VESSEL ONE WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE LAKE ON PLANE PULLING A TUBER WHEN VESSEL TWO STRUCK THE STARBOARD SIDE OF VESSEL ONE. VESSEL TWO OWNER WAS PRESENT AT THE SCENE AN ANOTHER VESSEL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. VESSEL TWO OPERATOR STATED THAT HE WAS WATCHING THE PATH OF ANOTHER VESSEL ON THE LAKE AND DID NOT NOTICE VESSEL ONE APPROCHING. BOTH PARTIES  AGREED TO THE CAUSES OF THE ACCIDENT AND VESSEL ONE OPERATOR ADMITTED FAULT DUE TO DISTRACTION/INATTENTION.  VESSEL ONE SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THERE WERE OBVIOUS SPIDER WEB CRACKS IN THE GELCOAT OVER MOST OF THE STARBOARD SIDE. THERE WAS ALSO A LARGE HOLE IN THE HULL AT THE POINT OF IMPACT. VESSEL ONE WAS TAKING ON WATER WHEN IT WAS LOADED ONTO THE TRAILER. VESSEL TWO SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HULL BUT WAS NOT TAKING ON WATER WHEN LOADED ONTO ITS TRAILER.
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