RedactedNarrative: On October 4, 2022, two friends set out for a fishing trip within Vessel 1, a 16 foot aluminum Xpress center console tunnel-hull boat registered and powered by a 115 Yamaha four stroke jet drive outboard with remote steering.  The operator sat behind the console, and his passenger sat in a seat near the bow.  
  
  At approximately 7:30AM, the vessel was cruising downstream on the Bogue Chitto River near Clifton in (Washington Parish) where the vessel struck a submerged object.  The collision caused the passenger to fall overboard Vessel 1's bow on the starboard side, and caused the operator to collide with the vessel's center console within the vessel.  
  
  The collision also created a long gash in the vessel's hull underneath the vessel on the port side near the stern which continued until the submerged object struck the vessel's port pontoon on the tunnel hull, riping the pontoon upward.  This hole in the hull caused the vessel to begin to flood.  
  
  Due to shallow water, the passenger was able to stand himself up in the water.  The operator and passenger were able to pull the vessel to a nearby sandbar and begin draining the water out of the hull.  Both occupants were PFD's at the time of the incident.  The operator properly wore the engine cutoff lanyard.  Neither of the passengers were injured.  The operator was not under the influence of alcohol nor drugs at the time of the incident.  No criminal or civil charges will be filed as a result of his investigation.  The investigation into this incident is now closed.
  