RedactedNarrative: On November 25, 2014 at approximately 11:30 a.m., Vessel #1 (LA 5573 FS), a 15.6ft aluminum homemade flat bottom with remote steering was being operated, on plane, westbound on the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW).  Vessel #1 was approaching a tributary, namely, Hebert's Canal.  Vessel #2 (LA 2280 FS) a 24ft flat bottom fiberglass Carolina Skiff with remote steering was being operated, on plane, southbound on Hebert's Canal.  Vessel #2 was in a tributary approaching the ICW.  
  
  Operator2 did not slow Vessel #2 down while approaching the ICW, in  which there are trees and tail brush on the northwest corner, that restricts an operator's view to traffic coming from the west on the ICW approaching the ICW, Operator2 began turning to port to enter the ICW, while on plane.  Vessel #1 was maintaining a direct course (west) on the ICW and began to cross the intersection of Hebert's Canal.  At that time, Operator1 saw Vessel #2 and immediately turned Vessel #1 to port to avoid collision.  Operator2 also saw Vessel #1 during the left turn and immediately turned Vessel #2 to starboard to avoid collision.  Vessel #1 was then struck on it's starboard side by Vessel #2's port bow.  Vessel #2's port bow proceeded over the starboard gunwale of Vessel #1, then impacted Vessel #1's center console.  During the Collision Operator1 and v1 occupant were forced onto the floor of Vessel #1.  
  
  Operator2 and the passenger were forced onto the floor of Vessel #2 as a result of the collision.  Vessel #2 continued to travel over Vessel #1 from the starboard stern until it made contact with the center console of Vessel #1.  After Vessel #2 made impact with Vessel #1's center console, both vessels came to a rest, upright in the water, a few feet from one another.  Vessel #1 then began flooding due to cracks in the port and starboard gunwales, caused by the collision.  Operator2 assisted in bringing Vessel #1 to shore to prevent it from sinking.  No one was wearing a PFD in either vessels.  Drugs and/or alcohol were not suspected to be a contributing factor in this incident.
  
  Operator2 was issued citation for Careless Operation.