V1 WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON THE ICW IN A 25 MPH ZONE AND SLOWED DOWN AS IT WAS ABOUT TO STRIKE THE WAKE OF A VESSEL HEADING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. V1 THEN STRUCK AN UNLIT CHANNEL MARKER ON THE STARBOARD SIDE OF HIS VESSEL AS HE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. HE IMPACTED HIS FACE on THE CONSOLE.
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