V1 WAS SOUTHBOUND IN SEDDON CHANNEL WITHIN THE PORT OF TAMPA TRAVELLING AT APPROX 35 MPH. THE OPERATOR OF V1 FAILED TO OBSERVE FLOATING CHANNEL BOUY #31 IN TIME TO AVOID COLLISION WITH THE BOUY. THE OPERATOR OF V1 ATTEMPTED TO AVOID COLLISION WITH THE BOUY BY TURNING TO STARBOARD UPON WHICH V1 IMPACTED THE BOUY WITH THE PORT SIDE BOW gUNNEL, AND CENTER KEEL APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET AFT OF THE BOW TEARING A FOOT LONG HOLE BELOW THE WATER LINE. V1 CONTINUED FOREWARD WITH PAINT TRANSFER ALONG THE PORT SIDE KEEL LINE AND HEAVY DAMAGE TO THE PORT SIDE OUTBOARD ENGINE SKEG/FOOT. 
V1 OCCUPANTS LOST BALANCE UPON IMPACT AND SUSTAINED INJURIES AS THEY FELL WITHIN V1. DISLODGED FIBERGLASS WAS FOUND WEDGED IN THE LIFTING RING OF BOUY 31. POST IMPACT THE VESSEL OWNER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE SAFE HARBOR HOWEVER THE VESSEL LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER AND SUNK AT HILLSBOROUGH BAY CUT C BOUY 17 WHERE HE PLACED A MAYDAY CALL VIA VHF RADIO.; 
occupant1:VICTIM SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO LEFT SIDE OF FOREHEAD FROM STRIKING VESSEL WINDSCREEN WHEN VESSEL IMPACTED A FLOATING CHANNEL BOUY.; occupant2:VICTIM SUSTAINED INJURY TO RIGHT SHOULDER, HEAD AND MINOR FACIAL CONTUSIONS WHEN VICTIM FELL FROM A STERN SEAT WHEN VESSEL IMPACTED A FLOATING CHANNEL BOUY.
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