V1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO DOCK AND WAS DRIFTING WITH THE CURRENT. V1 WAS AT IDLE SPEED AND COULD NOT STEER THE VESSEL. THE DRIVER OF V1 WAS AFRAID TO ACCELERATE FOR FEAR OF STRIKING THE SWIMMERS WITH GREATER FORCE SINCE HE COULD NOT STEER THE VESSEL. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VESSEL STRUCK THE THREE SWIMMERS IN THE HEAD CAUSING THE INJURY TO ONE OF THEM.
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