ON AUGUST 13, 2011 AROUND 10:00AM VESSEL 1 WAS TRAVELING SOUTH PARALLEL TO SHACKLEFORD BANKS APPROXIMATELY 300 YARDS OFF THE SHORLINE SLOW TROLLING FOR SPANISH MACKEREL.  VESSEL TWO LEFT SHACKLEFORD BANKS TRAVELING IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION WHEN A LIFE VEST STARTED BLOWING AROUND INSIDE VESSEL TWO.  THE OPERATOR WAS TRYING TO SECURE THE LIFE VEST WHILE MAINTAINING HIS DIRECTION OF TRAVEL AND TOOK HIS EYES OFF THE WATER.  WHEN THE OPERATOR OF VESSEL TWO LOOKED BACK UP HE SAW THAT HE WAS ABOUT TO COLLIDE WITH THE SIDE OF VESSEL ONE.  VESSEL TWO IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE WHEEL TO AVOID COLLISION BUT THE PROxIMITY STILL CAUSED VESSEL TWO TO HAVE A SIDE TO SIDE IMPACT WITH VESSEL ONE.  VESSEL TWO SCRAPED DOWN THE SIDE OF VESSEL ONE CAUSING PAINT AND FIBERGLASS DAMAGE TO VESSEL ONE AND VESSEL TWO.  BOTH VESSEL ONE AND TWO BOTH REPORTED NO INJURIES.
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