RedactedNarrative: Watercraft #1 was heading north through the channel. Watercraft #2, a white 25-30 foot boat, was traveling southbound in the same channel. The port side of Watercraft #2 struck the port side of Watercraft #1. The collision forced Watercraft #1 into a wooden support column of an overhead railroad bridge. Watercraft #1 sustained damage to the gel coat on the rear starboard side as well as the rear swim platform. There were also scratches and scrapes to the gel coat and a porthole on the port side. 
  
  Watercraft #2 initially turned around and approached Watercraft #1, but eventually fled. The operator of Watercraft #1 did not get the registration information for the boat that struck his. An insurance adjuster evaluated the damage to Watercraft #1. The estimated damage is $7500. This accident was reported the day after it occurred.