VESSEL #1 WAS CROSSING THE CHANNEL AND PASSED BEHIND A LARGE WHITE VESSEL. VESSEL #2 WAS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CHANNEL TO KEEP OUT OF THE WAY
OF A LARGER VESSEL TRAVELING IN THE CHANNEL.  VESSEL #1 HAD VESSEL #2 ON HIS STARBOARD SIDE AND FAILED TO YIELD AS REQUIRED BY THE NAVIGATION
RULES.  OPERATOR #1 DIDN'T SEE VESSEL #2 UNTIL A PASSENGER CALLED OUT THAT A VESSEL WAS HEADED RIGHT FOR THEM.
THE OPERATOR OF VESSEL #2 FAILED TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION, INDICATING HE FAILED TO SEE VESSEL #1 UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE.  THE OPERATOR OF VESSEL #2 INDICATED THAT VESSEL #1 CAME FROM CLOSE BEHIND THE VESSEL TRAVELING UP THE CHANNEL.
LONG BEACH TWP                