RedactedNarrative: Vessel – 2018, 8’ 10” Achilles ABST Rigid Hull Inflatable w/1 Outboard Engine – 9.9 HP
  
  On 09/30/2020, at about 09:22 a.m., this vessel was cruising in Fidalgo Bay at 1019 Q Avenue, located near Anacortes, WA, in Skagit county.
  
  According to the Vessel Operator, while he was exiting the Cap Sante Marina, he looked down at his motor to turn the choke off.  As he was looking down, he struck the second piling as he was exiting the Marina causing him to fall into the water.  Operator told Officers that he was in the water for a couple of minutes before an outbound crab boat picked him up and returned him to the Marina.     
  
  Officers contacted Operator while he was at the hospital.  Operator described feeling pain on his left side around his chest.  It was later learned that Operator had broken some of his ribs. His vessel was towed back to the Marina by an un-named bystander.  The vessel’s inflatable pontoon delaminated from the aluminum.
  
  1 Injury / 0 Fatalities
  No Apparent Alcohol/Drug Involvement 
  Vessel Reported as a “Total Loss” w/Estimated Value of $4,500
  The Operator Was Wearing a PFD 
  The Operator Does Have a Mandatory Boater Education Card
  