNEBAGO
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: Operator Inexperience
AccidentCause3: machinery failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
RedactedNarrative:
OPERATOR & BOAT WITH 3 PASSENGERS WAS HEADING SOUTHBOUND ALONG THE WEST SHORE OF LAKE WHEN THE BOAT STRUCK THE LAKE BOTTOM WHILE PASSING OVER AN AREA BY 'STREICH POINT' DAMAGING THE PROPELLOR. BOAT THEN LOST POWER. WIND & WAVES FILLED THE BOAT WITH WATER & PUSHED THE BOAT TO THE ROCKY SHORELINE ON 'STREICH POINT' DAMAGING THE BOAT TO A TOTAL LOSS.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0016
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-06-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 04:20:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE MICHIGAN
NearestCityTown: ALGOMA
County: KEWAUNEE
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: Hazardous Waters
AccidentCause3: Operator Inexperience
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
FATHER & SON LEFT ALGOMA HARBOR IN 16.5 FT BOAT. ENCOUNTERED HIGHER WAVES THAN ANTICIPATED. WHILE TURNING THE BOAT AROUND TO RETURN TO HARBOR WAVES CASCADED OVER THE STARBOARD SIDE CAPSIZING THE BOAT. FATHER & SON STAYED WITH BOAT UNTIL A CHARTER BOAT CAME BY & TOOK THEM ABOARD. UPON RETURN TO HARBOR, FATHER & SON WERE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO BAYSIDE HOSPITAL IN GREEN BAY FOR TREATMENT FOR HYPOTHERMIA. BOAT WOUND UP ON SHORE, WAS SPOTTED THE NEXT DAY & RETRIEVED THE FOLLOWING DAY BY BLUE WATER MARINA & TRANSPORTED TO BLUE WATER MARINA -- KEWAUNEE FOR DAMAGE ASSESSMENT.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0017
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-06-23 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:30:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: WOLF RIVER
NearestCityTown: SHAWANO
County: SHAWANO
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Throttle
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
#1 OPERATOR WAS RETURNING TO DOCK THE BOAT & STRUCK A PONTOON BOAT STORED ON BOAT LIFT. WHILE MANUEVERING NEAR THE DOCK ONE JET DID NOT REDUCE ITS  POWER THRUST. LATER EXAMINATION DETERMINED REASON  THAT ONE POWER JET KEPT GOING STRONG WHEN THROTTLE WAS DECREASED WAS RESULT OF A 'KINK' IN THE THROTTLE WIRE TO ONE JET. BOTH BOATS OWNED BY THE SAME FAMILY MEMBER AND WERE LATER DETERMINED TO BE TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE COMPANY.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0018
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 06:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: BOOM LAKE
NearestCityTown: RHINELANDER
County: ONEIDA
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Force of Wave/wake
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT OPERATOR WAS MOVING BOAT AWAY FROM SHORE IN REVERSE WHEN WAVE ACTION CAUSED BOAT PROPELLER TO BECOME LODGED IN LAKE BOTTOM ROCK/GRAVEL DAMAGING THE MOTOR LOWER UNIT.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0019
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-21 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:05:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: GREEN LAKE
NearestCityTown: PRINCETON
County: GREEN LAKE
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Other
AccidentCause2: Improper lookout
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
TOW ROPE GOT CAUGHT IN TUBE RIDER'S LEG WHEN BOAT FIRST DECREASED SPEED THEN INCREASED SPEED. TOW ROPE WRAPPED AROUND RIDER'S LEG CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING MEDICAL TREATMENT.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0020
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE WISCONSIN
NearestCityTown: LODI
County: COLUMBIA
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
WHILE BOAT WAS BEING DOCKED ONE PASSENGER HAD ONE FOOT ON BOAT & OTHER FOOT ON DOCK. WHEN BOAT MOVED AWAY FROM THE DOCK, PASSENGER FELL INTO THE WATER STRIKING EDGE OF PONTOON SUFFERING LACERATION TO ONE LEG REQUIRING MEDICAL TREATMENT AT MEDICAL FACILITY.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0021
Date: 2009-06-20 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE METONGA
NearestCityTown: CRANDON
County: FOREST
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Drug use
AccidentCause3: other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/Skier Behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT OPERATOR & 3 PASSENGERS HAD BEEN WATERSKIING ABOUT ONE HOUR WHEN HE STOPPED BOAT TO PICK UP A SKIER. WHEN OPERATOR & PASSENGERS WERE STANDING ON BOAT STERN TO ASSIST SKIER INTO THE BOAT, SKIER NOTICED WATER FILLING THE BOAT FROM THE STERN. OPERATOR TURNED BILGE PUMP ON, BUT WATER WAS ENTERING FASTER THAN WATER PUMPED OUT. OPERATOR REPORTED THAT WITHIN SECONDS BOAT FILLED WITH WATER AND CAPSIZED. TWO PEOPLE ON JET SKIS & ONE PONTOON BOAT CAME TO CAPSIZED BOAT & RESCUED ALL PERSONS IN THE WATER. WARDENS ARRIVED AT SCENE ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER INCIDENT OCCURRED. WARDENS NOTICED SMELL OF INTOXICANTS & MARIJUANA ON OPERATOR & ONE PASSENGER WHO WAS AT THE SCENE. BOAT OPERATOR WAS ARRESTED FOR BUI.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0022
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:45:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: PRESQUE ISLE
NearestCityTown: PRESQUE ISLE
County: VILAS
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Restricted Vision
AccidentCause2: Inadequate Onboard Navigation Lights
AccidentCause3: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT#1 OPERATOR WAS RETURNING FROM FISHING & HEADING TOWARD THE EAST LANDING ON LAKE. CLAIM HE DID NOT SEE BOAT#2 UNTIL JUST BEFORE IMPACT DUE TO OTHER BOAT'S NIGHT LITES NOT ON. BOAT#2 OPERATOR REPORTED HE TURNED ON LIGHTS AFTER HEARING BOAT#1 APPROACHING. AFTER THE INCIDENT BOAT#1 WAS TAKING ON WATER SO BOTH PARTIES DROVE TO BOAT#2 BOAT DOCK AND EXCHANGED INSURANCE INFORMATION. BOAT#1 OPERATOR TRAILERED HIS BOAT & LEFT. WE ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHICH PARTY OR IF BOTH PARTIES WERE AT FAULT.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0023
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:30:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: UPPER NEMAHBIN LAKE
NearestCityTown: TOWN OF SUMMIT
County: WAUKESHA
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Other
OtherAccidentEvent: person hits fixed object
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT WAS SOUTHBOUND ON LAKE GOING THROUGH A CHANNEL TO LOWER NEMAHBIN LAKE. OPERATOR TRIED TO WARN PASSENGERS THEY WERE APPROACHING A BRIDGE AND STAY DOWN. ONE PASSENGER DID NOT HEAR WARNING & HER HEAD STRUCK THE BRIDGE AS BOAT PASSED UNDERNEATH.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0024
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE WINNEBAGO
NearestCityTown: OSHKOSH
County: WINNEBAGO
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: unforeseen water hazard
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Submerged Object
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT#1 WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON LAKE NEAR BLACK WOLF POINT WHEN IT STRUCK A SUBMERGED REEF. BOAT LOST POWER AND THEN DRIFTED TOWARD & WAS SECURED AT A NEARBY PIER.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0025
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 02:37:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: ST CROIX RIVER
NearestCityTown: BAYPORT MN
County: ST CROIX
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
WHILE TRAVELING SLOWLY ON DARK NIGHT, BOAT#1 STRUCK ANCHORED BOAT#2. INVESTIGATING OFFICERS CITED BOAT#1 OPERATOR WITH 3 CITATIONS INCLUDING BUI, BUI ABOVE .10 & OPERATING WITHOUT LIGHTS. BOAT#1 OPERATOR CLAIMED HIS VISION WAS RESTRICTED DUE TO DARK NIGHT AND THAT ANCHORED BOAT DID NOT HAVE LIGHTS ON.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0026
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-28 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: OKAUCHEE LAKE
NearestCityTown: TOWN OF MERTON
County: WAUKESHA
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT WAS RETURNING TOWARD OWNER'S DOCK AREA WHEN THEY ROUNDED AN ISLAND AT SLOW SPEED, AND A WIND GUST CAME & CAUGHT THE TUBE BEING HELD BY A PASSENGER WHO GOT ENTANGLED WITH THE TUBE ROPE AND FELL IN THE BOAT INJURING HER ARMS & LEGS. INJURED PARTY WENT TO HOSPITAL TO CHECK IF ARMS WERE FRACTURED. FORTUNATELY NO FRACTURE AND SUFFERED ONLY SEVERE CONTUSIONS.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0027
