On 7-26-10 an accident involving 2 boats occurred off of Weekapaug Pt, Westerly.  Vessel 1, a commercial fishing vessel the Linda Marie was struck by a sailboat (Vessel 2) on its port side.  There was no damage to Vessel 1, but the mast on Vessel 2 was snapped off.  According to the captain on the Linda Marie, Capt. reported that he was at the wheel and travelling east in the area of Weekapaug Pt.  The fishing net was deployed and he was travelling straight approximately 2 mph when he saw Vessel 2 just before it's mast collided with the port side of the outrigger.  The operator on Vessel 2 reported that he was looking behind the boat at the time of the collision, checking the propeller in the water.
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