V2 WAS TRAVELING IN A NORTH WESTERLY DIRECTION. V1 WAS FOLLOWING CLOSELY AND DIRECTLY BEHIND V2. V2 ENCOUNTERED A LARGE WAKE AND DECELERATED. V1 WAS UNABLE TO REDUCE SPEED OR ALTER COURSE TO AVOID COLLISSION. V1 COLLIDED WITH THE PORT STERN OF V2 SUBSEQUENTLY STRIKING V2 OPERATOR IN THE LOWER BACK AREA. THE IMPACT CAUSED V2 OPERATOR TO BE EJECTED INTO THE WATER PORT SIDE OF HIS VESSEL.
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