RedactedNarrative: The following is a summary of interview of the operator of vessel # 1. According to Operator1 he and his crew left Grider Hill Marina enroute to the Jamestown Marina. They were being followed by two other vessels, all friends of Operator1.  They all wished to follow Operator1 because it was a dark night and they were unfamiliar with Lake Cumberland. Operator1 stated they were cruising along when he saw something in front of him; he could not tell what it was. He cut hard to the right struck it, and was thrown into the water after impact. Passenger from v1 was complaining of pain and being injured. Operator1 stated that he then saw the engine of vessel #2 on fire. He stated that was the first time he saw vessel #2. He also stated that after getting V1 occupant out of the water and on to his boat and attending to the other injured he noticed that the lights on vessel #2 were on.  
   
   
  The following is a summary of the statement of the operator of vessel #2. their crew were traveling from Grider Hill Marina to the Jamestown Marina. When they decided to stop to take a bathroom break, the engine of the boat was shut off. V2 victim stepped to the rear of the vessel near the swim deck and ladder. V2 victim after relieving himself said that three boats were coming up behind them and that they are going to get close, he then yelled that they are going to hit us get down. One of the boats hit us, striking V2 victim and causing our engine to catch fire. V2 victim was knocked into the water and we could not find him. Subject put the engine fire out and jumped in the water and helped rescue V2 victim. V2 victim was put on one of the other boats and taken to the marina. We called 911 and ask who hit us they, the other boats wouldn’t say who hit us but I could tell that most of them were drunk. We had our navigation and our LED interior lights on.
  
  Operator1 tested .15%on the P.B.T.. He also stated that he had not had anything to drink since the collision.
  
  Two of the occupants on vessel #1 were according to them standing up and moving around in the front of the vessel just to and at impact. This could have blocked the view of the operator. The operator of vessel #1 Operator1 was in my opinion and at the time of the collision under the influence of alcoholic beverage.
  
  All of the other occupants of vessel # 1 according to their statements never saw vessel #2 prior to impact, they report that vessel #2 did not have navigation lights on. The occupants and operators of the two vessels following vessel #1 all report not seeing vessel #2 prior to being struck by vessel #1 and only then after the engine caught fire.
  
  All of the occupants and the operator of vessel #2 adamantly state that the navigation as well as the interior and led lights of vessel #2 were on prior to and at impact.