RedactedNarrative: Vessel 1 being operated by Operator1, was traveling up Green's Channel towards Rich Inlet with his family when he noticed a sandbar and began to throttle down to avoid striking the sandbar.  Vessel 2 was following Vessel 1 through Green's Channel on a test run of his vessel's throttle system as he had been repairing it.  
  
  When vessel 1 slowed down, vessel 2 was attempting to throttle down as well but the throttle controls failed to slow down the vessel and he turned hard to starboard to avoid running over Vessel 1 and struck the stern starboard corner and placed a 9 inch scuff on the transom and a 5 inch by 4 inch by .5 inch hole in the fiberglass gunwale of vessel 1.  Vessel 2 suffered a small chip in the fiberglass just below the bow eye.  There were no injuries in this incident.
  
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