V1 AND V2 PERSONAL WATERCRAFT RENTALS CRUISING WITH FOUR OTHER RENTAL PWC'S IN AN UNCONGESTED ARE NORTH OF DESTIN PASS IDLE SPEED NO WAKE ZONE AND CRAB ISLAND. V1 OPERATOR WAS REVERSING DIRECTION IN HARD PORT TURN. V2 APPROACHES ON PLANE FROM NNE. V2 OPERATOR SEES EMINENT COLLISION AND ABANDONS PWC; LEAPS OFF TO PORT APPROX 10 YARDS FROM IMPACT. V1 OPERATOR HEARS SCREAM, REALIZES COLLISION AND TAKES EVASIVE, HARD STARBOARD TURN. UNMANNED V2, STARBOARD, AFT QUARTER OR CHINE STRIKES SUBMERGED PORT BOW OF V1. V1 OPERATOR SERIOUSLY INJURED WITH CLOSED LEFT RIB CAGE INJURY, BUT NOT EJECTED. V1 AND V2 SEAWORTHY RESTARTED AND RETURNED APPROX ONE MILE TO LIVERY. V1 OPERATOR ASSISTED TO GROUPS RENTAL PONTOON ON CRAB ISLAND. UPON RETURN TO LIVERY, TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL.; operator1 suffered LEFT SIDE INTERNAL INJURIES INCLUDE PARTIALLY COLLAPSED LUNG. 5 BROKEN LEFT RIBS. TWO CONTUSIONS
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