RedactedNarrative: On July 6, 2017 at approximately 0830hrs, I Officer with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission received a boating accident call from Tampa Bay Regional Communication Center (TBRCC) that occurred on July 4, 2017 at approximately 1800hrs near the US 41 bridge crossing the Manatee River. There were no injuries, and only one occupant involved. 
  
  operator2 was operating a jet ski (FL7093NR Vessel 2) she borrowed. operator2 was headed back to shore, and let off the throttle as she was headed towards vessel (FL9284RB Vessel 1). Steering was lost when operator2 let off the throttle of V2, and she struck V1 mid ship causing damage to the starboard side of V1 and the bow of V2.