V1 WAS APPROACHING CUTER BANK JUST EAST OF CAESAR CREEK WHEN THE OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE COURSE. THE VESSEL DID NOT RESPOND. AT THEIS POINT THE OPERATOR STATED THAT THE STEERING ON HIS VESSEL LOCKED UP AND CAUSE HIM TO STRIKE CHANNEL MARKER 2. THE VESSEL STRUCK ON THE STARBOARD SIDE AND CAUSED BOTH THE PEOPLE ON BOARD V1 TO STRIKE THE CENTER CONSOLE. HIS OCCUPANT WAS INJURED ON THE FOREHEAD WITH A LACERATION.
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