RedactedNarrative: V1, (39 foot motorboat),"Excaliber" was heading south on the ICW at plaining speed. During the course of their voyage the operator looked down at his instruments causing him to run hard a ground.
  
   The following day February 16th I conducted an interview of Operator at his home. Operator stated he picked up his vessel from St Augustine Marine Center where it was getting bottom paint. He was then traveling south to his home at approximately 25mph. During the voyage Operator looked down at his instruments and when he looked up, he saw the sand bar as his vessel ran hard aground. He was flung forward, and his face struck a piece of oak that was fixed to the helm. Operator stated that along with the lacerations the hospital found that he had a cracked lumbar vertebra. I also conducted a follow up interview of the vessel occupant who lives next door.
  
  
  Occupant was wearing a neck brace and stated that he was standing next to Operator when the vessel ran aground.  The impact caused him to hit the glass windshield and then fall down the stairs into the berthing area. Occupant’s injuries were a knee laceration that required four stitches and fracture of the following vertebra: c3, c4, c5, c6 and t12.; 
  