V1 WAS TRAVELING OUTBOUND (EASTERLY) IN THE MAHI CANAL WHEN IT STRUCK A BOAT LIFT; THERE WAS NO VESSEL ON THE LIFT AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION. THE WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY OBSERVED V1 STRIKE THE LIFT AND CONTINUE OUTBOUND IN THE CANAL.  THE WITNESSES ALSO HAD A DESCRIPTION OF THE VESSEL WHICH WAS LATER STOPPED WHILE TRAVELING INBOUND. THE V1 OPERATOR ADMITTED TO HITTING THE BOAT LIFT BUT ASSUMED THERE WAS NO DAMAGE.
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