RedactedNarrative: "Ongoing Investigation"
  
    On May 27,2016 at approximately 9:30 p.m. a 2008 21ft Tidewater with two occupants was heading into Bayboro Harbor, St. Petersburg. The Tidewater made a left-had turn towards the channel.  At the same time a 1999 23ft Parker, with three occupants was heading out of Bayboro Harbor on the starboard side of the channel. The Captain and look-out on the Parker noticed that the Tidewater was rapidly approaching and looked to be on a course to pass well in front of the parker. The Tidewater turned towards the Parker. The look-out on the Parker flashed his flashlight more than five times. The Tidewaters starboard bow (right front) side collided with the starboard quarter (right rear) side of the Parker. During this collision, v2 occupant, the look-out on the parker was struck by the hull of the Tidewater. V2 occupant was not seriously injured.  
  
     The Tidewater continued on and after a series of turns struck the seawall at the US Coast Guard Station in St. Petersburg. The Tidewater then made another turn and struck the seawall again and become lodged in some concrete pilings at the Coast Guard Station. A witness was able to look inside the Tidewater and was unable to see anyone inside. The Tidewater broke free from the pilings and after another series of turns crashed head-on into another part of the seawall. One of the occupants of the Tidewater was killed; he suffered a skull fracture and broken neck. The other occupant was seriously injured with a broken jaw and neck and transported to Bay Front Hospital. 
  
   V2 OCCUPANT: Severe bruise to back from impact with vessel. Bruise to inner thigh from being forced into livewell when struck by vessel. 
  