Vessel #1, a 12' Alumaweld flatboat (LA3095BS) with one subject on board, was on the west side of the Pearl River Navigation Canal, at rest, but not at anchor when a passing vessel, traveling northbound created a wake and rocked vessel #1. The OPERATOR of vessel #1 who had been engaged in fishing from the middle seat of vessel #1, stood up and moved toward the operators seat as the wake from the passing vessel reached his vessel. Victim then fell toward the stern of vessel #1, striking the outboard motor of vessel #1 (which was locked in the up position) with his head and shoulder, breaking the tilt bracket lock of the outboard, causing a laceration to the top of the subject’s right hand and pain and soreness to his neck area. The registration numbers of the vessel and name of the operator that caused the wake are unknown. inattention is a cause.
PEARL RIVER