On 03/09/23 I, State Game Warden, responded to a vessel accident at the end of the Port Aransas south jetties in Nueces County.  I was informed that two individuals were fishing at the end of the jetties when their vessel became unanchored and struck the jetties, causing both occupants to be ejected.  USCG and other emergency responders were already on scene.  After interviewing witnesses, they informed me that the vessel had two occupants who were fishing at the end of the jetties.  Both occupants were wearing PFD's.  The witnesses stated that the occupant's vessel started to drift into the jetties.  The occupants attempted to reposition their vessel.  The vessel was at anchor.  While they attempted to reposition their vessel the anchor line became entangled in the propeller, resulting in the engine not providing propulsion.   The resulting loss of propulsion accompanied by the anchor giving way, caused the vessel to drift into the jetties.  The seas where the vessel was anchored were approximately 2-3 feet causing the vessel to violently make contact with the jetties.  Both occupants were ejected from the vessel and retrieved by bystanders.  Both occupants sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were released on scene by EMS.  I interviewed both occupants.  The occupants account of the events matched the witnesses accounts.  The vessel was still in the water, as a result of the violent seas crashing against the jetties the vessel sustained catastrophic damages.
1994 G OF MEX OFF ARAN-CC-UL <
Port Aransas                  