RedactedNarrative: On june 3,2017, at approximately 19:45 hours, vessel 2 was drifting in the mouth of a cove south of steel creek marina in little nutbush creek.  Passengers of vessel 2 was preparing equipment for bow fishing.  
  
  Vessel 1 was cruising in little nutbush creek heading west into the mouth of the cove vessel 2 was in.  Vessel 1 struck vessel 2 bow to bow at approximately 25 mph.  Two passengers jumped off the starboard side of vessel 2 into the water just as vessel 1 struck vessel 2.  The third passenger was thrown off vessel 2 into the water as the collision took place to the starboard side.  
  
  The operator of vessel 1 tried to avoid the collision with vessel 2 at the last second and turned sharply to the right going down the port side of vessel 2.  Vessel 1 had extensive damage to the fiberglass below the water line and to the rub rail on the port side.  The hull of vessel 2 was twisted with the port side raised out of the water, the fishing platform crushed, and contents damaged inside.  Both vessel 1 and vessel 2 appeared to be total losses.
  
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