Details of the investigation:on july 07,2012 central dispatch informed this officer that they had received a report from orange county sheriffs dept reporting a boat crash on patoka reservoir. I was given a cell number to call operator 1. Operator1 informed me that he had already taken his boat off the water and was standing by at patoka lake marina. I arrived at 1220 hrs. I located damage to the port side of Operator1's 1998 bombardier sea doo challenger 1800. The damage was well below the water line of the vessel. The fiberglass was torn in several directions. Operator1 explained that the damage was the result of him colliding with a rental houseboat commonly called the princess. The princess belongs to patoka lake marina and was rented by a party including both Operator1 and Operator2. Operator1 was operating his bombardier (v1) and approached the starboard side of the princess (v2). As v1 shut down power it lost steering as a result of two jet drive engines. Operator1 caught his own wake and struck v2. V2 which was operated by Operator2 sustained no damage to it's aluminum hull. V1 was quickly taken off the water as it took on water. It was then taken by trailer to the parking lot of the marina where i examined the damage. I made contact with houseboats lp, the owners of patoka lake marina and made them aware of the situation. I confirmed there was no need for medical attention. 


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