RedactedNarrative: On November 9th, 2018 at approximately 11:00 A.M.  vessel one was headed west in the Bayport channel at approximately 10-15 miles per hour.  The operator had his back turned to the direction of travel and was unable to keep a proper lookout. During the time that the operator was not keeping a lookout vessel one veered to the starboard side and struck channel marker 13 in the Bayport channel. 
  
  Vessel one struck marker 13 on the starboard side of the vessel near the bow and ejected the operator. Collision with the channel marker and the vessel caused the operator to suffer several injuries. These injuries included fractured ribs two through eight on the right side, a fracture to the right scapula, a skull fracture, a concussion, and an apical pneumothorax of the right lung.  The operator of vessel one was recovered from the water by another recreational boater and transported to Bayport boat ramp. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) transported the operator to Bayonet Point Hospital where he received further medical treatment.
  