On 5-28-2012 at approximately 11:42am both Off. responded to a boating accident between a small commercial fishing and a sail boat that occurred near Pt. Judit.  According to the captain of the fishing vessel SEA JEM, he reported that he was not at the helm and working the deck area just before the collision.  His nets were up and the vessel was on auto pilot traveling approximately 6 knots headed in a straight course south towards Pt. Judith. He was on the deck for 2-3 minutes when he heard loud talking and looked up to see the  sail boat, ILARIA, in close proximately blowing its horn and attempting to pass in front of his bow.  Operator2 ran to the helm and put the engines in full reverse but it was too late. The bow of the SEA JEM collided with the ILARIA on the port side near the center of the vessel. The was no apparent damage to the SEA JEM.
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