V1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO OFFLOAD PASSENGERS AT THE SOUTH EAST END OF ANCLOTE ISLAND. THE TIDE WINDS CAUSED THE VESSEL TO DRIFT SOUTH. THE CAPTAIN OF V1 REVERSED IN ORDER TO TRY AND AVOID HITTING V2. V1 RUBBED AGAINST V2. V1'S PORT MOTOR THEN BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE BOW ANCHOR OF V3, CAUSING V1 TO SHUT DOWN THE MOTOR. WITH ONLY ONE MOTOR, V1 WAS CAUGHT IN THE CURRENT, CAUSING IT TO SLAM PORT TO PORT WITH V3.
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