VESSEL # 1 (OFFSHORE) WAS NORTHBOUND FROM ROBERT'S BAYOU IN ARNICA BAY TRAVELING AT 21-40 MPH. VESSEL # 2 (GAMEFISHERMAN) WAS EAST BOUND IN THE ICW IN ARNICA BAY. VESSEL # 1'S BOW STRUCK THE PORT FORWARD HALF IF VESSEL #2. VESSEL #1 OPERATOR BLACKED OUT NOt KNOWING WHAT HE HAD HIT. VESSEL # 1 THEN RETURNED TO ROBERTS BAYOU WHERE HE WAS MET BY VESSEL # 2 AND DAMAGE WAS ASSESSED ON BOTH VESSELS.  NEITHER OPERATORS CALLED ALABAMA MARINE POLICE AND THIS REPORT WAS DELAYED DUE TO NO ACTION TAKEN BY EITHER OPERATOR TO CONTACT AUTHORITIES.
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