RedactedNarrative: At approximate 0200 on Monday 11/14/2016, operator was operating a 20'Xpress flat boat near Dennis Pass when his vessel collided with a Whitney Oil and Gas platform. The location of the Platform is at N29 05.588 W89 11.576, approximately 500 ft. north of Dennis Pass. The collision caused severe damage to the hull of the vessel. After the collision the operator found two duck hunters that were able to tow himself in to the Pas A Loutre biologist camp. the vessel was later towed in to Venice Marina by a LDWF biologist. The operator was the only person on board the vessel at the time of the collision. Alcohol and drugs were not a factor in this incident. The vessel had all the required PFD’s and safety equipment on board.