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  Vessel One an open motorboat was traveling approximately eight mph. The vessel had one person surfing approximately ten feet behind the vessel with four others onboard, including the operator. Vessel Two a personal watercraft was traveling approximately 30-40' behind Vessel One, approximately 150' away on Vessel One's port side, and traveling on the brink of Vessel One's large wake with no passengers.
  
  VESSEL TWO PRIOR TO ACCIDENT
  Vessel Two was being driven by a first time operator. The vessel had previously had been operated by the owner with one passenger. The owner and passenger while riding had both fallen off the personal watercraft vessel. Only the passenger, the operator involved in the accident was able to get back on the personal watercraft. The owner had chosen to swim back to shore. 
  
  The new operator chose to follow Vessel One as they believed they were headed toward shore, however Vessel One was headed away from shore. Vessel Two's operator had been operating approximately 5-10 minutes prior to the accident.
  
  THE ACCIDENT
  Vessel Two traveling slightly above the speed of Vessel One started to turn right toward Vessel One, as to make a large circle to travel back to shore. As Vessel Two approached Vessel One, those on Vessel One shouted at Vessel Two to turn away. The operator of Vessel Two began to get nervous, and they slowed down, their turning power diminished. The operator of Vessel One, towing a surfer without a rope feared that by stopping, the surfer would collide with the rear of the vessel, if they sped up, it would leave the surfer susceptible to the oncoming Vessel Two. 
  
  Vessel Two now approximately 15-25' away and still headed in the direction of Vessel One, making the vessels perpendicular. The operator in a frantic attempt to avoid Vessel One began to throttle. Due to the Vessel Two's operator minimal experience, the operator applied too much throttle causing their vessel to increase speed rapidly. Operator Two feared greatly, and bailed from their vessel.  Those on Vessel One described the action as though, "a personal watercraft torpedo had been sent at them".
  
  DAMAGE
  The impact caused a few cracks in the front of Vessel Two's fiberglass and broke a plastic piece. Vessel One sustained a majority of the damage, with severe fiberglass and possible structural damage on the port side. Further damage details can be found in the vessel tabs of the report.
  