Operator 1 was driving his boat and as he passed by an island on his left, a boat appeared coming from his left about 60 degrees to his direction. Operator 1 started to slow and turn right so vessel 2 could pass across his bow. Instead, he took a hard right and traveled down vessel 1's left side at high speed. At that point, vessel 1 hit what he thought was his wake. Operator 1 stopped to say something to operator 2 since operator 1 felt they had maneuvered too close and that is when operator 1 realized that he had hit a tube with two people on it.
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