On July 4, 2010 at approx. 00:55 hours vessel 2 was anchored under Hwy 79 bridge on Kentucky lake, fishing with his wife and a friend. He had an anchor light displayed on the stern of his vessel that was approx. 18 inches tall. Vessel 1 was travelling north on Kentucky Lake near TRM 67.  He was using a spotlight to occasionally scan for boats or obstructions in the water. Just as he approached the HWY 79 bridge his passenger told him to turn hard to the right.  They had failed to see the stern light on vessel 2 because of the height of the bow of vessel 1, or occupants in vessel 1 may have obstructed view, or because the stern light was shorter than the required 1 meter.  Vessel 1 turned hard to starboard colliding with vessel 2 on its port side. Vessel 2 operator - said he heard a boat approaching but assumed he could see his stern light and took no action to signal vessel 1 that he was in his path of travel. Vessel 2 was anchored about 20 meters west of the TN river channel in approx. 7 meters water depth.
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