RedactedNarrative: Traveling west from Damarascotta River in "Gut", thru channel under Rt. 129.  Entered 3:00pm.  When 3/4 thru another boat became visible-oncoming.  We were on Rt side of channel and cut to idle.  The oncoming boat did not back up (customary for that channel when not yet in channel) but continued, veering toward our boat.  Struck our boat mid hull, port side and rammed our boat into the rocks, causing hull damage.  At the same time the boat hit my wife, while she was attempting to fend the boat off.  She was injured on her right thumb when the boat hit us, requiring 15 stitches at Miles Memorial ER. There appeared to be no attempt to avert the collision by the other boat/operator or 4 occupants:  back up, stop, fend off, ETC. 
  
  Operator2 Statement:
  2 boats collided at the west end of channel under bridge at So. Bristol due to limited visibility and difficult winds and currents. 
  
  MPO:
  
  All information in this report is from the written statements that both parties submitted.  Both parties submitted US Department of Homeland Security US Coast Guard CG-3865 forms.  No on scene investigation was conducted as I was in the Portland area approximately 1.5 hours away at the time of the report.  Both parties were spoken to by telephone.  Both written statements from the involved parties have been digitally preserved and are available upon request from the Maine Marine Patrol.
  