V1 WAS CRUISNG SOUTH ON THE ICW AND SISTERS CREEK WHILE TO OWNER OF THE VESSEL WAS IN THE CABIN GETTING THE LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS THE OPERATOR TOOK THE HELM. THE OPERATOR HAD TRAVELED THROUGH SEVERAL BRIDGES WITH ENOUGH CLEARANCE AND DID NOT THINK THE SISTERS CREEK BRIDGE WOULD BE A PROBLEM. THE OPERATOR WAS DISTRACTED BY ANOHER VESSEL OVERTAKING HIM ON THE PORT SIDE. THE MAST OF V1 HIT THE BRIDGE SPAN AND COLLAPSED ON THE VESSEL. THE OPERATOR AND OCCUPANT WERE ABLE TO STEER THE VESSEL IN CIRCLES UNTIL TOW BOAT US ARRIVED TO TOW THEM TO MORNING STAR MARINA.
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