On 7/21/13, at approximately 5:45 PM, Vessel 1 (V-1), a PWC, was traveling East through the Haulover Inlet.  Another large vessel was coming in (West) through the inlet as well.  The large wake caused by the big vessel caused V-1 to be steered into the rocks along the shoreline on the south side of the inlet.  The operator of V-1 stated that his PWC caught the down slope of the wake causing the water jet to come out of the water and eventually lost steering.  He jumped off of V-1 when he saw the collision with the rocks was unavoidable. The bow of V-1 struck the rocks along the shoreline.  He was able to get back onto the damaged V-1 and drove it back to the Haulover Marina where he notified FWC.  The large vessel that caused the wake did not stop at the scene and was unidentified.

The operator did not possess the required Boater Safety Education Card.

I had no further involvement in this case.
NORTH MIAMI