RedactedNarrative: On february 22, 2015 at approximately 2:05 pm, operator1 was operating his white 2000 model 266sc world cat fiberglass cabin motorboat, vessel 1, in the icw approximately 1 mile north of figure eight island bridge.  At the time of the incident, operator1 was sitting on board vessel 1 at the starboard helm and another person was sitting on board vessel 1 on the port side of the helm.  
   
  Immediately prior to the incident, vessel 1 was cruising south in the channel at an estimated speed of approximately 25 mph.  Vessel 1 was being followed by an aqua blue 2007 model escape 220 sea hunt fiberglass open motorboat, vessel 2.  According to the operator of vessel 1 at approximately 2:05pm, he was cruising south at a speed of approximately 25 mph down the waterway when he heard a loud noise and felt a vibration.  Operator1 thought that he might have blown an engine.  At this point, he turned around and saw the bow of vessel 2 coming up very close to his stern.  
   
  Operator1 stated that water came rushing in over his stern and was dripping off of the combing pads. 
   
  According to the operator of vessel 2, he was cruising south at a speed of approximately 30mph behind vessel 1.  Operator2 then attempted to overtake vessel 1 when his vessel got caught up in vessel 1's wake causing him to lose control of the steering.  The wake of vessel 1 turned vessel 2 back behind vessel 1.  When operator2 finally got control of the steering on vessel 2, he slammed it in reverse nearly impacting vessel 1 in the stern.  He stated that a large wave of water then crashed over the stern of vessel 1.  Immediately after vessel 2 slowed down, vessel 1 did the same.  Vessel 2 then came along the port side of vessel 1 idling.  
   
  According to operator1, the operator of vessel 2 said "got stuck in the wave, i apologize."  the operator of vessel 2 then throttled up and continued south on the icw towards the figure eight island bridge.  
   
  Immediately after vessel 2 left the scene, operator1 realized the honda 225outboard engines on vessel 1 would not power up.  This was possibly due to the large wave of water that came crashing over the stern mounted engines of vessel 1 during the incident.  When operator1 realized his vessel was damaged, he attempted to contact vessel 2 on the marine radio to get his information, but was unsuccessful. Operator1 then idled back to the marina.
  
  I conducted a visual inspection of the damage and safety equipment on vessel 1.  Both engines would run but the starboard engine wasn't idling properly and would not throttle up over 800 rpm  the port engine would not throttle up over 3900rpm.  According to operator1, both engines were running properly before the incident.  I asked him if he was positive that vessel 2 impacted vessel 1 and he said he wasn't sure.  Operator1 believed vessel 2 was trying to overtake his vessel but got caught in his wake.  
   
  According to operator2, he was unaware that vessel 1 suffered any damage so he left the scene of the incident after apologizing.  Operator2 stated that he attempted to pass vessel 1 with plenty of time to do so, but the wake of vessel 2 was much larger than he anticipated.  The large wake caused him to lose control of vessel 2 and almost run into the stern of vessel 1.  He stated that his vessel, vessel 2, did not crash into vessel 1.
   
   