On July 2, 2023, I Texas Game Warden  responded to a two-vessel boat crash that had taken place at approximately 10:52am, in Galveston County, Texas City, TX, Galveston Bay, near the Texas City Dike. Vessel 1 (V1) was at anchor while the two occupants on board were fishing. 

Vessel 2 (V2) had recently launched from a nearby boat ramp and were heading to the “gas wells” to fish. While underway from the boat ramp, V2 was plowing through the water, getting up on plane as the operator of V2 was turning the vessels Garmin GPS unit on, then adjusting the motor trim. One of the occupants on V2 yelled to notify the operator of V1 being directly in front of them but it was too late. 

Simultaneously, one occupant on V1 noticed V2 coming directly toward his stern and decided to jump overboard his starboard gunwale to avoid potential harm. The collision occurred with V2’s port side bow hull area contacting and damaging V1’s starboard side of the outboard motor. The resulting collision caused V2 to ramp V1, crushing V1’s Bimini top and starboard side windshield before returning to the water. V2 noticed an occupant on V1 jump overboard and immediately upon impact, deaccelerated and made a loop to its starboard side to check on V1. V2 noticed a single person in the water attempting to get back to his vessel and climb back up on board unsuccessfully, so V2 picked him out of the water and placed him onto their boat. Once on board, V2 occupants provided first aid and took the injured individual straight to the dock to receive medical attention.
2180 GALVESTON BAY
Texas City                    