RedactedNarrative: On September 5, 2021, at approximately 5:30 OP1 was operating a 2017 21’ Key West vessel with Florida Registration FL 6889 RN (v-1) with five other occupants and towing three additional occupants on a tube behind the vessel.  The operator was traveling north on the Intercostal Waterway (ICW) passing channel marker 63. While traveling the ICW there was other boat traffic which caused the tube being towed to hit channel marker 63 and throw the three children off the tube into the channel marker. 
  Two tubers received injuries and were transported to the hospital and one tuber was treated on scene and released. 
  I then spoke with the operator/owner of the vessel, later identified as OP1. The vessel was bearing Florida registration FL 6889 RN. I asked him what happened during the incident. He stated that he was towing the 3 kids on a tube leaving the Fort George area. He described heavy boat traffic in the area of the ICW. He stated that he made a right turn (north) on the ICW to head back to where he kept his boat. He described the heavy boat traffic caused the waves in the area to be rough. He wanted to tow the tube with the kids to the other side of the channel to avoid collision. He stated he was to the right of the channel marker trying to make it to the left side of the channel. He was able to maneuver the vessel out of the way, but the tube with the 3 children struck the green ICW channel marker 63. ; 
  VICTIM 1 has a broke right ankle and several lacerations/scratches from barnacles on left foot and right leg/foot from impact with channel marker 63.;
  VICTIM 2:He had abrasion above his left eye and lacerations/scratches from barnacles when he made impact with Channel marker 63.
  VICTIM 3 had minor scratches from barnacles after making contact with channel marker 63.; 
  