RedactedNarrative: On Friday, July 3rd, 2015 at about 1515 hours two vessels collided on the Parker Strip section of the Colorado River.  There were no injuries or fatalities, only property damage.  
  
  The section of river where the collision occurred is a short straightaway between two bends.  There are three developments on the Arizona shore; a residential community with individual docks (Rio Lindo), a floating restaurant and bar with boat-up access (Fox''s Resort), and a campground with river access (SandBar Resort).  This section of river narrows from an average width of 200'' to about 80'' between shorelines.  Boat traffic was heavier than usual for a Friday afternoon because it was the start of a three day holiday weekend.  Water conditions were choppy and confused from the heavy boat traffic.  The weather conditions were mild for early July with a moderate cloud cover, good visibility, and temperatures about 105F.
  
  Both V1 and V2 were travelling upstream at a planing speed at the time of the collision in the vicinity of Fox''s Resort.  V2 operator stated V1 was overtaking V2 on his starboard side.  OPERATOR2 stated he felt his vessel, V2, being 'pulled'' towards V1 and attempted to steer away from V1 but V2 would not respond.  V2 starboard gunwale impacted V1 on the port gunwale near the stern of both vessels.  After the collision V1 and V2 stopped to inspect their boats and returned to shore to exchange information. Both operators admitted to drinking alcoholic beverages.  OPERATOR2 also admitted to using prescription painkillers. 
  
  Both V1 and V2 had damage to the gel coat and fiberglass.  V1 had a cracked rub rail and cracked gel coat.  V2 had a cracked name plate and a gouge out of the gel coat where the starboard gunwale meets the transom.
  
  Factors that likely contributed to this collision include:
  •  Choppy water conditions
  •  Operator Inattention (neither V1 or V2 could state where within a half mile the collision occurred or where the other vessel was prior to the collision)
  •  Operator impairment (V2)
   