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: CHAIN LAKE
NearestCityTown: LAKEWOOD
County: OCONTO
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: Improper Lookout
AccidentCause3: Alcohol
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT #1 OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET A WATER SKIER UP & KEPT LOOKING BACK AT SKIER. HE CLAIMS HE DID NOT SEE BOAT #2 UNTIL BOAT #1 BOW CAME DOWN AFTER ACCELERATION. BOAT#1 OPERATOR CLAIMS HE ATTEMPTED TO AVOID BOAT#2, BUT STRUCK BOAT#2 IN THE BOW & WENT AIRBORNE OVER BOAT#2. BOAT#2 WAS DRIFTING IN THE WATER TO PICK-UP ONE OF THREE TUBE RIDERS WHO HAD FALLEN OFF. AS BOAT#1 APPROACHED BOAT#2 OPERATOR SOUNDED HORN & YELLED TO BOAT#1. BOAT#2 PLACED BOAT INTO REVERSE TO GET BOAT#2 IN FRONT OF BOAT#2 TUBERS. BOAT#1 OPERATOR WAS ISSUED TWO CITATIONS.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0028
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:30:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LONG LAKE
NearestCityTown: TOWN OF LONG LAKE
County: WASHBURN
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
CongestedWaters: -1
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: congested waters
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
PWC#1 OPERATOR WAS FOLLOWING A FRIEND'S BOAT OPERATED BY THE OWNER OF PWC#1. PWC OPERATOR DID NOT REALIZE HIS FRIEND HAD STOPPED HIS BOAT AND PWC STRUCK THE BOAT IN THE STERN. ESTIMATED DAMAGE TO PWC & BOAT TOTAL WAS NEAR $3000.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0029
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-07-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:27:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: WOLF RIVER
NearestCityTown: NEW LONDON, CITY OF
County: WAUPACA
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: Sharp Turn
AccidentCause3: Alcohol
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT OPERATOR CLAIM HE & PASSENGER WERE HEADING DOWNSTREAM WHEN BOAT TURNED SUDDENLY TO THE LEFT (PORT) STRIKING THE SHORELINE. BOAT STRIKING THE ROCKY SHORELINE CAUSED PASSENGER TO FALL OVERBOARD INTO WATER UNINJURED. OPERATOR STRUCK THE WINDSHEILD CAUSING A LONG GASH IN HIS HEAD. INJURED OPERATOR WAS TRANSPORTED TO NEW LONDON MEDICAL CENTER FOR TREATMENT. BOAT OPERATOR WAS ISSUED CITATION.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0030
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-07-10 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:15:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: BIG ELKART LAKE
NearestCityTown: ELKHART LAKE
County: SHEBOYGAN
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: Navigation Rules Violation
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT#1 WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON EAST SIDE OF THE LAKE. BOAT#1 BEGAN POWERING  DOWN TO BEGIN PLACING TUBES & RIDERS IN THE WATER. SAILBOAT#2 WAS TRAVELING EAST ON THE EAST SIDE OF LAKE WHEN BOAT#1 STRUCK BOAT#2 AT MIDSHIP ALMOST BREAKING SAILBOAT#2 IN HALF AND STRiCKING & INJURING THE SAILBOAT OPERATOR.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0031
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-07-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:06:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE DUBAY
NearestCityTown: STEVENS POINT
County: PORTAGE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Sharp Turn
AccidentCause3: Excessive Speed
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
AccidentEvent3: Sinking
RedactedNarrative:
WITNESS TO INCIDENT REPORTED SEEING BOAT OPERATOR MAKING SMALL CIRCLES WITH HIS BOAT. BOAT OPERATOR LET OFF OF THE THROTTLE, THEN SPED UP QUICKLY CAUSING THE BOAT TO GO AIRBORNE AND FLIP OVER WHEN BOAT HIT ONE OF ITS OWN WAKES. BOAT SUNK.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0032
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-14 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:57:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: BROWN'S LAKE
NearestCityTown: TOWN OF BURLINGTON
County: RACINE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Departed Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
VICTIM WAS ON BOAT WITH A SCHOOL GROUP. VICTIM JUMPED IN TO GO SWIMMING. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY VICTIM BEGAN STRUGGLING IN THE WATER. BOAT OPERATOR ENTERED WATER TO REACH VICTIM. VICTIM WAS STRUGGLING SO MUCH, THAT OPERATOR LOST HIS GRIP ON VICTIM & VICTIM WENT BENEATH THE SURFACE. BOAT OPERATOR HAD TO BE RESCUED BY ANOTHER BOATER SINCE BOAT WAS DRIFTING TOO FAR AWAY FOR OPERATOR TO SWIM TO THE DRIFTING BOAT.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0033
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:30:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LEGEND LAKE
NearestCityTown: KESHENA
County: MENOMINEE
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Restricted Vision
AccidentCause2: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause3: Operator Inexperience
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
RedactedNarrative:
PWC #1 OPERATOR WAS CRUISING ON THE LAKE HEADING DIRECTLY TOWARD THE SHORE WHERE A FIRE TRUCK WAS SPRAYING WATER ONTO THE LAKE. WHEN THE OPERATOR ENTERED THE SPRAY AREA, HIS VISION WAS MOMENTARILY RESTRICTED AND SOON REALIZED HE WOULD STRIKE BOAT#2 WHO WAS DRIFTING IN THE CHANNEL NEAR THE SHORE & FIRE TRUCK LOCATION. PWC #1 OPERATOR LET OFF THE THROTTLE WITHOUT REALIZING THAT IN DOING SO PREVENTED FROM HIM TURNING THE PWC TO AVOID CONTACT. PWC#1 STRUCK BOAT#2 ON THE STARBOARD SIDE OF BOAT#2. BOAT #2 SUFFERED MOST OF THE DAMAGE. PWC#1 FOLLOWED BOAT#2 TO BOAT#2 NEARBY LAKE RESIDENCE SINCE BOAT#2 WAS FILLING UP WITH WATER. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. PWC OPERATOR WAS ISSUED CITATION.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0034
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:30:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: BIG CEDAR LAKE
NearestCityTown: WEST BEND
County: WASHINGTON
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous Waters
AccidentCause2: other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT WAS NEARING DOCK TO EVENTUALLY LOAD BOAT & PROCEED HOME. BOAT OPERATOR'S WIFE, JUMPED FROM THE BOAT TO PIER AS BOAT NEARED THE PIER. WIFE HAD ONE FOOT ON BOAT, ONE ON PIER AND SLIPPED. BOAT MOVEMENT CAUSED ONE LEG TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PIER POLE & BOAT, RESULTING IN A BROKEN LEG.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0035
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: CEDAR LAKE
NearestCityTown: KIEL
County: MANITOWOC
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Force of Wave/wake
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT OPERATOR-HUSBAND WAS INCREASING SPEED TO ALLOW HIS WIFE TO GET UP ON SKIS. CONGESTED BOAT ACTIVITY IN AREA CREATED VERY CHOPPY WATER CONDITIONS & WIFE FELL INJURING HER RIGHT LEG. SHEBOYGAN MEMORIAL HOSPTIAL STAFF DIAGNOSED PROBABLE ACL TEAR IN RIGHT KNEE. LATER TELECOM WITH WIFE CONFIRMED INJURIES INCLUDED TORN ACL, MCL & KNEE DAMAGE.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0036
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:17:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: PICKEREL LAKE
NearestCityTown: PICKEREL
County: FOREST
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause2: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause3: Operator Inexperience
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by Vessel
AccidentEvent3: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
PWC #2 WITH ONE PASSENGER HAD SLOWED & STARTED TO TURN TOWARD SHORE WHEN PWC #1 WHO WAS FOLLOWING PWC#2 DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE SITUATION AND STRUCK PWC#2 ON THE STARBOARD STERN. BOTH PWC OPERATORS SUFFERED INJURIES FROM THE COLLISION.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0037
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 02:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: SQUIRREL LAKE
NearestCityTown: MINOCQUA
County: ONEIDA
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Inadequate Onboard Navigation Lights
AccidentCause3: Improper Lookout
