RedactedNarrative: On 5/8/16 at approximately 1545 hours a boating accident occurred when a PWC with two people on board struck a 15' vessel with three people on board. The accident occurred in Boca Ciega Bay between Treasure Island and Jungle Prada Boat Ramp. The accident resulted in minor injuries to the PWC operator, and approximately $3000 in damage to the vessels.
  
  The vessel operator Operator2 stated that he was traveling southbound at about 20mph in the channel with his passengers when out of nowhere their vessel was struck broadside by a PWC. The impact was violent enough that it ejected V2 occupant2 from the vessel and also knocked both occupants off the PWC. 
   
  V2 occupant2 stated that he then swam over to V1 occupant and helped her aboard Operator2's vessel. At the same time a good samaritan vessel stopped and helped Operator1 who had been knocked unconscious during the collision onto their vessel.
   
  Operator1 had no recollection of the accident or the events leading up to it. V1 occupant stated that as a passenger on the PWC she hadn't seen Operator2's vessel before they struck it.
  V1 occupant was evaluated at the hospital and found to be uninjured from the accident. Operator1 was found to have suffered a small pneumothorax to the left side of his chest and was released a short time later.
   
  The damage and marks on the PWC and Operator2's vessel indicate that (V1) Operator1 struck (V2) Operator2's vessel on the port side at just forward of midship. The (V1) PWC then went under (V2) Operator2's vessel which ramped slightly as it passed over the (V1) PWC. Marks on the underside of (V2) Operator2's hull, and damage to the outboard lower unit and propeller support this. 
   
  For his role in the accident Operator1 was issued a warning for improper lookout.
   
  