RedactedNarrative: Vessel 1 traveling south at approximately 30 MPH turned port side and hit vessel 2 traveling south at 30 MPH. At the time of the collision vessel 2 was trying to overtake vessel 1. Vessel 1's starboard side hit vessel 2's starboard side. No injuries were recorded at the time of the accident. 
  
  At the scene, I first interviewed Operator2 who described that he was operating his boat at approximately 30 M.P.H. going south in the ICW north of Rybovich Marina. He saw a PWC a half mile in front of him driving erratically by swerving and fluctuating in speed. He indicates that he honked his horn for several hundred yards to get the PWC’s attention while he changed his direction to go outside the channel on the East side of the ICW. He attempted to pass the PWC on its port side, which would be his starboard side. At the time of his pass he believed the PWC was either not moving, or was moving slowly. As he passed the PWC near channel marker 4A, the operator, Operator1, increased her speed and turned to her port side. As Operator1 turned to her port side, she made contact with Operator2’s vessel as he passed. After the impact he checked to see that Operator1 was not injured and then brought his boat over to the closest dock at Rybovich Marina. Passenger on Operator2’s vessel agreed with Operator2’s account and stressed that he tried to move out of the way of the PWC and honked his horn for several hundred yards. I then interviewed operator1 that this was her first time on a PWC and she was following the instructions and path of her boyfriend. She was practicing doing S-turns and stop and go’s in order to become familiar with how the PWC handled. At the time of the accident she was trying to catch up to her boyfriend who was on his PWC approximately 100 yards south. At the time of the accident, she recalls going forward and trying to make a splash by turning to her portside at around 30 M.P.H. At this point, contact was made with Operator2’s vessel. She said the starboard side of her PWC hit the starboard side of Operator2’s vessel. After the collision the PWC was no longer operable and the engine would not start. Operator1 was wearing a PFD and was in possession of a temporary boater safety certificate from Blue Water Boat Rentals, dated 5/30/15. Operator1 declined to be seen by Palm Beach Fire and Rescue.