RedactedNarrative: On March 7, 2016, at 5:10 PM, an 8-oared rowing shell from the University of Pennsylvania Rowing Team was struck head on by a speedboat on the Hillsborough River, in Tampa Florida. At the time of the collision the rowing shell was approximately 3 miles upriver of the Steward's Foundation Rowing Center and headed downriver. The shell was safely on the right side of the river and was being followed by a coaching launch driven by Penn Head Coach. The shell was moving at less than 10 miles per hour. 
  
  The speedboat, pale yellow in color and roughly 18 feet in length, was moving slowly, but steadily up the centerline of the river. A young woman was seated on the deck facing backwards and obscuring the view of the driver who was not visible prior to the collision. 
  
  As the two craft moved toward each other they appeared lined up to pass safely. However, with a dozen feet between their bows the speedboat drifted left into the path of the rowing shell. Coach yelled a warning through his megaphone just prior to the collision. The coxswain of the shell steered hard to starboard. The driver of the speedboat suddenly popped up and was visible for the first time. He swung hard to starboard as well. The combined maneuvers avoided a direct hit to the shell hull, but the speedboat slammed into the bowman's rigger, tearing it off the boat, ripping sheets of carbon fiber loose, and breaking a new oar in half. Fortunately the bowman, alerted by Coach's call, leaped from the shell in time to avoid being hit by the prow of the speedboat, which passed sideways over the gunnel of the shell.
  
  The operator of the speedboat immediately stopped and offered to help. He was very apologetic and said he did not see the shell coming. 
  
  There was no visible damage to the speedboat. The broken oar has a value of $460. The shell is presently being assessed by the manufacturer, Resolute Racing Shells, at its facility in Rhode Island. It is unclear at this time whether the shell is repairable. New the shell is roughly $45k. This particular shell is 2-3 years old.