V1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET AWAY FROM A STRONG STORM. V1 COULD NOT GET MOTORS TO START UP. V1 WAS CAUGHT IN HIGH SPEED WINDS FROM THE STORM, AND WAS PUSHED INTO V2 AND THEN INTO V3. V1 OPERATOR LEFT THE SCENE TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE, AND ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT USCG, HOWEVER THEY WERE BUSY RESPODING TO A SINKING VESSEL WITH PEOPLE IN THE WATER NEAR FORT WALTON BEACH. V1 OPERATOR SAID HE RETURNED TO THE SCENE 45 MINUTES LATER, BUT COULD NOT RECOGNIZE THE VESSELS INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT.
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