RedactedNarrative: Vessel #1 (V1) - 2001, 35' Duffy 35 Cabin Motorboat w/420 hp engine
  Vessel #2 (V2) - Moored Barge - No additional information received - No BAR submitted
  
  On 03/10/2016, at about 07:40 p.m., Vessel 1 was cruising on Ship Canal, west of PLU, located near Ballard, WA in King county.
   
  According to subject, it was dark, the visibility was poor, and there was some boat traffic.  He altered his course in the channel to avoid some rowers.  He was blinded by a searchlight from on-coming traffic causing his vessel to run into the moored barge on the north side of the channel.
   
  0 Injuries / 0 Fatalities
  No apparent alcohol involved
  V1 was reported as a Total Loss - No estimated value provided / V2 damage unknown
  No one on board V1 was wearing a PFD
  V1 Operator did not have a mandatory Boater Education Card - Exempt by age
  