RedactedNarrative: Vessel - 2020, 19’ Boston Whaler Super Sport 160 Open Motorboat w/1 Mercury Outboard Engine – 90 HP 
  
  On 08/25/2020, at about 07:12 p.m., this vessel was docking/undocking on Liberty Lake at the Port of Poulsbo, located near Poulsbo, WA in Kitsap county.
  
  According to Law Enforcement, this vessel with 4 people on board was pulling up to the ramp at the above location to take the vessel out of the water.  The vessel had only been owned for 2 days.  The Operator was inexperienced.  
  
  Operator hit the throttle too aggressively and shot the vessel forward at a high rate of speed. The vessel turned sharp to the left/port and struck a concrete wall and several pier pilings.  The vessel struck one piling head-on ejecting one occupant into the water.  None of the adults were wearing a PFD.  The 3-year-old child was wearing a PFD.
  
  One of the passengers in the vessel suffered a serious head injury and was knocked unconscious from a possible skull fracture.  The vessel was completely destroyed with twisted metal and cracked fiberglass.
  
  1 Injury / 0 Fatalities
  No Apparent Alcohol/Drug Involvement 
  Vessel Reported as a “Total Loss” – Estimated Value $18,000
  The Operator Was Not Wearing a PFD
  The Operator Does Not Have a Mandatory Boater Education Card
  