RedactedNarrative: A boating accident occurred in the vicinity of the Newport Bridge on 7-3-15 at approximately 12:20pm.  Offs. responded to the scene and observed a USCG vessel along side one of boats involved in the accident, a 26’ black Pursuit (RI-9356W) conducting a safety inspection.  The other boat involved, a 17’ Boston Whaler had capsized.  Off. boarded the Pursuit and spoke with the owner/operator, who stated that he and two other occupants had been fishing the drift west of Rose Is.  
  
  He maneuvered the vessel and traveled north to reset the drift.  He claimed to have seen a smaller boat nearby headed north,  but did not, however, see the 17’ Whaler on his bow before he throttled up and increased his speed to about 15-20 kts.  The Whaler was facing east with Operator2 also fishing the drift, sitting at the helm with another passenger, standing on the aft deck at the time of the accident.  The Pursuit collided with the Whaler, shearing the center console from the deck completely over tipping the Whaler and resting with the outboard engine of the Pursuit on the forward deck of the Whaler.  The two vessels rested port side to port side.  The Whaler was pinned by the outboard causing the boat to then spin approximately 60° holding the boats together.  The Whaler then started taking on water.  Occupants on the Pursuit assisted Operator2 and occupant and took them onboard.  Operator2 and occupant suffered minor injuries.