On December 18, 2010, operator was operating his 28 ft. Chaparral cabin cruiser, "Time Out of Mind", on the Red River in Bossier Parish.  operator was traveling south on the Red River when he struck a submerged object approximately a half mile sourth of the Jimmie Davis Bridge (LA 511).  The collision with the object caused one of the outdrives to be knocked completely off and the second outdrive was broken and just attached to the vessel by a couple of hoses and clamps.  The vessel also started to take on water.  operator and his passenger were not wearing PFDs at the time of the incident, but both of them put on Class 1 PFDs after striking the object.
Bossier City                  