RedactedNarrative: Operator of Vessel 2 was traveling South across open water on step when the operator of vessel 1, traveling northwest struck vessel 2 on the port side near passenger seat. 
  
  The bow of Vessel 1 struck the port side of Vessel 2 while traveling on step using his 15 horsepower Mercury outboard motor tiller steering on a 1960 14 foot aluminum Polarcraft LA 9726 AB (NO HULL ID#). 
  
  Vessel 2 then stopped and began to help the operator of vessel 1, who was ejected from the boat, by pulling him out of the water. 
  
  Vessel 1 was still going in a circle and struck vessel 2 three more times prior to coming to a stop. After the operator of vessel 2 jumped into vessel 1 and gained control. Operator1 was safely pulled from the water and brought back to his camp by Operator2 who operated Operator1s boat for him. 
  
  Vessel 2 was a 2012 17 foot Bass Tracker with remote steering with an aluminum hull LA5262GA with HIN#BUJ23179C212. Operator2 sustained a minor injury to his left side on his ribs as he attempted to board Operator1's boat and stopped same from continuing killing the motor. 
  
  Both operators and the one passenger refused medical attention at the time of the accident. Operator1 was wearing a manually inflatable personal flotation device around his waist and was unable to deploy same. There was no kill switch used by Operator1 because the boat continued to run after he was ejected. The boat did have the kill switch in place but had not been used when the accident occurred. 
  
  Operator1 inattention prior to the accident was the primary factor to the accident. This was going to be a crossing situation and the give way vessel should have been vessel 1. Vessel 1 on the left should have yielded the right- of- way to vessel 2 on the right. 
  
  The operator of Vessel 2 was brought to Savoy Medical Center in Mamou on 4/8/17 for pain related to his injury. He was released with a prescription for medicine. There were no broken bones or internal injuries found and only bruising.
  