V1 WAS TRAVELING UP RIVER NEAR THE CENTER OF THE CHANNEL. V2 WAS TRAVELING DOWN RIVER NEAR THE CENTER OF THE CHANNEL. THE VESSELS WERE APPROACHING IN A HEAD ON SITUATION. V2 TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO STARBOARD THEN PORT. V1 STRUCK V2 AT AN ANGLE OF ABOUT 135 DEGREES ON V2S STARBOARD SIDE, JUST AFT OF THE COCKPIT AREA. V2S OPERATOR WAS STRUCK BY V1S HULL BUT REFUSED TREATMENT. V1S PASSENGER WAS EJECTED UPON IMPACT, AND HE WAS NOT WEARING A PFD. V1 DID NOT RAMP OVER, BUT GLANCED OFF V2 AND V1 CONTINUED RUNNING AFTER IMPACT AND CAME TO REST HARD AGROUND ASHORE, ABOUT 10 FEET FROM THE WATERS EDGE TO THE STERN OF V1.
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