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT# 2 WAS ON LAKE CONDUCTING NIGHT TIME CATCHING & BANDING OF WATER FOWL. BOAT#2 DID NOT HAVE ANY LIGHTS ON EXCEPT ONE SPOT LIGHT. WHEN LIGHTS APPEARED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF BOAT#2, BOAT#2 OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO MANUVER OUT OF THE WAY OF BOAT#1. BOAT#1 HAD ACCELERATED & TURNED IN SAME DIRECTION AS BOAT#2 STRIKING BOAT#2 ON THE PORT SIDE. ALL THREE OCCUPANTS OF BOAT#2 FELL OVERBOARD. ONE PERSON ON BOAT#2 SUFFERED A HEAD INJURY & BOAT #1 OPERATOR SUFFERED A DISLOCATION. BOAT#1 OPERATOR WAS ARRESTED FOR OWI.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0039
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:15:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE GENEVA
NearestCityTown: LINN TOWNSHIP
County: WALWORTH
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
ELDERLY PASSENGER SUFFERED A BACK INJURY WHEN THE BOAT SHE WAS RIDING IN ENCOUNTERED A PASSING LARGER BOAT'S WAKE.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0040
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: BONE LAKE
NearestCityTown: MILLTOWN
County: POLK
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: Improper lookout
AccidentCause3: Excessive speed
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT# 2 WAS TRAVELING IN NORTH BOUND DIRECTION WHEN PWC#1 APPROACHED BOAT#2 FROM THE WEST. PWC # 1 OPER CLAIMS HE DID NOT SEE BOAT#2 & ATTEMPTED TO AVOID STRIKING BOAT#2. PWC#1 STRUCK BOAT#2 PORT SIDE WITH PWC#1 NOSE (BOW). NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0041
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:17:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: BOHNER'S LAKE
NearestCityTown: BURLINGTON
County: RACINE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Struck by Propeller
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT OPERATOR HAD BOAT MOTOR-PROPELLER TURNING & IN NEUTRAL WHILE VICTIM WAS IN WATER ASSISTING YOUNG GIRL TO PUT ON WATER SKIIS.
WHEN BOAT BEGAN TO DRIFT, OPERATOR PLACED BOAT MOTOR IN REVERSE, THEN HEARD SCREAM FROM VICTIM. OPERATOR DID KNOW VICTIM HAD ENTERED THE WATER TO HELP WITH THE SKIIS. WHEN BOAT WENT INTO REVERSE, PROPELLER STRUCK VICTIM IN THE LEGS. VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTED TO SHORE THEN TO MEDICAL CENTER, THEN BY "FLIGHT FOR LIFE" TO FREODERT HOSPITAL FOR SURGERY


BARDID: 2009-WI-0042
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-07-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:22:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: PESHTIGO RIVER
NearestCityTown: PESHTIGO
County: MARINETTE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Restricted Vision
AccidentCause2: improper lookout
AccidentCause3: Navigation Rules Violation
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT#1 WAS HEADING UPSTREAM WITH OPERATOR IN THE STERN & PASSENGER IN THE BOW. PASSENGER IN BOW RESTRICTED BOAT# OPERATOR VISION.
BOAT#1 DID NOT SEE ANCHORED BOAT#2 UNTIL TOO LATE TO AVOID COLLISION. BOAT#1 WENT AIRBORNE AFTER STRIKING BOAT#2 ON THE PORT SIDE. PASSENGER IN BOAT#1 & PASSENGER IN BOAT#2 FELL OVERBOARD AS RESULT OF THE COLLISION. NO INJURIES RESULTED BUT BOTH OWNER-OPERATORS STATED THEIR BOATS WERE A 'TOTAL LOSS'.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0043
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-21 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: MALBY LAKE
NearestCityTown: MINOCQUA
County: ONEIDA
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Other
AccidentCause2: Equipment Failure
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: Seats
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
HUSBAND (VICTIM) & WIFE WERE RETURNING TOWARD THEIR PIER UNDER TROLLING MOTOR POWER WHEN HUSBAND REACHED FOR FISHING POLE WHILE SEATED IN A MOLDED PLASTIC SEAT CLAMPED TO THE BOAT. WHEN HUSBAND REACHED FOR THE FISHING POLE, HE LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL OVERBOARD. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE BOAT TO ROCK SEVERELY CAUSING THE WIFE TO FALL OVERBOARD. ANOTHER BOAT APPROACHED THE WIFE & TOSSED HER A WEARABLE PFD. THE HUSBAND WAS FOUND FACE DOWN, AND WAS MOVED BY THE OTHER BOATER TOWARDS SHORE WHEN A CALL WAS MADE TO THE MINOCQUA POLICE DEPT. THE VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOWARD YOUNG MEDICAL CENTER WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0044
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-23 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: FOUND LAKE
NearestCityTown: ST GERMAIN
County: VILAS
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Equipment Failure
AccidentCause2: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: Seats
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
SON & FATHER WERE FISHING WHEN FATHER LEANED OVER THE SIDE OF BOAT TO WASH HANDS. WHILE WASHING HIS HANDS, THE SEAT BROKE LOOSE, LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL OVERBOARD. SON WAS UNABLE TO PULL FATHER ABOARD THE BOAT SO HE HEADED TOWARD SHORE WHILE FATHER HELD ONTO THE SIDE OF BOAT. FATHER WAS UNABLE TO HOLD ONTO THE BOAT SO A PASSING BOATER ENTERED THE WATER AND SWAM-ESCORTED THE VICTIM TO SHORE. JUST BEFORE REACHING A DOCK NEAR SHORE VICTIM COLLAPSED. CPR WAS STARTED FOR THE VICTIM, WHO WAS UNCONCIOUS. VICTIM WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO HOWARD YOUNG MEDICAL CENTER IN WOODRUFF. CORONER DETERMINED VICTIM HAD INJURED HIS BACK FROM FALL OVERBOARD & WAS POSSIBLY PARALIZED FROM THE CHEST DOWN WHILE IN THE WATER. CORONER RULED DEATH AS DROWNING FROM AUTOPSY THAT FOUND LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER IN THE LUNGS.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0045
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-25 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:30:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: MCKINLEY LAKE
NearestCityTown: TOWN OF HILES
County: FOREST
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Other
AccidentCause2: Weather
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Departed Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
TWO BROTHERS TRAVELED TO REMOTE LAKE IN OPEN JON BOAT WITHOUT MOTORS. VICTIM WENT TO LAKE TO REMOVE GEAR FROM BOAT. APPARENTLY HE THEN TOOK BOAT ONTO THE LAKE. BROTHER HEARD VICTIM YELLING FOR HELP. BROTHER OBSERVED VICTIM IN WATER NEAR BOAT, APROXIMATELY 100 YDS FROM SHORE. BOAT WAS DRIFTING TOWARD SHORE WHERE BROTHER STOOD. VICTIM WENT BENEATH SURFACE BEFORE BROTHER COULD SWIM OUT REACH HIM. BROTHER BOARDED THE BOAT & SEARCHED FOR HIS BROTHER-VICTIM. VICTIM BODY WAS RECOVERED THE NEXT DAY.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0046
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: BAY OF STURGEON BAY
NearestCityTown: STURGEON BAY
County: DOOR
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Force of Wave/wake
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT OPERATOR STATED HE WAS SLOWLY DRIVING THROUGH CHANNEL WHEN THE BOAT ENCOUNTERED ANOTHER BOAT'S WAKE CAUSING A PASSENGER IN SIDE THE CABIN TO FALL DOWN AND BREAK HER ANKLE.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0047
Date: 2009-07-04 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:10:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LOTUS LAKE
NearestCityTown: OSCEOLA
County: POLK
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Inadequate Onboard Navigation Lights
AccidentCause2: Alcohol
AccidentCause3: Restricted Vision
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
AFTER THE FIRE WORKS SHOW ENDED, BOAT#1 POWERED UP AND WAS HEADING TO THEIR DOCK. BOAT#1 STRUCK AN "UNLIT" KAYAK ON THE PORT SIDE OF THE KAYAK FLIPPING THE KAYAK OVER. BOAT#2 KAYAKER SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG & PELVIS FROM THE IMPACT AND FELL INTO THE WATER. BOAT#1 CONTINUED ON UNTIL A SECOND KAYAKER YELLED TO BOAT#1 TO STOP AND HELP THE INJURED THE KAYAKER.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0048
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-07-19 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:45:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: WISCONSIN RIVER
NearestCityTown: PORT EDWARDS
County: WOOD
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
AccidentCause2: Excessive Speed
