RedactedNarrative: On Saturday November 5, 2016, I, Ranger First Class, responded to Blue N Hall Marina in reference to a boating accident.  When I arrived at Blue N Hall it was approximately 0825 A.M.  I was informed that one of the boats had extensive damage to the hull and that it was taking on water, the other boat was not damaged near as bad, and that it was able to return to the dock on its own. 
  
  	Once all parties arrived at Blue N Hall, I began gathering the occupants’ information from each vessel.  This is when I learned that 2 of the occupants from vessel 2 had already departed and headed for the Emergency Room at the SEGA Health System.  I took photographs of both boats as they were being lifted out of the water and onto the dock.  I learned that each boat had 3 people on board, and that there was one person ejected from vessel 2.  
  
  	Vessel 1 is a 2002 21' Key West Bay reef with a 225 h.p. Honda four stroke outboard on it.  It is insured by State Farm.  Also on board the morning of the accident, were two people.  V1subject explained to me his version of the accident, and provided a written witness statement as well.  V1subject provided a written statement and also spoke with me about the accident.  
  
  	Vessel 2 is a 2004 19' Sea Boss with a 140 h.p. Suzuki motor on it.  It is owned by three co-owners, and is insured through Corley Insurance Agency.  Also on board with my Operator2 were his father and his brother.  Both were gone to the Emergency room prior to my arrival.  I later met with them at the emergency room to interview them.  
  
  	After interviewing both vessel operators, I concluded that vessel 1 was inbound in Hird Island Creek while vessel 2 was outbound.  Vessel 1 had just come around a horseshoe shaped bend in the river to the right.  Vessel 1 was traveling on the right side of the creek when he met vessel 2 in a head on course.  
  
  Vessel 2 was in a left hand curve of the creek traveling on his left hand side of the creek when he met vessel 1 in a head on course.  Vessel 1 began anticipating a collision and started to make a right hand turn towards the creek bank.  Vessel 2 also anticipated a collision and began steering to the left to avoid hitting vessel 1.  When vessel 1 saw vessel 2 turning in his direction he also began to throttle down and turned even more to the right.  This is when the two boats collided, the bow of vessel 2 hitting vessel 1 on the port side.  The collision caused both boats to turn violently, ejecting the driver of vessel 2 and disabling the motor on vessel 1.  Everyone else ended up in the floor of the two boats.  
  
  	Vessel 1 sustained extensive damage to the hull on the port side.   The motor on vessel 1 was knocked off its bracket, and was hanging to the side.  The bow of the boat had extensive damage to the interior all the way to the front of the console.  Several places were cracked on the hull.
  
  
  No charges pending.