RedactedNarrative: Vessel – 2006, Searay Sundancer 320 Cabin Motorboat w/2 300 hp Mercury Inboard Engines 
  
  On 08/06/2016, at about 01:45 p.m., this vessel was cruising on Puget Sound in Oak Harbor Channel / Maylors Point located near Oak Harbor, WA in Island County.
   
  According to the Operator, on this date and time he was heading out of Oak Harbor in the channel at about 10 mph approaching the last channel marker.  His vessel hit a sand bar island, located in the channel and unmarked, causing the vessel to become grounded.  His wife was walking to the back of the boat to sit down when the boat came to a sudden stop throwing her forward into the cabin.  As a result of this action, she sustained 3 fractured vertebrae in her lower back.  Operator stated that boats were traveling on both sides of his vessel while it was stranded on the unmarked sand bar. 
   
  Law Enforcement reported that at the time of this accident, green and red navigation buoys were in place and visible.  When Officers arrived, they noted that the vessel appeared to be somewhere between 30 to 40 feet outside of the green marker buoys.  The vessel was in about 2 feet of water hindering their ability to reach the vessel.  They attempted, unsuccessfully, to pull the vessel into deeper water, using a tow rope, for the responding medical personnel.  Due to the weight, size, and severity of the grounding, they were only able to pull the vessel a short distance and somewhat rotate it on its axis.  
   
  Officers conducted a check of the area and did not locate any form of hidden (uncharted) sand bar.
   
  1 Injury / 0 Fatalities
  There was apparent alcohol involvement
  There was no vessel damage
  The Operator and Occupant were not wearing PFDs
  The Operator did not have a Mandatory Boater Education Card
  