RedactedNarrative: On October 31, 2021 at approximately 3:00 PM, vessel #1 (LA 3653 GH) a 21'6" Nitro powered by a 250 HP remote steer outboard collided with Vessel #2  (LA 9164 GJ) a 17' Alweld powered by a 115 HP tiller steer outboard, in Black Bayou, Cameron Parish.  
  
  V1 was traveling north and V2 was traveling south.  V1 was traveling at a high rate of speed and maneuvering around a sharp right-handed curve when V1 and V2 observed each other near the apex of the curve.  
  
  V1 steered to its respective left and V2 steered to its respective right, resulting in both vessels colliding into each other near their bows.  The force of the collision caused occupants to be thrown forward but all stayed inside their vessels.  
  
  V2 immediately began flooding and capsized causing the occupants of V2 to enter the water.  V2 completely capsized leaving the bow portion of the vessel above the waterline.  All  occupants in both vessels were wearing PFD's at the time of the incident.  Drugs and or alcohol are not suspected in this incident.  An occupant in V1 advised she hurt her knee during the collision, but medical attention was not needed.    
  
  The main contributing factors to this incident is careless operation due to violations of the rules of the road for vessels.  
  
  Rule number one states vessels passing head-on shall each keep to their respective right.  In this case when the vessels came in sight of each other, V1 turned to his left in violation of this rule and contributing to the incident.  
  
  Rule number 16 states that all vessels shall be operated at reasonable speeds for given conditions and in this case due to the sharp curve in the waterway, V1 should have slowed down in order to properly navigate the turn staying on his respective right when he came into sight of V2.    
  
  