On 7-27-13 at approximately 7:00pm, I Texas Game Warden was dispatched to Lute’s Marina in Liverpool, Texas, in response to a boating accident involving two vessels. Upon arriving at Lute’s Marina, I interviewed and took a written statement from the operator of vessel 2. Operator2 stated that he and his passenger were navigating downstream and making a right turn in Chocolate Bayou. Operator2 stated, as they completed the turn, he observed vessel 1 navigating in the middle of Chocolate Bayou. Operator2 said that both vessels were heading towards each other, and that he continued to steer vessel 2 towards the right. Operator2 said vessel 1 turned directly into his path, and they collided. 

I then interviewed and took a written statement from the operator of vessel 1. Operator1 stated that he and his passenger were navigating upstream in the middle of Chocolate Bayou. Operator1 stated that he observed vessel 2 coming around a curve and approaching the right (starboard) side of his vessel. Operator1 said he steered vessel 1 towards the left as vessel 2 approached, and the two vessels collided. I conducted a field sobriety test on both vessel operators and neither showed signs of impairment. PFD's on both vessels were not worn during this accident. V1Subject was injured in the accident and was transported to UTMB in Galveston. Considering the speed both vessels were navigating and the rules of navigation, both operators were cited for reckless or negligent operation.
Liverpool