RedactedNarrative: At approximately 0849 hrs, Allen County dispatch was notified of a two vessel non-injury boat accident, occuring on Barren River Lake. Allen County Sherriff's Deputy 1 arrived at Browns Ford boat ramp and met with both vessel operators and one witness, who were all involved in the incident. At approximately 0810 hrs, V2 Operator was travelling north from Browns Ford boat ramp in vessel. V1 Operator was travelling south from Port Oliver boat ramp in vessel. Approximately 1.5 miles north of Browns Ford boat ramp, both vessels met head on in the channel. V2 Operator, observed the oncoming vessel, veered to the starboard side (right) in the channel. V1 Operator, seeing the oncoming vessel, veered to the port side (left) in the channel. Travelling at roughly 30 mph hour, V1 Operator lost sight of the oncoming vessel behind his high rise bass seat in the bow of his boat. V1 Operator was able to make a sharp 90 turn before impacting the vessel of V2 Operator. Damage was sustained on the back left side quarter panel of V2 Operator's vessel and was towed back to Browns Ford boat ramp. V1 Operator's vessel sustained damage to the middle right side quarter panel. Scene was cleared at 0942 hrs.
  
  During interview with V2 Operator, he stated that he saw V1 Operator's vessel travelling Southbound in the channel, just north of Brown's Ford and he started to hug the right side of the channel, once he came around the bend. He noticed that V1 Operators vessel veered to the left and began to head directly at him. At the last moment, V1 Operator's vessel made a sharp turn before impacting V2 Operator's vessel. V2 Operator's vessel sustained damage and was given a tow from V1 Operator back to Browns Ford boat ramp. An assessment of the damage after getting the vessel out of the water revealed a damaged transducer, damaged hydraulic steering arm for boat motor, cracked frame on the port side of the vessel, damage to the console. 8 rod and reels and two multi bars were lost are being thrown off during the collision. Damage to the Minnkota Terova trolling motor and two Garmin graphs was also sustained during the collision.
  
  During interview with V1 Passenger, a passenger on V1 Operator's vessel stated that as they were travelling south and coming to the bend just north of Browns Ford, they noticed V2 Operator travelling north towards them. V1 Passenger stated that he saw V2 Operator manuever his vessel to the left initially, causing his father, V1 Operator, to manuever to the left in the channel. After this manuever, V2 Operator turned the boat back to the right, heading parallel with the bank. At that moment, he stated that he told his father that V2 Operator turned back towards the right and that they were heading at each other. Travelling roughly 25 mph, both vessels were too close to manuever and his father V1 Operator cut the vessel to the left very hard. Both vessels impacted each other. 
  
  During interview with V1 Operator, he reiterated what his son V1 Passenger stated above. While operating the vessel and travelling southbound, he saw V2 Operator travelling northbound in the channel. V1 Operator saw V2 Operator make a manuever to the left in the channel and he corrected his vessel to the left. As V2 Operator manuevered back to the right, V1 Operator stated that he lost sight of V2 Operator's vessel due to a high rise bass seat located in the front of his vessel. V1 Operator's son shouted that V2 Operator had turned and that they were heading towards each other. V1 Operator made a hard left turn before impact. An assessment of the damage after getting the vessel out of the water revealed a damaged transducer, exterior damage to starboard side of the hull. One rod and reel were also thrown overboard during this collision
  