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Submerged Object
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Flooding/swamping
OtherAccidentEvent: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
WHILE CRUISING DOWNSTREAM TO FISH AT ANOTHER LOCATION. BOAT STRUCK A ROCK AMIDSHIP, CAUSING BOAT TO SPIN SIDEWAYS, CAPSIZE &  SINK. OPERATOR SUFFERED INJURIES BUT WAS ABLE TO CALL 911 & PUT ON PFD BEFORE BOAT SANK. OPERATOR STAYED WITH THE DRIFTING BOAT CLINGING TO THE SIDE UNTIL HE WAS RESCUED BY PORT EDWARDS FIRE DEPT RESCUE. BOAT ESTIMATED TO BE TOTAL LOSS.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0049
Date: 2009-08-01 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: WISCONSIN RIVER
NearestCityTown: HULL
County: PORTAGE
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: Operator Inexperience
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT#1 WAS FOLLOWING BOAT#2. WHEN BOAT #2 OPERATOR REDUCED THE THROTTLE.  BOAT#1 OPERATOR DID NOT RECOGNIZE BOAT#1 HAD SLOWED & STRUCK BOAT#2 IN THE STERN.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0050
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: SHEBOYGAN RIVER
NearestCityTown: SHEBOYGAN
County: SHEBOYGAN
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT #1 OPERATOR WAS DOCKING HIS BOAT INTO SLIP WHEN THE PORT ENGINE STALLED & RESULTED IN HIS BOAT DRIFTING INTO A BOAT IN ANOTHER SLIP. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO BOTH BOAT'S BOWS.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0051
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-07-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 23:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE MICHIGAN
NearestCityTown: MILWAUKEE
County: MILWAUKEE
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause2: Operator Inexperience
AccidentCause3: Alcohol
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
ON A DARK NIGHT, BOAT#1 WAS RETURNING TO THE MILWAUKEE MARINA HARBOR WHEN THE BOAT STRUCK THE UNLIT BREAKWALL APROXIMATELY 150 YDS NORTH OF THE ENTRANCE TO THE OUTER HARBOR. THIS ACTION CAUSED TWO PASSENGERS IN THE BOW TO BE EJECTED SUFFERING MINOR INJURY. THE BOAT OPERATOR WAS ALSO INJURED. AFTER THE OPERATOR AND PASSENGERS WERE RESCUED THE BOAT SLID OFF THE BREAKWALL & SUNK INTO 27 FEET OF WATER.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0052
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-10 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:42:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: SUGAR MAPLE LAKE
NearestCityTown: PHELPS
County: VILAS
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
AccidentCause2: Excessive Speed
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
INEXPERIENCED OPERATOR OF RENTED PWC WAS TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED, JUMPING OTHER BOAT WAKES, WHEN HE LANDED ATOP THE HOOD & STEERING CONSOLE WHEN THE PWC LANDED ON A BOAT WAKE AS THE OPERATOR WAS MAKING A TURN. THIS CAUSED THE OPERATOR TO GO SOMERSAULT OVER & OFF THE  PWC LANDING FACE DOWN IN THE WATER. PWC OPERATOR WAS FOUND UNCONCIOUS BY WITNESSES/RESCUERS ABOARD A PONTOON WHICH CAME TO CHECK ON THE PWC OPERATOR.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0053
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:30:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: STURGEON BAY
NearestCityTown: STURGEON BAY
County: DOOR
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: Restricted Vision
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Floating Object
RedactedNarrative:
CABIN MOTORBOAT WAS RETURNING TO OWNER'S DOCK  FROM DAY OF FISHING. DUE TO DARKNESS, OTHER BOATS IN THE VICINITY, OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO STAY IN THE CHANNEL & AWAY FROM WEEDS IN CHANNEL. ANOTHER BOAT BLOCKED CABIN MOTOR BOAT'S RADAR FROM DETECTING CHANNEL MARKER. BOAT COLLIDED WITH CHANNEL MARKER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BOAT.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0054
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 23:31:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: CASTLE ROCK FLOWAGE
NearestCityTown: FRIENDSHIP
County: ADAMS
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause3: missing or inadequate navigation aids
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE ADAMS COUNTY BOAT LAUNCH. MISSED THE POORLY LIT CHANNEL MARKERS IN A POORLY LIT SHALLOW AREA AND GROUNDED THE BOAT.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0055
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-19 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:30:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: YAHARA RIVER
NearestCityTown: MONONA
County: DANE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: operator behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Departed Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by propeller
RedactedNarrative:
GETTING READY TO DOCK ON GILLIGAN'S ISLAND, BOAT OPERATOR TURNED MOTOR OFF & JUMPED FROM THE SWIM PLATFORM AND LANDED ON THE SPINNING PROP BLADE LACERATING HIS LEFT HEEL. HE RETURNED BOAT TO BABCOCK PARK DOCK THEN TRAVELED TO HOSPITAL TO HAVE THE INJURY TREATED.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0056
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-07-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:30:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: GREEN LAKE
NearestCityTown: GREEN LAKE
County: GREEN LAKE
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: Hazardous Waters
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Sinking
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT WITH 8 PEOPLE ABOARD WAS CRUISING THE LAKE WHEN THE WIND BEGAN TO MAKE THE WATER ROUGHER. OPERATOR BEGAN TO TURN AROUND AND WATER CAME INTO BOAT OVER THE BOW. AS MORE WAVES STRUCK THE BOAT MORE WATER CAME INTO THE BOAT CAUSING THE BOW TO SINK BELOW THE SURFACE AND THE REST OF THE BOAT THEN SANK.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0057
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-23 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:48:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE MINOCQUA
NearestCityTown: MINOCQUA
County: ONEIDA
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause3: Sharp Turn
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
HUSBAND & WIFE WERE CRUISING ON OWN PWC. BOTH MADE TURNS INTO EACH OTHER CAUSING COLLISION OF THE PWC'S INTO EACH OTHER THROWING EACH OFF THEIR PWC. BOTH REPORTED INJURING THEM SELVES AS RESULT OF THE COLLISION. BOTH REBOARD OWN PWC & HEADED TO SHORE WHERE operator2 CALLED FOR AMBULANCE DUE TO CHEST PAIN. BOTH WERE TREATED FOR CHEST PAIN & RELEASED.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0058
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-24 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 09:30:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE EAU CLAIRE
NearestCityTown: AUGUSTA
County: EAU CLAIRE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: Navigation Rules Violation
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT#1 WAS TRAVELING IN SOUTHWEST DIRECTION TOWARD THE SOUTH BOAT LANDING. BOAT#2 WAS TRAVELING IN NORTHWEST DIRECTION. BOTH BOATS WERE ON PLANE, BOAT#2 OPERATOR SAID HIS HEAD WAS DOWN DUE TO THE RAIN AND LOOKING AT DEPTH FINDER. BOAT#2 STRUCK BOAT#1 ON THE PORT SIDE, SLID UP ON BOAT#1 GUNWALE, AND SLID OFF. BOTH PEOPLE IN BOAT#2 WERE EJECTED. BOAT#1 PICKED UP & TRANSPORTED BOAT#2 PERSONS TO THE SOUTH BOAT LANDING. UNOCCUPIED BOAT #2 KEPT GOING IN CIRCLES UNTIL IT RAN OUT OF GAS.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0059
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:15:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE MONONA
NearestCityTown: CITY OF MADISON
County: DANE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Other
OtherAccidentEvent: person strikes fixed object
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT WAS RETURNING TO OLIN PARK FROM MONONA BAY. VICTIM DID NOT SEE THE BRIDGE & HER HEAD STRUCK THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BRIDGE.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0060
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-07-26 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:49:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: DELAVAN LAKE
NearestCityTown: DELAVAN
