RedactedNarrative: On 05/01/2017, I, Officer of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Division of Law Enforcement (FWC) received a call for service in regards to a boat accident. 
  
  Operator was standing on the dock outside his vessel. Operator appeared to have sustained some minor injuries during the event consisting of a small contusion between his eyes and some abrasions on his arms and legs. He was assisted by Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department (JFRD) and given a glucose test but denied transport for his injuries. 
  
  Operator was the operator of the forty three foot vessel (Rover Duluth). Operator stated he “set sail the morning of the 05/01/2017 at approximately 0430-0500 hours” heading east bound in the St. Johns River with his ultimate destination being the Intercostal Waterway. Operator stated “he was tired and he hadn’t slept much”. He asked to sit on the dock because he was too tired to stand.  At approximately 1124 hours Operator struck the west side of the Main Street Bridge with his vessel damaging both it and the bridge. 
  
  Operator stated that “he was at the rear of the vessel working the tiller (steering)” during the trip. The vessel was under power by propulsion and not by sail on this day, the sails were down on the vessel. He said that “about 100 feet from the bridge he realized that it was a draw bridge”. He stayed in his position at the rear of the vessel as it attempted to clear the bridge. He could not steer the vessel and work the controls at the same time in the position that he was in. The front mast of the vessel cleared the underside of the bridge and Operator stated” at that point I thought I might make it”. The second and rear mast did not clear the bridge but instead broke and fell toward the stern. The broken mast protruded from the vessel and into the water behind the vessel approximately twenty feet. During these discussions Operator stated “this was an accident that could have been avoided”. 
  
  It was discovered that this was the first voyage that Operator had with his vessel and that he was unfamiliar with the area. This was also the first time that he has operated the vessel by himself. 
   
  His injuries consisted of a contusion above the bridge of his nose between his eyes. He also had a few abrasions with dried blood on his arms and legs. He informed us that these injuries happened during the accident when the mast of the vessel fell back to the stern of the vessel where he was standing. JFRD completed a glucose test, he refused further treatment or to be transported to the hospital.
  