V1 WAS CRUISING ALONG WESTERN SHORE AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. V2 HAD CRUISED PAST V1 THEN TURNED TO THE PORT SIDE AND STRUCK V1. V2 WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. DAMAGE TO V1 WAS STARBOARD SIDE FRONT DECK AND PONTOON. DAMAGE TO V2 WAS STARBOARD SIDE REAR WHERE PONTOON OF V1 OPENED A HOLE BIG ENOUGH TO SINK V2 IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. WHEN I ARRIVED ON THE SCENE, V2 WAS TIED TO A GRAVEL DREDGE WITH ONLY THE POINT OF THE BOW ABOVE THE WATERLINE. V1 WAS SECURED TO A DOCK APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE UPSTREAM. OCCUPANTS OF V2 HAD BEEN PICKED UP BY ANOTHER PONTOON AND LEFT THE AREA. OCCUPANTS OF V1 HAD STAYED AT THE SCENE.
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