County: WALWORTH
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Ignition of Spilled Fuel or Vapor
AccidentCause2: Failure to vent
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
PWC OPERATOR STATED THAT HE REDUCED THE THROTTLE AND THE PWC EXPLODED INJURING & BURNING THE OPERATOR.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0061
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-05 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:42:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE MENOMIN
NearestCityTown: CITY OF MENOMONIE
County: DUNN
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Starting in Gear
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
AccidentEvent2: Person Struck by Propeller
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT OPERATOR WAS STANDING UP ATTEMPTING TO PULL START THE MOTOR. MOTOR WAS IN GEAR, AND BOAT WENT FORWARD THROWING THE OPERATOR OVERBOARD. WHILE IN THE WATER, THE OPERATOR-VICTIM WAS STRUCK BY BOAT PROPELLER. BOAT MOTOR WAS SHUT OFF BY VICTIM'S WIFE. OPERATOR WAS ABLE TO CLIMB BACK ABOARD AND HEADED TO SHORE WHERE INJURED OPERATOR WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO RED CEDAR MEDICAL CENTER FOR TREATMENT.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0062
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-09 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:45:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: ISLAND LAKE
NearestCityTown: THREE LAKES
County: ONEIDA
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
AccidentCause2: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Struck by Propeller
RedactedNarrative:
VICTIM WAS SWIMMING ALONG SHORELINE OF ISLAND LAKE & OBSERVED A SLOW MOVING PONTOON BOAT COMING TOWARDS HER. VICTIM ASSUMED PONTOON BOAT OPERATOR SAW HER, SO SHE KEPT SWIMMING. VICTIM SAW BOAT GOING OVER HER AND FELT PROPELLER STRIKE HER ARM & BACK AREA.
SWIMMER YELLED TO BOAT OPERATOR ' YOU JUST HIT ME'. PONTOON STOPPED TO INQUIRE IF VICTIM WAS ALRIGHT & COULD SWIM HOME. SWIMMER DECIDED TO WADE TO SHORE & SOUGHT HER HUSBAND. BOAT OPERATOR DID NOT PROVIDE ANY IDENTIFICATION AND DROVE AWAY. VICTIM HAD HER HUSBAND TRANSPORT HER TO THE EAGLE RIVER HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF LACERATIONS TO LEFT ELBOW AND BACK. LATER INVESTIGATION BY DNR WARDENS LOCATED THE BOAT OPERATOR AFTER GETTING INFORMATION FROM THE VICTIM & HOSPITAL. PONTOON OPERATOR WAS CITED FOR FAILING TO REPORT THE INCIDENT TO AUTHORITIES.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0063
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-10 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: GREEN BAY
NearestCityTown: STURGEON BAY
County: DOOR
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: unforeseen water hazard
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Submerged Object
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
WHILE OPERATOR & PASSENGERS WERE OBSERVING & PHOTOGRAPHING SOME DOCKED LARGE VESSELS, THE BOAT STRUCK A SUBMERGED OBJECT IN SHALLOW WATER. THIS ABRUPT ACTION CAUSED A PASSENGER TO CATCH HIMSELF ON THE WINDSHIELD LACERATING HIS HAND WHEN THE SHIELD BROKE. INJURY REQUIRED SURGERY TO CLOSE THE WOUND.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0064
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-08-14 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 21:20:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: GREEN LAKE
NearestCityTown: GREEN LAKE
County: GREEN LAKE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Inadequate Onboard Navigation Lights
AccidentCause2: Alcohol
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
DNR PATROL BOAT#1 WHILE ON DUTY CRUISING AT PLANING SPEED STRUCK A DRIFTING PONTOON BOAT WITH TWO MEN & TWO DOGS ON BOARD BUT WITHOUT ANY NIGHT LIGHTS ON..


BARDID: 2009-WI-0065
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: CRANBERRY LAKE
NearestCityTown: EAGLE RIVER
County: VILAS
WaterConditions: unknown
StrongCurrent: 0
CongestedWaters: -1
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Congested Waters
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT WITH THREE PERSONS ABOARD WAS TOWING THREE TUBE RIDERS ON SEPARATE TUBES. TUBE RIDERS ENCOUNTERED WAKES FROM THE TOWING BOAT & OTHER BOATS CAUSING TUBES TO GO AIRBORNE. ONE TUBE RIDER CAME DOWN ATOP ANOTHER TUBE RIDER'S KNEE FRACTURING THE RIDER'S ARM


BARDID: 2009-WI-0066
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-13 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:37:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: WOLF RIVER
NearestCityTown: WEYAWEGA
County: WAUPACA
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause2: restricted vision
AccidentCause3: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
PWC#2 WAS FOLLOWING A PONTOON BOAT WHEN HE DECIDED TO DO A SHARP 180 DEGREE TURN TO SEE WHERE THE OTHER TWO PWC'S WERE AT THAT WERE FOLLOWING HIM. WHEN PWC#1 DID THE TURN IT CREATED A LARGE AMOUNT OF SPRAY WHICH CONCEALED PWC#1 LOCATION. PWC#2 HAD BEEN INCREASING SPEED TO CATCH UP TO PWC#2. PWC#1 LOST SIGHT OF PWC#2 LOCATION DUE TO THE SPRAY AND STRUCK PWC# 2 IN THE PORT SIDE ABOUT MIDSHIP. THE COLLISION CAUSED BOTH PWC OPERATORS TO FALL OFF THEIR PWC. THE IMPACT SENT PWC#2 OPERATOR AIRBORNE APROX 10 FEET IN HEIGHT & LANDED IN THE WATER WITH SEVERE INJURIES. PWC#2 OPERATOR SUFFERED A BROKEN PELVIS & VERTEBRAE.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0067
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-11 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: BLACK RIVER
NearestCityTown: LACROSSE
County: LACROSSE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
AccidentCause2: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause3: Navigation Rules Violation
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
INEXPERIENCED 16 YR OLD FEMALE ON RENTED PWC STRUCK A DOCKED BOAT AT HIGH SPEED. TWO PASSENGERS ON PWC JUMPED OFF BEFORE THE PWC MADE IMPACT WITH THE  DOCKED BOAT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. PWC OPERATOR WAS ISSUED CITATION FOR NOT HAVING BOAT SAFETY CERTIFICATION, OPERATING FASTER THAN SLOW-NO-WAKE WITHIN 100 FEET OF DOCK & ISSUED THREE WARNINGS.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0068
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-20 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 10:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: BLACK RIVER
NearestCityTown: LACROSSE
County: LACROSSE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
AccidentCause2: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
RedactedNarrative:
THE OPERATOR OF A RENTED HOUSEBOAT THOUGHT HE WAS ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN CHANNEL WHEN HE APPROACHED A SOO LINE RAILROAD BRIDGE. THE OPERATOR HAD CHECKED WITH SOO LINE OFFICIALS ABOUT HEIGHT CLEARANCE FOR THE HOUSEBOAT PASSING SAFELY UNDER THE SOO LINE RAILROAD BRIDGE. HE WAS INFORMED THERE WAS SUFFICIENT CLEARANCE SINCE THE SOO LINE OFFICIALS THOUGHT THE OPERATOR'S INQUIRY WAS ABOUT THE BRIDGE OVER THE MAIN CHANNEL. BUT THE BOAT WAS ON THE BLACK RIVER. WHEN THE OPERATOR DROVE THE HOUSEBOAT UNDER THE SOO LINE RAILROAD BRIDGE ON THE BLACK RIVER. THE UPPER DECK COLLIDED WITH THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BRIDGE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THE BOAT CONTINUED TO PASS UNDER THE BRIDGE, THEN THE OPERATOR TIED THE BOAT UPSTREAM OF THE BRIDGE & CALLED THE RENTAL BUSINESS WHO THEN DISPATCHED AN EMPLOYEE TO THE SITE. THE EMPLOYEE DROVE THE DAMAGED HOUSEBOAT BACK TO THE SOUTH BAY MARINA.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0069
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:30:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: PADDOCK LAKE
NearestCityTown: SALEM
County: KENOSHA
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: Excessive Speed
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT#2 HAD STOPPED & WAS DRIFTING WHILE EXCHANGING TUBE RIDERS. BOAT#1 WAS TOWING TUBE RIDERS. BOAT#1 OPERATOR WAS DRIVING FAST & FACING BACKWARD TO OBSERVE THE RIDER HE WAS TOWING. HE TURNED AROUND TOO LATE TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH DRIFTING BOAT#2. PEOPLE ABOARD BOAT#2 ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE THE BOAT#2 WHEN THEY SAW COLLISION WAS IMMINENT. ONE BOAT#2 PASSENGER WAS STRUCK AND INJURED WHEN BOAT#1 WENT UP & OVER BOAT#2.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0070
