RedactedNarrative: Due to operator inexperience and wind conditions, V1 collided with V2 as both vessels were drifting. The waves caused V1 to lift up and land on the starboard bow of V2 and then continued to push V1 against V2, causing extensive fiberglass damage along the starboard side of V2. There were no injuries involved in the boating accident. Hydro Thunder Livery estimated the total damage at $7400. 
  
  V1 had damage underneath the port side bow of the vessel, and V2 had fiberglass damage on the starboard bow and along a majority of the length of the starboard side. Some of the damage on V2 had gone completely through the fiberglass, leaving a hole in the fiberglass. 
  
  From observing the damage on both vessels and from the statements I gathered, I conclude that the accident happened at approximately 1445 hours, which was approximately 15 minutes after the vessels left the livery site. The operators had gone into Fleming Key Channel, where both operators put the vessels engines in neutral, causing them to drift in close proximity to each other. From the strong east winds, it caused the vessels to become closer and closer to each other, until they finally collided. From the damage shown, it seems that V1 had been lifted up on a wave and landed on the starboard bow of V2, then as the waves continued to push V1, it caused it to slam against V2’s starboard side, causing extensive fiberglass damage. 
  
  I believe the accident was caused from operator inexperience along with the wind conditions in the area. Hydro Thunder’s general manager obtained estimates for the damage on both vessels. The estimate of V1 was $600, and V2 was $6800, which combined is a total of $7400. There were no injuries involved in the boating accident.