On 4-20-2013 Sr. Agent received a call from dispatch to a possible boating accident that had occurred on 4-19-2013 at the Old River Control Structure.  Sr. Agent was given a phone number to contact the vessel's operator.  Agent then contacted Operator1 and met him at the Old River Control Structure.  Operator1 stated that he and his passenger were maneuvering along the edge of the structure heading from the south end of the structure back to the north end.  While travelling back to the north side of the structure his motor died and the turbulent water currents pushed the vessel against a concrete column and capsized it, ejecting both.  They were not wearing PFD's and had no PFD's in the vessel.  They were able to hold onto a pipe attached to the concrete column until the structure was able to be closed and they were retrieved from the water by nearby boaters.  The strong current tore the vessel into against the wall of the structure. operator was cited for Careless Operation, Fail to comply with PFD Requirements, Fail to comply with PFD requirements class A tiller and Fail to comply with boating education requirements.
Results of the investigation determined that the following factors contributed to the accident:
1. Careless/Reckless Operation 
2. Fault of Equipment
3. Hazardous Waters
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