RedactedNarrative: Subject was operating a 24' Haynie, remote steer, powered by a 300 HP Yamaha outboard.  Subject had four passengers onboard.  Subject was adrift in the Calcasieu Ship Channel.  The wind had blown the vessel close to the east jetty wall.  
  
  When the operator began to come up on step, he saw the jetty wall in the glow of his bow lights.  Operator turned hard to port in an attempt to miss the jetty wall.  While attempting this maneuver, the starboard side of the vessel, and the outboard lower unit struck the jetty rocks.  
  
  The hard turn and sudden  impact ejected the four passengers onto the jetty rocks over the starboard gunnel.  The two passengers sitting in front of the console on an ice chest suffered traumatic head injuries when they were ejected onto the rocks.  
  
  One subject was pronounced dead at the boat launch.  The other was airlifted to Lafayette due to the seriousness of his injuries.  
  
  Operator voluntarily submitted to a blood sample for toxicology testing.   No PFD's were worn, and the ignition safety switch was not used.  Neither alcohol nor drugs appear to be a contributing factor in this incident.  Careless operation, operator inattention, and no proper lookout appear to be the contributing factors to this incident.  Subject cited for Careless Operation of a watercraft.
  