RedactedNarrative: On Sunday May 5, 2019, at approximately 5:00pm, I (Officer of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)) was dispatched to a boating accident that happened on canal cut on Lake Okeechobee. Once on scene I made contact with subject who claimed to be the operator and only person onboard the vessel at the time of the accident. Subject explained to me that he was traveling east on the canal cut when he saw a bass boat traveling in the same direction. Subject continued to explain that the other operator noticed him and at this time he began to give way and pass on the port side. He continued to explain that once he got to a certain point the other vessel started to turn in towards him. Once the vessel got approximately 10 feet away the other vessel sped up, to avoid a collision he stayed his course. Subject explained that he began to feel something hit his outboard motors which he believed were rocks. Subject was not able to get any registration numbers off the other vessel, he managed to get the vessel to Roland Martin Marina. After arriving at the marina Subject noticed one skeg was broken and one other damaged, he also noticed two propellers were damaged. The far starboard side engine was not able to trim up to inspect and Subject explained he could trim all motors up before the accident.
  I climbed aboard and inspected other parts of the vessel, there was no odor of an alcoholic beverage onboard the vessel and I did not see any alcoholic beverages in plain sight. Subject claimed no injuries and had vessel towed at his own expense. Subject did everything he could to avoid a collision.
  
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