subject 1 STATED ON THAT EVENING HIS VESSEL WAS ANCHORED AND RAFTED ALONG SIDE 10 OTHER VESSELS. subject 1'S VESSEL WAS RAFTED INSIDE OF THE VESSELS, THIRD FROM THE LEFT SIDE. subject 1 STATED DURING THE CONCERT A THUNDERSTORM ENVELOPED THE AREA CAUSING 45MPH WINDS,4TO 5FT.SEAS AND HEAVY RAIN. subject 1 STATED THAT THE PLEASURE BOAT ANCHORAGE AREA WAS CONGESTED WITH OTHER ANCHORED VESSELS APPROX. 200-300 VESSELS. WHEN THE STORM HIT,VESSELS THAT WERE ANCHORED IN THE AREA OF THE CONCERT STARTED TO LEAVE RAPIDLY WITH NO DIRECTION AND CONFUSION. subject 1 STATED IN THE RAFTED AND ANCHORED VESSELS,HIS VESSEL WAS SECURE AND HE AND HIS PARTY REMAINED ON LOCATIONO.subject 1 STATED HE OBSERVED A WHITE,38FT FOUNTAIN SPEED BOAT OFF OF HIS PORT STERN IN OPERATION. THE VESSELS DIRECTION OF TRAVEL WAS CLOSING ON HIS VESSEL.subject 1 STATES THE VESSEL WAS APPROACHING HIS PORT STERN AT AN ANGLE AND THEN IMPACTED WITH HIS VESSELS SWIMMING PLATFORM CAUSING DAMAGE.ALL 23 OCCUPANTS ON BOARD subject 1's VESSEL WERE NOT HARMED. THE STRIKING VESSEL HIT AND BOUNCED OFF subject 1's VESSEL AND LEFT THE SCENE WITHOUT STOPPING. subject 1 WAS UNABLE TO OBTAN REGISTRATION NUMBER OR NAME OF VESSEL. THE 38FT VESSEL WAS ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE THE CONGESTED AREA DUE TO THUNDERSTORM.
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