On March 11th, 2023, at approximately 1:07 PM, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), was dispatched to a call located in Maule Lake in North Miami Beach, FL, in reference to an accident with no injuries between two vessels. 
	 I identified the operator and owner of the struck vessel (V2), a 30-foot, 2006 Monterey Boats cabin boat, as OP2. The striking vessel (V1), a 22-foot, 2005 Twin Vee Boats open fishing boat, was operated by OP2. OP1 was a accompanied onboard by PAX1, and at the time of the collision he was towing a skier behind his vessel in Maule Lake. 
	Upon arrival I took photos of the damage on the struck vessel. I was able to identify the operator and owner of the struck vessel (V2), a 30-foot, 2006 Monterey Boats cabin boat, as OP2. OP2 was accompanied by his girlfriend when the vessel was struck. 
	The striking vessel (V1), a 22-foot, 2005 Twin Vee Boats open fishing boat, was operated by OP1. OP1 was a accompanied onboard by PAX1, and at the time of the collision he was towing a skier/surfer, SKIER 1, behind his vessel in Maule Lake. I took photographs of the striking vessel upon speaking to OP1. 
	OP2, the operator of the struck vessel, stated and provided a statement saying that he was heading north on Maule Lake toward the channel that leads to the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW). He says that he saw a boat towing a surfboard rider heading south toward his destination. OP2 stated that he was going approximately 6 miles per hour when he turned to his port side to go around another boat at its rear. He stated that after he turned to go around the vessel, he noticed the captain and passenger on the approaching vessel were looking backward at the skier they were towing behind them. He stated that the vessel turned hard to their starboard side heading directly at him, that is when he accelerated to avoid collision and he was struck on his starboard side about mid-ship. He said the other boat seemed to be accelerating based on the wake and did not slow down before the collision.

MAULE LAKE
NORTH MIAMI BEACH             