RedactedNarrative: On 6/27/2020 at approximately 6:45pm, I, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Officer received a call from our Regional Dispatch office regarding a report of a boating accident which had occurred earlier in the day along the Intracoastal Waterway near Jewfish Key in Manatee County.  No injuries were reported, and the owner of H2O Watersports Rental/Livery was on his way to inspect the damage to the two personal watercraft (PWC) from their fleet.  Upon arrival at the livery, the owner took me out to the dock to document the damages to the two PWC’s involved in the accident.  
  
  During the interview, both Operator1 and Operator2 confirmed they were uninjured during the accident and that there was no damage to any of the PWC’s prior to being rented.  Both individuals stated they weren’t exactly sure where the accident occurred because they weren’t familiar with the area.  It was estimated that they were somewhere near Jewfish Key and Sister Keys based off the description they provided.  They both stated they were at or near idle speed when the accident happened.  
  
  Operator1 was operating his vessel and steered in the direction of Operator2’s vessel.  Operator2 attempted to put his hands up and push Operator1’s vessel away once he realized they were going to collide, but the momentum of the vessels was too much to avoid impact.  Both individuals stated Operator1’s vessel struck Operator2’s vessel near the mid-point of the PWC.  It appears Operator1’s vessel then turned towards the stern of Operator2’s vessel at which point the sponson (stabilizer rail) caused the damage to the transom of Operator2’s PWC.  T
  
  he third rider then pointed out the hole on the transom.  This accident occurred approximately 25-30 minutes into the rental time.  Operator2 then stated they continued to drive the PWC’s around for another 30 minutes before returning the vessels to H2O Watersports.
  