RedactedNarrative: On 5/13/16 at approximately 2300 hours, boating accident FWSB-16-OFF-005709 occurred bayside of MM 97. A 30 foot Century boat collided with unlit red marker number 58A. The starboard side of their vessel was damaged leaving a gaping hole near the bow. There were two persons on the vessel, one male one female. Both suffered minor injuries and refused medical treatment. They were not wearing their personal floatation devices at the time of the incident. Tow Boat US salvaged the vessel and brought it to shore.
  
  V1 was travelling back from the Oceanside of Snake Creek towards their hotel which is Bayside MM 98. V1 operator was in the Intercostal Waterway (ICW) reportedly using his GPS when the starboard bow collided with unlit red channel marker #58A. The force of the collision caused both persons to crash into the center console of the vessel. They both suffered minor injuries. Operator received lacerations on his right shoulder, under the right side of his chin and bruising to right side of his body. Passenger received a small laceration to her left knee and bruising to both shoulders, right hip and her back. 
  
  They were unable to call for help right away since both cell phones were dead and the VHF was not working. Operator pulled apart the wiring in his vessel and rewired the VHF directly to the battery. They were then able to call the United States Coast Guard (USCG) for assistance and afterwards used a flare. 
  
  When USCG arrived, both persons refused medical treatment and were transported to shore. They were not wearing their personal floatation devices at the time of the incident. Tow Boat US salvaged the vessel and brought it to shore.
  
  Based on statements, evidence and information gathered to date, contributing factors in this accident was reduced visibility, unfamiliarity with the waterways and no proper look-out. A citation was issued to Operator for violation of navigational rule #5, Proper look-out. 
   
   
  