V1 AND V2 (BOTH PWC'S) WERE TRAVELING NORTH IN THE GULF OF MEXICO APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE NORTH OF GORDONS PASS IN NAPLES, AND APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET OFF THE BEACH. THE V1 OPERATOR STATED THAT THE STEERING SYSTEM ON V1 BROKE IN A DOWNWARD POSITION CAUSING THE BOW OF V1 TO STRIKE V2 ON THE STARBOARD SIDE. V1 OPERATOR WAS EJECTED FROM THE PWC AND SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS RIGHT ARM. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO NCH HOSPITAL BY EMS.
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