V1 WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON THE ST JOHNS RIVER NEAR MARKER 113. V1 RAN OUT OF GAS AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS. V1 HAD NON-OPERATIONAL NAVIGATIONAL LIGHTS AND WAS DRIFTING MID-CHANNEL OF RIVER. V2 WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON ST JOHNS RIVER, FOLLOWING ANOTHER VESSEL. THE LEAD VESSEL, SEEING V1 SLOWED AND MANEUVERED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID COLLISION. V2 SLOWED AND MANEUVERED LEFT, STRIKING V1 MIDWAY ON PORT SIDE, RUNNING UP ONTO V1 BUT NOT OVER. V2 REVERSED ENGINES, BACKING OFF V1. V1 SANK AND OCCUPANTS WENT INTO THE WATER. V1 OCCUPANTS WERE PULLED FROM THE WATER BY V2 OCCUPANTS.
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