RedactedNarrative: On 7/11/20 at approx. 1538 hours, operator 1 was cited for failure to control speed to avoid a collision at sign 8 in the bridgewater channel after he was contacted as the operator of a vessel traveling northbound that collided with vessel two which was traveling southbound. 
  
  The port side stern of vessel one sustained damage and the port side near the bow of vessel two sustained damage. Prior to the collision operator 1 stated he had trouble operating the vessel as the stern was flooded. Witnesses onboard vessel two advised the vessel operated by operator 1 was approaching their vessel at and angle before operator 1 corrected his course causing the stern of his vessel to hit their vessel.