VESSEL WAS BEING OPERATED UP RIVER WITH OPERATER AND TWO PASSENGERS. VESSEL WAS OpERATING CLOSE TO THE BANK BECAUSE OF RIVER TRAFFIC TRAVELING DOWNRIVER. OPERATOR REALIZED HE WAS ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH A CHANNEL MARKER AND SWERVED TO THE STARBOARD. AS OPERATOR SWERVED TO MISS THE CHANNEL MARKER, THE VESSEL IMPACTED AND BANKED UPON A CONCRETE ICE BREAKER. TWO PERSONS ON BOARD SUSTAINED MINOR CUTS TO THEIR ARMS WHEN THEY MADE CONTACT WITH THE DASHBOARD. BOTH CASSUALTY VICTIMS REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT. VESSEL WAS A TOTAL LOSS. DRUGS AND ALCOHOL WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT. PFD'S WEHRE NOT BEING WORN OR USED.
FT. THOMAS                    