Accident Report Completed by Operator of Vessel 1 

Approximately 10 pm.  Traveling west on the Wilmington River toward Thunderbolt.  Just before the mouth of the Herb River there was a boat drifting with no lights on.  I was underway and saw the boat 25 yards ahead of me when it became visible.   I tried to avoid the boat by turning left but there was not enough room to completely avoid hitting the bow.  The boats collided and hit in the front right part of my bow.  There was a violent jerk and the boat I hit spun around and also hit the transom of my boat.  There were no injuries.
Savannah                      