On June 7 at approximately 0700 vessel #1 was traveling east bound in the South channel in Bayou St John. The vessel had just left the “No wake’ zone. A second unknown vessel passed creating a wake. The operator of vessel #1 slipped when his vessel struck the wake causing him to shove the throttle forward. The vessel turned sharply and struck the stern of vessel #2 and the dock. Operator1 sustained a broken left arm and a few cuts to his leg. No other injuries were reported at the scene. Vessel #1 was towed to Boggy Point Boat ramp by Orange Beach Police Marine unit. Operator1 was transported to South Baldwin by private vehicle. The owner of Vessel #2 and the property damaged was not present but was later advised by phone.
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