BOAT#1 OPERATOR WAS HEADED FOR SHORE TO LAND HIS BOAT. WHILE IN TRANSIT TOWARD THE SHORE, HIS MOTOR STRUCK AN UNSEEN UNDERWATER OBSTACLE. THIS CAUSED HIS MOTOR TO KICK-UP & GET LOCKED IN UPRIGHT POSITION CREATING LOSS OF STEERING FOR BOAT#1 OPERATOR. BOAT #1 OPERATOR WAS UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN HIS BOAT AND HIS BOAT STRUCK BOAT#2 IN THE STERN. BOAT#2 OWNER WAS STANDING IN BACK OF BOAT ATTEMPTING TO GET HIS BOAT COVER ON THE BOAT. WHEN BOAT#1 STRUCK BOAT#2 BOAT OWNER FELL AGAINST HIS BOAT MOTOR INJURING HIS RIBS. BOAT #2 OWNER DROVE HIMSELF TO HOSPITAL FOR DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT.
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