RedactedNarrative: On October 13, 2015 at approximately 6:30pm operator realized his vessel had come untied in the Mississippi River.  He observed his vessel floating down the river approximately 4 miles down river.  He called someone to come get him and his hunting partner.  At approximately 2300hrs they found the vessel approximately 1 mile south of the Mississippi River Bridge at Vidalia.  The boat had been struck by a barge and had incurred damage to the port side of the transom.  The boat also sustained damage to the motor, bent the prop, and broke the back of the seat.  The vessel was adequately equipped with personal floatation devices and no alcohol is suspected.