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-13 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAC COURT OREILLES LAKE
NearestCityTown: HAYWARD
County: SAWYER
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: Alcohol
AccidentCause3: Improper Lookout
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT OPERATOR & 4 PASSENGERS WERE RETURNING FROM TRAILS END RESORT. OPERATOR WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH GPS & CONVERSATION WITH PASSENGER AND GROUNDED THE BOAT.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0072
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-06-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:14:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE MICHIGAN
NearestCityTown: RACINE
County: RACINE
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Engine
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Grounding
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
RedactedNarrative:
SAILBOAT--OPERATOR WERE SOUTHBOUND JUST .25 MILE NORTH OF WIND POINT. BOAT ENGINE LOST POWER & BOAT WAS DRIFTING.THE NORTHWEST WIND BLEW THE BOAT INTO THE NORTH SHOAL BEFORE OPERATOR COULD RAISE THE SAILS. BOAT BROKE FREE BUT BEGAN TAKING ON WATER SINCE THE GROUNDING SEPARATED THE KEEL FROM THE HULL. BOAT & OPERATOR WERE RESCUED BY RACINE COUNTY SHERIFF DEPT BOAT PATROL.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0073
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-09-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 22:32:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: BAY OF GREEN BAY
NearestCityTown: SISTER BAY
County: DOOR
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: None
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Other
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT OWNER/OPERATOR & PASSENGERS WERE ON RETURN TRIP TO MARINETTE FROM FISH CREEK. ANOTHER PASSENGER WAS OPERATING THE BOAT WHILE VICTIM WAS REMOVING WINDOWS ON THE BOAT. LATER WHEN OTHER PASSENGERS LOOKED FOR THE VICTIM, THEY DID NOT FIND HIM AND PRESUME HE FELL OVERBOARD. BODY WAS RECOVERED


BARDID: 2009-WI-0075
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-07-14 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:15:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: FISH LAKE
NearestCityTown: TOWN OF HARRISON
County: LINCOLN
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Improper Loading
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
VICTIM WAS FISHING ALONE ON NORTH SIDE OF LAKE IN AN OPEN BOAT SITTING ON A LAWN CHAIR. FRIENDS WERE FISHING IN ANOTHER BOAT IN THE SE SIDE OF THE LAKE. FRIENDS SAW VICTIM LEANING OVER, THEN FALL INTO THE LAKE.  THEY SAW VICTIM SURFACE & CALL FOR HELP. VICTIM RESURFACED A SECOND TIME &  DISAPPEARED. FRIENDS HAD ONLY A SMALL ELECTRIC TROLLING MOTOR TO MOVE THEIR BOAT TO LOCATION WHERE VICTIM WAS LAST SEEN.  FIRST RESPONDERS LOCATED THE VICTIM & TOOK HIM TO SHORE WHERE EMS TREATED VICTIM. VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0076
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-27 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 23:15:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: FOX RIVER
NearestCityTown: DEPERE
County: BROWN
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Restricted Vision
AccidentCause2: Excessive Speed
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Submerged Object
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON FOX RIVER HEADING TO LANDING LATE AT NIGHT. BOAT STRUCK AN UNMARKED SUBMERGED SLUDGE EXTRACTION PIPELINE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PIPE LINE AND BOAT. BOAT OPERATOR WAS CITED FOR OPERATING AT IMPROPER--UNREASONABLE SPEED.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0077
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-09-09 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:40:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE MONONA
NearestCityTown: MADISON
County: DANE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Departed Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT OPERATOR & FRIEND-VICTIM WENT SWIMMING FROM DRIFTING BOAT AFTER SPENDING MOST OF THE DAY FISHING. THEY HAD BEEN DRINKING MOST OF THE DAY WHILE FISHING. WHEN BOAT OPERATOR RETURNED & BOARDED HIS BOAT HE DID NOT SEE HIS FRIEND ON THE BOAT OR IN THE WATER. HE DROVE BOAT AROUND AREA LOOKING FOR HIS FRIEND. BOAT OPERATOR THEN CALLED 911 FOR HELP. LE OFFICERS RESPONDED TO THE CALL. BOAT OPERATOR WAS ARRESTED FOR BUI & OWI. VICTIM'S BODY WAS RECOVERED ON SEPT 13TH.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0079
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-02 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:30:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE MICHIGAN
NearestCityTown: BAILEY'S HARBOR
County: DOOR
WaterConditions: Strong Current
StrongCurrent: -1
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Poor
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Weather
AccidentCause2: Hazardous Waters
AccidentCause3: Operator Inexperience
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Capsizing
AccidentEvent2: Person Ejected from Vessel
AccidentEvent3: Grounding
RedactedNarrative:
HUSBAND & WIFE WERE PART OF A GROUP OF 12 ON KAYAK TOUR CONDUCTED BY DOOR COUNTY KAYAK TOURS PARTAKING IN A SUNSET TOUR. ORIGINAL TOUR WAS MODIFIED TO MOONLIGHT BAY BY GUIDE BEFORE THE TOUR BEGAN DUE TO EXPECTED WIND DIRECTION. HUSBAND & WIFE GOT SEPARATED FROM REST OF GROUP VIA HIGH WAVES AND WENT ASHORE ON CANA ISLAND AS DIRECTED BY THE TOUR GUIDE. AFTER LANDING ON THE ROCKY SHORE, THE TOUR GUIDE INFORMED THE COUPLE,THE REST OF THE GROUP WAS FURTHER AHEAD ON SHORE. AND THAT THE COUPLE SHOULD JUST PADDLE OUT TO DEEPER WATER AND WAIT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE KAYAK TOUR GROUP ON THEIR RETURN TRIP BACK TO REIBOLDT CREEK. DARKNESS SET IN & THE COUPLE SAW NO ONE FROM THEIR TOUR GROUP SO THEY DECIDED TO HEAD BACK TO BRUES POINT. WAVE HEIGHT INCREASED AND KAYAK CAPSIZED. BOTH HUNG ONTO THE KAYAK,THEN  KICKED & SWAM FOR SHORE. WIFE'S BARE FEET WERE INJURED FROM THE ROCKY SHORE & ZEBRA MUSSELS WHEN MAKING SHORE. BOTH WENT TO NEAREST RESIDENCE TO CALL 911 BECAUSE THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE REST OF THE KAYAK TOUR GROUP. WIFE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT THE NEXT DAY FOR LACERATIONS.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0080
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-09 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: WISCONSIN RIVER
NearestCityTown: NECEDAH
County: JUNEAU
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Force of Wave/wake
AccidentCause2: Operator Inexperience
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Falls overboard
RedactedNarrative:
HUSBAND & WIFE RIDING PWC TRAVELING NORTH ON RIVER. OPERATOR SLOWED DOWN FOR WAKE FROM PASSING BOAT. PWC GOT TOSSED FROM BOAT WAKE CAUSING WIFE TO STRIKE OPERATOR'S HEAD & FALL OFF. FOOT WAS CAUGHT IN FOOTWELL CAUSING THE BREAK TO THE ANKLE.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0081
Date: 2009-08-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: GREEN LAKE
NearestCityTown: GREEN LAKE
County: GREEN LAKE
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inattention
AccidentCause2: Navigation Rules Violation
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT#1 WAS TRAVELLING WEST PULLING TWO TUBES WITH TWO PERSONS ABOARD EACH TUBE. BOAT OPERATOR WAS LOOKING BACK AT THE TUBES & BEGAN MAKING A PORT SIDE TURN. BOAT#1 CONTINUED ON WITH TURN STRIKING AN ANCHORED SWIM RAFT CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOAT#1.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0082
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-09-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE DENOON
NearestCityTown: MUSKEGO
County: WAUKESHA
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
AccidentCause2: Excessive speed
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
PWC #1 WAS DRIFTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE WITH DAUGHTER ON BOARD. WHEN PWC#2 OPERATOR (SON) APPROACHED FROM BEHIND & STRUCK PWC#1 ON THE PORT SIDE NEAR THE STERN. THIS CONTACT INJURED PWC#1 OPERATOR & 7 YR OLD DAUGHTER (PWC#1 PASSENGER).


