VESSEL WAS FACING EAST AND PREPARING TO EXIT THE FORT PIERCE INLET.
THE VESSEL HAD SIX PEOPLE ON BOARD.
THE VESSEL POWERED UP AND THE FRONT VIEW WAS PARTIALLY OBSTRUCTED BY PASSENGERS AND THE BOW COMING UP OUT OF THE WATER.
VESSEL STRUCK FORT PIERCE INLET CHANNEL BYOY NO. 8.
OPERATOR STRUCK UPPER LEFT EYE AGAINST CENTER CONSOLE GUARD, AND GOT A LACERATION.
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