On February 12, 2011 at approximately 9:30 pm vessel (Live Wire) collided with and ran on top of the Freeport Jetties. Game Warden did not receive call about the accident until 7:45 am February 13, 2011. Upon arriving at the accident, Game Warden was able to interview the passenger of the vessel (Live Wire). Occupant stated that he and Operator (owner of the vessel, Live Wire) were cruising the Gulf of Mexico at around 9:30 pm when they collided with the jetties. Occupant stated that they were navigating by use of radar and GPS that did not seem to have been working properly, before colliding with the jetties. After colliding with the jetties, Occupant said that he and Operator left the scene to get medical attention at a residence and that they would return that following morning of February 13 to report the accident. Occupant said that Operator never returned to the accident and that he (Operator) was on the way to his residence in Austin, TX. Game Warden was finally able to get in contact with Operator by phone, on February 21. Operator and Occupant had similar stories as to what happened before, during, and after the accident.  There were 6 accessible type I PFD's onboard the vessel and none seemed to have been used. Game Warden took pictures of the vessel and its contents onboard and found no evidence of any violations.
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