RedactedNarrative: Recreational vessel operator advised he was eastbound in intracoastal waterway entering the City of Orange Beach.  There was a towboat with two barges strung out pushed up against the south bank possibly undergoing a crew change.  This forced the operator to maneuver to the north side of the ICW to continue eastbound.  
  
  The recreational vessel operator struck a reportedly unlit loaded barge moored to the north shore and was ejected from his vessel.  He stated he pulled himself back onto his vessel and maneuvered over to the south bank and made contact with the towboat pushed up against the bank.  That towboat advised that the barge was not theirs.  
  
  The towboat associated with the moored barge was unloading at Martin-Marrietta and made its way back to pick up its moored barge.  The Recreational vessel operator made contact with the towboat operator and asked him where the navigation lights were.  The statement from the towboat operator was that he had some but the batteries must have gone dead.  The towboat operator made contact with the USCG and gave a statement.
  