RedactedNarrative: At approximately 1820 hours I was dispatched to a boating accident in the St Lucie River just southwest of the Old Roosevelt Bridge. Upon arrival at approximately 1838 hours, I located a submerged vessel tied up to a houseboat just south of marker 25A in the St Lucie River. Marine units with the Martin County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) were on scene with Stuart Fire Rescue on board their vessel. All parties involved in the boating accident denied any medical treatment and were determined by Stuart Fire Rescue to have no injuries. Once MCSO left the scene, I met with all parties involved in the boating accident. 
  
  Upon speaking with Operator1, she confirmed that she was driving at the time of the boating accident. She advised me that shortly after sunset around 1800 hours, she was traveling south in the St Lucie River headed towards Palm City Bridge. She looked down at her GPS. Upon looking up from her GPS, she observed another vessel directly in front of her. She corrected to her port side causing the starboard side of Vessel 1 to collide with the port side bow of Vessel 2. Operator1 advised that upon contact with Vessel 2, Vessel 1 flipped causing herself and V1 occupant to be ejected into the water. She then advised me that the occupants of Vessel 2 pulled her and V1 occupant out of the water and tied Vessel 1 up to the stern of Vessel 2. 
  
  Upon speaking with all parties involved and inspecting damage to both Vessel 1 and Vessel 2, I determined that starboard side of Vessel 1 made initial contact with the port side bow of Vessel 2. Damage shows that the operator of Vessel 1 incorrectly altered her course to her port side while the operator of Vessel 2 correctly altered his course to the starboard side. I found the operator of Vessel 1, . Operator1, to be in violation of Navigational Rule 14. This rule states that, "when two power-driven vessels are meeting on reciprocal or nearly reciprocal courses so as to involve risk of collision each shall alter her course to starboard so that each shall pass on the port side of the other." I issued Operator1 one infraction for violation of a navigational rule resulting in an accident ( Florida Statue 327.33 (3)(a)).