RedactedNarrative: Vessel 1 was traveling in a south westerly direction in Gardiners Bay.  Vessel 1 experienced engine trouble.  Operator of vessel 1 brought vessel to a stop and went below to the engine to diagnose the problem and the operators wife remained on the bridge.  Operator 1 was down in the engine room for a couple of minutes when he heard his wife screaming.  By the time he exited the engine room and got to the bridge vessel 2 was about to collide with vessel 1 on the port side amidships.  Vessel 1 sustained major damage to the port side including broken windows, bent railings and several cracks to the fiberglass.