RedactedNarrative: On june 9, 2018 at approximately 4:00 pm, Operator1 was operating a rental pwc heading east on the intracoastal waterway.  His nephew, Operator2, was also operating a rental pwc and was following along behind Operator1.   As they were heading back to return the pwcs, operator1 motioned for his nephew to come along side of his vessel so he could give him some direction on where they needed to go.  
  
  According to Operator1, his nephew came towards him and tried to steer away when he realized he would hit him, but was unable to due to not applying throttle to the pwc, thereby losing steering capability.  Operator1 saw that an impact was inevitable and jumped off his pwc.  Operator2's pwc struck Operator1's pwc on the port side causing damage to the hull of the pwc.  They continued on to the rental agency and explained the incident.  Pfds were worn and alcohol and drugs did not contribute to this incident.  No charges were filed in this case.
  
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