V1 was traveling north and the steering locked to port causing a collision with V2 which was heading south.

At approx. 1620 hrs Operator1 was operating V1, a 2013 Yamaha PWC when he started having steering problems. As he was heading north on the ICW his steering locked to port and struck V2 as it was heading south on the ICW just west of Morning side boat ramp. Operator1 was able to abandon the PWC before impact as operator of V2 slowed down and tried to maneuver out of the collision course but was unsuccessful. V2 sustained minor scratches on the bow, but V1 sustained major structural damage as a result of the accident. Neither party suffered injuries during the accident. When assessing the damage to the PWC  I was able to confirm steering lock up. To further explain the primary cause of the accident It was was a machinery failure in the PWC causing the steering column to lock, as I stated the primary cause of the accident as "other", I gave Operator1 a verbal warning for careless operation, due to his knowledge of mechanical problems he should have been more careful operating the PWC.

MIAMI                         