RedactedNarrative: On 06/10/2020, I (Officer First Class) along with Officer First Class responded on NRP vessel 886 to the area of Isle of Wight Bay and Turville/ Herring Creek, for a report of a personal watercraft (pwc) collision. We arrived on scene and were directed by the Jet Ski guides from Paradise Watersports to an injured rider sitting on a PWC holding his left leg. We pulled alongside the green and white SeaDoo PWC displaying MD TMP DL, (Vin # CA YDV22050J920, Due to COVID-19 registration numbers have not been issued yet.) operated by Operator2. Upon arrival we could see that he was bleeding from his left leg and left ankle area with a visible deformity to his left lower leg and ankle. After stabilizing the pwc with the best of our abilities, OFC and I transferred Operator2 to our vessel and transported him back to Paradise Water Sports, located at 12913 Ocean Gateway, Ocean City MD 21842, where Ocean City Fire/ EMS was standing by. In route back I used gauze to wrap his upper calf and tried to stabilize his leg the best I could to keep his ankle and leg from bouncing off the boat deck.
  
  Upon arrival back to Paradise Watersport’s dock I assisted with transferring of Operator2 over to OC EMS where they later transported him to Peninsula Regional Medical Center. At this point in time all the rental parties were returning from their trip and OFC started to collect statements, vessel information, and any other documentation we could get about the accident.
  
  I spoke with the subjects involved. Operator2 stated that he was not really sure what exactly happened and that he was riding along in the riding area and started to turn left to stay inside the course when he was hit on his left side. After that he was in a lot of pain thinking his leg was broken and  was not aware of any other events leading up to the accident.
  
  Talking with Operator1, he stated that he was riding parallel and just behind his friend Operator2 when all of a sudden he noticed Operator2 ski slowing down and turn in front of him but could not stop to avoid the collision. When asked how close they were riding, he stated that they were closer than they should have been. Operator1 was operating a green and white SeaDoo PWC bearing MD TMP DL, (Vin # CA YDV22049J920, Due to COVID-19 registration numbers have not been issued yet).
  
  Speaking with guides, both were able to identify Operator1 as being at fault for causing the collision. Subject1 stated he saw two of the skies from their rental group headed north towards the RT 90 Bridge riding slightly parallel to each other when the ski on the Left, the ski Operator1 was operating, looked like it turned slightly colliding with another ski that Operator2’s was operating. Subject2 stated that he did not see the collision happen but heard the collision. The guides called back to Paradise Watersports to call for NRP.
  
  I was able to determine that Operator1 caused the accident. He received a citation for operating a pwc more than 6 knots within 100' of another vessel, failure to follow navigation rules of the road, and a warning for negligent operation of a vessel. Inexperience was a big factor in the cause of this accident.
  
  Operator2 received medical care at PRMC for a Left lower leg fracture. He was placed in a cast on his Left leg and released on June 11, 2020.
  
  All events occurred in Worcester County, MD.
  