V1 WAS TRAVELING NORTH IN THE ICW. AS V1 TRAVELED THROUGH THE PINELLAS BAYWAY STRUCTURE "C" BRIDGE OPERATOR/OWNER ACCELERATED TO GET ON PLANE. V1 OPERATOR STATED THAT HE WAS SPEAKING TO PEOPLE BESIDE HIM AND NOTICED THE RED CHANNEL MARKER TO HIS RIGHT. THE NEXT THING THE OPERATOR NOTICED WAS ANOTHER RED CHANNEL MARKER TO HIS LEFT. BEFORE HE COULD THROTTLE THE VESSEL DOWN, V1 RAN AGROUND ON A SANDBAR BETWEEN ICW MARKER #26 AND MAXIMO CHANNEL MARKER #2. TWO OCCUPANTS HAD NON LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES.
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