BARDID: 2009-WI-0083
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-07-29 00:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE MICHIGAN
NearestCityTown: TWO CREEKS
County: MANITOWOC
WaterConditions: unknown
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Unkn
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Improper Anchoring
AccidentCause2: Weather
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
AccidentEvent2: Flooding/Swamping
AccidentEvent3: Sinking
RedactedNarrative:
ON JULY 29TH, BOAT OPERATOR-OWNER WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON LAKE MICHIGAN UNDER POWER. BOAT BEGAN HAVING MECHANICAL PROBLEMS & OPERATOR-OWNER DECIDED TO TIE BOAT UP AT SOME OLD PIER PILINGS OFF OF THE TWO CREEKS LANDING. SOMETIME AROUND JULY 29TH THE BOAT SANK. WHEN THE BOAT WAS RAISED IT WAS DETERMINED THE PORT SIDE OF THE HULL SUFFERED DAMAGE BELOW THE WATER LINE FROM STRUCKING SOMETHING HARD LIKELY THE PILINGS IT WAS TIED TO.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0084
Date: 2009-09-14 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:45:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE MONONA
NearestCityTown: MADISON
County: DANE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause3: Sharp Turn
OtherAccidentCause: Force of wave/wake
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT OPERATOR-VICTIM WAS CRUISING WITH WIFE & TWIN 4 YR OLD SONS ABOARD HEADING SOUTHWEST OUT OF OLBRICH PARK. BOAT WAS ON PLANE GOING FACT ACCORDING TO WIFE, WHEN OPERATOR MADE A TURN AT THE SAME TIME THE BOAT ENCOUNTERED SOME WAVES. THIS ACTION TOSSED EVERYONE OVER BOARD. NEARBY BOATERS CAME & RESCUED WIFE & SONS FROM THE WATER. HUSBAND-VICTIM WENT BENEATH SURFACE BEFORE PFD'S COULD BE TOSSED TO HIM. VICTIM WAS FOUND ABOUT 24 HOURS LATER BY DIVERS.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0085
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-09-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 13:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: BAY OF GREEN BAY
NearestCityTown: SEVESTOPOL
County: DOOR
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Electrical
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (non-fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
WHILE CRUISING AT NEAR FULL THROTTLE, BOAT SUDDENLY LOST POWER. SMOKE BEGAN TO BILLOW FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT VENTS. BOAT OPERATOR EVACUATED CHILDREN FROM THE BOAT ONTO THE TUBE HE WAS TOWING. OPERATOR GENERATED A 'MAYDAY' AND PROCEEDED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FIRE CAUSE WAS LIKELY A ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0086
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-08-13 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 18:30:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: FOX RIVER
NearestCityTown: DE PERE
County: BROWN
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Thursday
AccidentCause1: Missing or Inadequate Navigation Aids
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Floating Object
RedactedNarrative:
WHILE TOWING 2 RIDERS ON A TUBE, BOAT ENCOUNTERED--CONTACTED A PIPELINE FLOATING JUST BENEATH THE SURFACE DAMAGING THE INBOARD ENGINE DRIVE SHAFT.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0087
Date: 2009-08-15 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:15:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: BAY OF GREEN BAY
NearestCityTown: VILLAGE OF SUAMICO
County: BROWN
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Alcohol
AccidentCause2: Navigation Rules Violation
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT #1 WAS FISHING--TROLLING ON SUAMICO RIVER WHEN BOAT#2 TRAVELING OVER 40 MPH STRUCK BOAT#1 DIRECTLY 'HEAD ON' WITH BOAT#2 STARBOARD FRONT SIDE BOW. BOAT#2 OPERATOR WAS ARRESTED FOR BUI & OWI.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0088
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-09-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE MICHIGAN
NearestCityTown: ELLISON BAY
County: DOOR
WaterConditions: Very Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Fair
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Operator Inexperience
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: Capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Person Ejected from Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
DNR MARINE UNIT WARDEN WAS NOTIFIED ON 9-20-09 THAT A KAYAKER WAS MISSING & LAST SEEN ON 9-18-09. A WELFARE CHECK LOCATED MISSING PERSON'S VEHICLE PARKED IN LOT#3 AT NEWPORT STATE PARK. LATER SEARCH FOUND AN OVERTURNED KAYAK LOCATED IN ROWLEY'S BAY IN THE MORNING OF 9-20-09. KAYAK WAS FOUND WITH WATER INSIDE & CONTAINING MISSING KAYAKER'S CELL PHONE, PANTS, AND PFD. SEARCH OF AREA BY USCG, LOCAL FIRE DEPT'S & DOOR COUNTY SHERIFF DEPT PERSONNEL DID NOT FIND MISSING KAYAKER.  PERSON STILL MISSING AS OF 12-30-2009.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0089
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-09-08 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:35:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: HIGH FALLS FLOWAGE
NearestCityTown: TWIN BRIDGE
County: MARINETTE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Tuesday
AccidentCause1: Other
AccidentCause2: Excessive speed
AccidentCause3: Force of wave/wake
OtherAccidentCause: Passenger/skier behavior
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
TUBE RIDER SUFFERED CONCUSSION WHEN TUBE HE WAS RIDING STRUCK A WAVE AND CAUSED RIDER TO FALL OFF HITTING THE WATER HEAD FIRST.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0090
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-08-12 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:43:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE GENEVA
NearestCityTown: TOWN OF LINN
County: WALWORTH
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Machinery Failure
MachineryFailure: Electrical
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fire/Explosion (unknown origin)
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT OPERATOR& PASSENGER WERE CRUISING WEST ON LAKE GENEVA WHEN THEY HEARD 'CLICKING' SOUNDS FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MOMENTS LATER SMOKE BEGAN BELLOWING FROM THE ENGINE COWLING. OPERATOR USED FIRE EXTINGUISHER & SPRAYED CONTENTS INTO THE STERN VENTS. WHEN THE PASSENGER OPENED THE DOOR OF THE FRONT COMPARTMENT, SMOKE BEGAN BELLOWING FROM THERE. OPERATOR & PASSENGER THEN JUMPED OFF THE BOAT. THE ABANDONED BOAT WHILE ON FIRE DRIFTED INTO SHORE & STARTED PIER 85 ON FIRE. FIRE DAMAGED THE PIER 85 LIFTS. AND THE BOAT WAS CONSUMED BY THE FIRE.  OPERATOR & PASSENGER WERE RESCUED BY PASSING BOATER.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0092
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-09-16 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 16:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: PETTENWELL FLOWAGE
NearestCityTown: TOWN OF ROME
County: ADAMS
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Moderate
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Wednesday
AccidentCause1: Other
OtherAccidentCause: unforeseen water hazard
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Fixed Object
RedactedNarrative:
WHEN SAILING INTO HARBOR CHANNEL TOWARD BLACK WHITE CENTER CHANNEL MARKER, BOAT KEEL STRUCK HARD OBJECT (STUMP) ON BOTTOM GROUNDING THE BOAT.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0093
Date: 2009-09-20 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 14:30:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE WAUBESA
NearestCityTown: MCFARLAND
County: DANE
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Improper Lookout
AccidentCause2: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause3: sharp turn
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Other
OtherAccidentEvent: TUBE strikes other boat
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT#1 TOWING TWO YOUNG GIRLS ON A TUBE WHEN IT CAME UPON A BOAT DRIFTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE. BOAT#1 OPERATOR SWERVED TO AVOID STRIKING THE DRIFTING BOAT. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE TUBE TO SWING WIDE GOING DIRECTLY AT THE OTHER BOAT. ONE RIDER SLID OFF THE TUBE TO AVOID STRIKING THE BOAT BUT SHE HYDROPLANED INTO THE DRIFTING BOAT SUFFERING INTERNAL INJURIES. THE OTHER RIDER STAYED ABOARD THE TUBE & RECEIVED  MINOR INJURY WHEN THE TUBE STRUCK THE DRIFTING BOAT#2.  BOAT#1 OPERATOR--FATHER TOOK HIS INJURED DAUGHTER-TUBE RIDER TO THE  MONROE HOSPITAL-- GREEN COUNTY FOR TREATMENT. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS BECAME AWARE OF THE INCIDENT FROM THE ATTENDING NURSES AT THE MONROE HOSPITAL. BOAT#1 OPERATOR WAS CITED FOR LEAVING A BOATING INCIDENT SCENE & FAILING TO REPORT THE INCIDENT. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS WERE INITIALLY UNABLE TO IDENTIFY OR LOCATE THE DRIFTING  BOAT#2 WHEN THEY ARRIVED ON SCENE.
