According to the two operators, the two vessels, LA6599EX and LA8719BU were jug lining along the northern bank of the Intracoastal Waterway around 11:30pm to midnight on the night of the 14th or early morning the 15th. The operators were along side of each other and observed a tug boat travelling west towards them. The operators claim to have been displaying their navigation lights and assumed that the tug could see them along the bank. At some point it became apparent to the two operators that the tug was not going to slow down to limit the size of its wake. The two vessels separated and put their bows into the wake. The two operators claimed to have cleared the first wave of the tug's wake, but were swamped by the second and subsequent waves. The operators then claimed to have made attempts to signal the tug, but claim that the tug proceeded on its way without stopping. the operator of LA6599 EX and his passenger, claimed to have received injuries in the form of rib, neck and shoulder injuries as a result and received medical attention the following morning. The tug has as of yet, 3/21/2011, not been identified.  The operators claim to have observed "Cenac Towing" insignia on the vessel, but did not see documentation numbers or any other identifying names. Upon contacting Cenac Towing, this investigator was advised that all of their fleet had been sold to "Enterprise Marine" of Houma.
Houma                         