V1 was heading west into a blind corner at approximately 10mph with two occupants aboard. V2 was heading east into the same blind corner at approximately 15mph with two occupants aboard as well. The location of the accident was a blind corner with limited visibility due to mangroves and left little to no room for evasive maneuvers since the total width of the waterway was approximately 10-15 feet with mangroves on both sides.

Due to the two vessel's rate of speed and reduced area to maneuver, when the two vessels met in the blind corner, V1's bow struck V2's port side as V2 tried to make an evasive maneuver. This caused significant damage to V2's port side. V1 came to rest on V2's polling platform at which time V1 had to be pushed off and both operators agreed to move to a safer location and wait for law enforcement.

Both vessels were traveling at a speed too fast for the conditions and furthermore V1 failed to make sufficient evasive maneuvers to avoid the accident.
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