RedactedNarrative: SINGLE VESSEL BOATING ACCIDENT, RENTED MOTORBOAT VERSUS CHANNEL MARKER. VESSEL OPERATOR FAILED TO MAINTAIN PROPER VISUAL LOOKOUT AND COLLIDED WITH CHANNEL MARKER, NINE OCCUPANTS ONBOARD, NO INJURIES. 
  
  I asked the OPERATOR to recount what had occurred. He stated that there were nine total occupants including himself and that they were traveling south near Dollar Bay. The OPERATOR stated he was in control of the vessel and cruising at about half-throttle, estimating his speed between 20-25 mile per hour. The OPERATOR recalled recently seeing “Red-70” channel marker prior to the accident. The OPERATOR stated that while operating on planing speed, another occupant distracted his attention regarding objects attempting to blow out of the boat, and when the OPERATOR turned his attention to these objects, they collided with a “buoy”.