RedactedNarrative: Vessel #1 (V1) – Unknown (No BAR submitted)
  Vessel #2 (V2) – 2001, 19’ Bayliner Open Motorboat
  
  On 08/21/2016, at about 04:30 p.m., V2 was cruising on Hood Canal, close to Squamish Harbor, located near Port Ludlow, WA in Jefferson county.
   
  According to Operator2, there was a large party going on at Higgs Parks on Shine Road in Port Ludlow, WA.  The group was inner-tubing, jet skiing, and just running around in the bay in their boat.
   
  Operator2 reported that he went out to do a little fishing and was trolling at low idle when he observed V1 racing around Squamish Bay and heading back in his direction.  As V1 got closer Operator2 was a little concerned but thought V1 was just passing by to wave and holler.  
   
  It wasn’t until the last second that Operator2 realized that V1 might actually hit him.  Operator2 pushed his horn button but V1 just kept coming and smashed into V2's starboard side.  Operator1 (V1) apologized and indicated to Operator2 that he did not see him because he was looking into the sun.  
   
  Operator2 reported that the only way that Operator1 could have been looking into the sun is if he was looking backward and in fact that is what he and the 5 people aboard V1 were doing, watching the inner tube flying up in the air.
      
  0 Injuries / 0 Fatalities
  V1 Unknown alcohol involvement / V2 No apparent alcohol involvement
  V1 Damage unknown / V2 reported as total loss with an estimated value of $18,000
  V1 PFD Wear unknown / V2 Operator was not wearing a PFD
  V1 mandatory Boater Education Card unknown / V2 did have a mandatory Boater Education Card
  