Operator was operating Vessel 1, a Jet Ski LA 8641 FN, when she collided with a mooring line that was securing tug boats attached to barges to the bank(Vessel 2). Vessels 2 were later identified as owned and operated by Kirby Inland Marine LP based out of Houston, TX. The two tug boats were identified as the Chesleye and John 3:16. 
Witnesses told agents that Operator and Friend were driving their jet skis in the Intracoastal Waterway when Operator attempted to pass the barge on the port side- in between the vessel and the bank-while Friend passed on the starboard side. When Friend realized that Operator did not completely pass the barge and went back to look for her, he discovered her floating in the water. It appeared that while Operator attempted to pass Vessel 2, she struck the rope which was securing Vessel 2 to the bank and was ejected from her Vessel. Friend transported her to the nearest boat launch where he met good sam who assisted in rendering first aid and called 911. Operator suffered massive abdominal trauma and resulting infections. On 08/08/2013 Sr. Agent received the results from LSP Crime Lab indicating Operator was over the legal limit for blood alcohol content (BAC) at the time of the incident.  Operator's BAC was 0.14%. Agt met with Operator at her residence to inform her of the test results and issued her citations for DWI and Careless Operation.
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