Account From Vessel #1:
Vessel #1 was back trolling (holding position in the river) on the lower portion of Honeymoon Cove on the Kenai River, just upstream from The Pillars Boat Luanch. Four lines were in the water fishing when the Operator of Vessel #2 was traveling at a high rate of speed with an obvious lack of visibility. Operator of Vessel #1 took immediate evasive action to avoid a head-on collision with Vessel #2. Vessel #1 accelerated and turned in the port direction and took the impact on the starboard bow causing damage to the starboard side of the boat. During the incident, 1 passenger located near the bow of Vessel #1 went overboard to avoid being directly struck by Vessel #2, as impact was inevitable. Immediately following the impact the operator of Vessel #1 went into rescue mode to retrieve the man in the water. Upon reaching the victim the remaining passengers were unable to get the victim back into the boat due to river current and the increased weight of the victim. The operator of Vessel #1 was forced to beach his vessel at the nearest point to save the passenger. Vessel #1 went ashore hard during the rescue causing additional boat/motor damage. 

Account From Vessel #2:
Operator of Vessel #2 was driving down river and had just passed a slough where multiple boats were back trolling for kings. He thought the coast was clear to re-adjust the weight in the boat so he started to slow down. He had come to almost a complete stop when he saw Vessel #1 back trolling in front of him and he tried to turn to avoid the boat. He sideswiped the boat and caused scratches to the right of Vessel #2 and scratches to the right side of Vessel #1. One person from Vessel #1 jumped overboard and was pulled out of the water quickly. Other than the damage to the boats, the man who jumped overboard had his iPhone damaged.

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