RedactedNarrative: Newly purchased Commander 284 bay boat was traveling east in Lake Ponchartrain near 6:40pm on 3/6/2021. Vessel collided with a fixed object (bridge fender) off the north side of the Hwy 11 Bridge. 1 Male subject was ejected and four others on board were seriously injured. The passenger that was ejected from the vessel was recovered the following day and pronounced deceased. PFD’s were not worn while the vessel was cruising. Vessel was equipped with remote steering. 
  
  Contributing factors are; Primary: Alcohol, Secondary: Operator Inattention, Tertiary: Excessive Speed
  
  