RedactedNarrative: On 3/16/19 at approximately 1800 hrs on the  Intercostal Waterway at Marker # 39A , Hollywood, FL. 33301  Operator1 operating a Personal Watercraft (V1) with registration FL 8339 RJ hit the starboard stern swim platform of a vessel (V2) with a Florida registration of FL 4574 PL.
  
  Operator1 (V1) stated that he was operating at a fast speed southbound on the ICW in the vicinity of the Monterey Vessel (V2).  Operator1 stated he did not realize how close he was the vessel and before he realized what had happened he had hit the stern of the Monterey vessel (V2) causing enough damage to his PWC to cause it to sink.  
  
  The lower front fiberglass was cracked allowing water to flood the vessel and cause it to sink to the waterline.  Operator1 with the help of the vessels owner on another/different PWC were able  to pull the damaged vessel to shore adjacent to Holland Park in Hollywood, FL.
  