LATER PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS REACHED THE BOAT#2 OPERATOR-OWNER WHO CONTACTED COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0094
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-09-21 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: FOX RIVER
NearestCityTown: LITTLE RAPIDS
County: BROWN
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Missing or Inadequate Navigation Aids
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Submerged Object
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT OPERATOR OF BORROWED BOAT WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON RIVER TOWARDS THE LITTLE RAPIDS DAM. OPERATOR WAS KEEPING BOAT IN THE MARKED CHANNEL. THE BOAT STRUCK A SECTION OF A SUBMERGED SLUDGE DREDGING EXCAVATION PIPELINE THAT WAS BARELY BENEATH THE SURFACE. THE BOAT OPERATOR CLAIMED CHANNEL & PIPELINE WAS MISMARKED. LATER INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE PIPELINE WAS NOT SECURED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CHANNEL AND PROVIDED INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE FOR BOATS TO TRAVEL IN THE MARKED CHANNEL WITHOUT STRIKING THE PIPELINE.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0095
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-09-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 19:15:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE POYGAN
NearestCityTown: TUSTIN
County: WAUSHARA
WaterConditions: Rough
StrongCurrent: 0
HazardousWaters: -1
Wind: Strong
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Hazardous Waters
AccidentCause2: Hull Failure
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Flooding/swamping
AccidentEvent2: capsizing
AccidentEvent3: Sinking
RedactedNarrative:
WHILE CRUISING AT LESS THAN 10 MPH, IN ROUGH WATER & HIGH WINDS, ONE PONTOON HULL CRACKED, FILLING PONTOON WITH WATER, CAUSING THE PONTOON BOAT ROLL OVER & SINK. BOAT LATER WAS SALVAGED AND TOWED TO OWNER'S DOCK.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0096
AVesselLoss: -1
Date: 2009-09-06 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 11:58:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAC LABELLE
NearestCityTown: OCONOMOWOC
County: WAUKESHA
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Sunday
AccidentCause1: Failure to vent
AccidentCause2: Ignition of Spilled Fuel or Vapor
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fire/explosion (fuel)
RedactedNarrative:
WHILE BOAT WAS STILL DOCKED, BOAT OPERATOR OPENED REAR DOOR-PANEL TO CHECK ENGINE. SMALL EXPLOSION OCCURRED INJURING OPERATOR. FIRE THEN SPREAD TO REST OF BOAT & DOCK. BOAT WAS TOTAL LOSS. OPERATOR SUFFERED BURNS TO FACE. BOAT OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO ESCAPE WITHOUT INJURY.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0097
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-09-19 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 12:10:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: MISSISSIPPI RIVER
NearestCityTown: LYNSVILLE
County: CRAWFORD
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Saturday
AccidentCause1: Force of Wave/wake
AccidentCause2: Sharp Turn
AccidentCause3: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Skier Mishap
RedactedNarrative:
PONTOON BOAT WAS NAVIGATING DOWNSTREAM TOWING 3 RIDERS ON A TUBE.  BOAT ENCOUNTERED ANOTHER BOAT MOVING UPSTREAM. PONTOON BOAT CROSSED IN FRONT OF THE OTHER BOAT OVER TO THE WISCONSIN SIDE OF THE RIVER. THEN THE PONTOON BOAT TURNED STARBOARD (RIGHT) AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 10-15 MPH. DURING THE TURN THE PONTOON TURNED INTO & ENCOUNTERED THE OTHER BOAT'S WAKE CAUSING THE TUBE TO SWING OUT OF THE PONTOON BOAT'S WAKE AND COLLIDE WITH A NAVIGATIONAL BUOY. ONE OF THE THREE TUBE RIDERS STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE BUOY AND SUFFERED HEAD INJURIES.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0098
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-09-07 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 15:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE WINNECONNE
NearestCityTown: WINNECONNE
County: WINNEBAGO
WaterConditions: Calm
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Unknown
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Monday
AccidentCause1: Navigation Rules Violation
AccidentCause2: Operator Inattention
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Collision with Recreational Vessel
AccidentEvent2: Person struck by Vessel
RedactedNarrative:
PWC #1 & PWC#2 LEFT PWC #1 OPERATOR'S CABIN DOCK HEADING WEST TOWARD LAKE POYGAN. BOTH WERE TRAVELING AT APROX. 30 MPH ABOUT 20 YDS APART FROM EACH OTHER. PWC#1 TURNED TOWARD HIS RIGHT AS ANOTHER BOAT APPROACHED. PWC#2 TURNED TOWARD HIS LEFT STRIKING PWC#1 ON THE STARBOARD SIDE &  UP ON PWC#1 STRIKING PWC#1 OPERATOR CAUSING INJURY TO PWC#1 OPERATOR. BOTH OPERATORS WERE CITED.


BARDID: 2009-WI-0099
AVesselLoss: 0
Date: 2009-09-18 00:00:00
Time: 1899-12-30 17:00:00
State: WI
NameOfBodyOfWater: LAKE WINNEBAGO
NearestCityTown: OSHKOSH
County: WINNEBAGO
WaterConditions: Choppy
StrongCurrent: 0
Wind: Light
Visibility: Good
DayofWeek: Friday
AccidentCause1: Excessive Speed
AccidentCause2: Force of wave/wake
AccidentCause3: sharp turn
MachineryFailure: na
EquipmentFailure: na
AccidentEvent1: Fall in vessel
RedactedNarrative:
BOAT OPERATOR DOES NOT RECALL WHAT OCCURRED. BEST GUESS BY LAW ENF PERSONNEL WAS OPERATOR WAS CRUISING AT MODERATELY HIGH SPEED WHEN BOAT STRUCK MULTIPLE HIGH WAVES CAUSING OPERATOR TO STRIKE HEAD AGAINST EITHER STEERING COLUMN OR WINDSHIELD. FIRST ON SCENE WAS BOAT PASSING BY WHEN OPERATOR WAVED THEM DOWN. PASSING BOAT TOOK INJURED OPERATOR TO SHORE WHERE EMS TRANSPORTED INJURED OPERATOR TO MEDICAL FACILITY.


