RedactedNarrative: ACCIDENT SCENE DESCRIPTION
  Incident occurred approximately four miles offshore haulover inlet within the Atlantic ocean. The seas where calm with winds coming from the north at 10 miles per hour the recorded water temperature at the time was 75 degrees with an approximate water depth of 100 feet. 
  
  VESSEL DESCRIPTION / DAMAGE ASSESSMENT / ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION
  V1 FL7576MN was a white 2004 31’ foot Larson cabin boat powered by a single inboard motor producing 300 horsepower. Vessel had slight damage to the keel of the vessel and the transducer was also damaged. The witnessed damaged appeared to have been caused from an object striking it.
    
  ACCIDENT ANALYSIS
  PRE-ACCIDENT
  V1 was traveling westbound towards haulover inlet at approximately 20-35 MPH after finishing an earlier fishing trip about 4 miles offshore in the atlantic ocean. The seas were reported calm with winds from the north at no more than 10 MPH the sky was clear. Operator was behind the wheel of the vessel, Occupant1 was sitting just besides Operator near the helm with Occupant2 sitting on a bench seat which rest along the port side of the vessel.
   
  ACCIDENT
  Both Occupant1 and Occupant2 heard a loud boom on the hull alongside the vessel. Occupant2 hears a second boom along the port side of the vessel and goes to observe the noise. Subsequently the object is impaled in Occupant2s face which came from outside the vessel along the port side. 
  
  POST-ACCIDENT
  Occupant2 removes the metal object from his face and begins to call out to the other occupants to get him to a hospital. Occupant1 observes large amounts of blood coming out of Occupant2s wound and applies a sponge with pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding. Operator begins heading back to Haulover fuel docks to get Occupant2 to Miami Dade Fire Rescue personnel. Once the vessel arrived at the haulover fuel docks Occupant2 was given assistance by an unidentified good Samaritan until first responders arrived. Occupant2 was transported to Aventura hospital by MDFR Rescue 10 with serious injuries to his eye and face . 
  
  CONCLUSION
  Based on evidence and information gathered to date from all parties involved. I have determined that no person can be identified at fault for the incident. During the course of my investigation I was unable to identify the origin of the object. This was an unforeseen incident which caused unnecessary harm to an occupant of a vessel while underway.  
   
  It is assumed the vessel struck something submerged in the water and the victm was then struck by an unidentified object.
  
  
  VICTIM WAS STRUCK BY AN UNKNOWN OBJECT TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE. VICTIM HAS POSSBILE EYE SIGHT LOSS BROKEN UPPER JAW AND BROKEN ORBITAL BONE AND A BROKEN NOSE. VICTIM WAS RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL 4/1/16. VICTIM HAS FOLLOW UP SURGERIES FOR LATER DATES.
   
  