BOTH VESSELS WERE OPERATING AT A FAIRLY HIGH RATE OF SPEED. BOTH OPERATORS VIoLOATED THE NAVIGATION RULES BY FAILING TO MAINTAIN A SAFE DISTANCE APART. BY FAILING TO ACCURATELY GAUGE THE RISK OF COLLISON, THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE TWO VESSELS HIT NEARLY HEAD ON AND CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY TO THE OPERATOR OF VESSEL 1.
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