RedactedNarrative: On 7/14/18 at approximately 1200 hours a vessel accident occurred in the Gulf of Mexico near Shell Key, off of Pinellas County. The accident involved two PWCs and resulted in minor injury to a passenger on one of the PWCs and approximately $2,000 in damages to the PWCs.
  
  The accident involved two PWCs. The first PWC operated by Operator 1 with Occupant 1 riding on the back as a passenger was stopped in the water when it was struck from behind by a second PWC. The second PWC operated by Operator 2 had been on plane following the first PWC, and was decelerating as it approached Operator 1’s PWC. Operator 2 stated that he was not able to stop in time to avoid collision and was not able to turn due to releasing the throttle on his PWC. 
  At impact Operator 2’s PWC struck the rear of Operator 1’s PWC and damaged the steering, rode up the transom, broke the seat, and ultimately struck Occupant 1 in the lower back before coming to a stop.
  
  After the accident information was exchanged. Occupant 1 was in pain from the PWC strike and Operator1 then took Occupant 1 to Largo hospital where she was x-rayed, treated for a contusion on her lower back, and released a short time later.
  On 7/14/18 at approximately 1200 hours a vessel accident occurred in the Gulf of Mexico near Shell Key, off of Pinellas County. The accident involved two PWCs and resulted in minor injury to a passenger on one of the PWCs and approximately $2,000 in damages to the PWCs.
  
  The accident involved two PWCs. The first PWC operated by Operator 1 with Occupant 1 riding on the back as a passenger was stopped in the water when it was struck from behind by a second PWC. The second PWC operated by Operator 2 had been on plane following the first PWC, and was decelerating as it approached Operator 1’s PWC. Operator 2 stated that he was not able to stop in time to avoid collision and was not able to turn due to releasing the throttle on his PWC. 
  At impact Operator 2’s PWC struck the rear of Operator 1’s PWC and damaged the steering, rode up the transom, broke the seat, and ultimately struck Occupant 1 in the lower back before coming to a stop.
  
  After the accident information was exchanged. Occupant 1 was in pain from the PWC strike and Operator1 then took Occupant 1 to Largo hospital where she was x-rayed, treated for a contusion on her lower back, and released a short time later.
  