V1 WAS TRAVELING WEST AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH IN A HEAVY THUNDERSTORM, SOUTH OF THE ST ETERSBURG PIER. V1 OPERATOR STATED THAT HE SAW THE JETTY ABOUT 30 YARDS OFF THE BOW AND TRIED TO POWER DOWN AND TURN TO PORT. AS HE TURNED PORT, HE PUSHED ONE OCCUPANT OUT OF THE VESSEL. THE VESSEL CAME TO REST AGAINST THE NORTH SEAWALL OF ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT AND THE JETTY.
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