VESSEL 1 WAS A 22" HOWARD OPEN MOTORBOAT WITH 3 PEOPLE ON BOARD AND 3 PEOPLE BEING TOWED ON A TUBE.  THE OPERATOR WAS MID CHANNEL TOWING 3 INDIVIDUALS ON A TUBE AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH.  THE INDIVIDUALS FELL OFF THE TUBE, WHEN THIS OCCURED TWO OF THE INDIVIDUALS HEADS COLLIDED CAUSING INJURY TO ONE, 1.5 INCH LACERATION ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD ABOVE THE EAR.  INJURED TUBER DECLINED CARE AND SELF TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.  NO OTHER INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VESSEL.
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