V1 WAS TRAVELING NORTHEAST INTO MURPHYS CREEK FROM THE ST JOHNS RIVER AT THE BUFFALO BLUFF ENTRANCE AT MODERATE SPEED. THE OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TEARDROP TURN IN MURPHYS CREEK TO RE ENTER THE ST JOHNS RIVER FROM WHERE HE CAME. THE OPERATOR TURNED THE VESSEL TO STARBOARD HEADING TOWARDS THE COUTH BANK OF MURPHYS CREEK TO BE FOLLOWED BY A 270 DEGREE TURN TO THE LET AND HEAD BACK To THE ST JOHNS RIVER. THE OPERATOR FAILED TO NEGOTIATE THE INITIAL TURN AND RAN THE VESSEL AGROUND ON THE SHORELINE AND EJECTED ONE OCCUPANT INTO THE WOODS.
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