BOTH PARTIES GAVE STATEMENTS THAT THEY WERE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND IN THE ICW IN LITTLE SARASOTA BAY JUST NORTH OF POINT CRISP. IN THE AREA OF CHANNEL MARKER 55.  V1 PASSED V2 ON THE STARBOARD SIDE, TURNED LEFT AND STOPPED.  V2 TURNED LEFT IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID COLLISION BUT WAS UNABLE TO.  THE STARBOARD SIDE OF V2 STRUCK V1 ON THE PORT SIDE EJECTING ALL THREE OCCUPANTS.
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