Vessel 2 (V2) was heading Southeast in the ICW near Bear Point. Vessel 1 (V1) was heading Northwest in the ICW. The operator of V1 stated when he saw V2, he quickly turned hard to port, and the impact happened shortly after. V2 hit the starboard stern of V1. The mast of V2 was laying on the deck, strapped and sitting on a wood bracket. When the impact occurred, the mast was pushed back, falling off the wood bracket and hit the operator of V2 in the head. This caused a laceration of the operator''s head and knocked him unconscious. The passenger of V2 was bent over forward of the helm retrieving bumpers from under the floor. When the mast fell, he climbed out from under it, stopped and anchored V2. 
Operator of V1 stated he was “rotating between nav and buoys. I was searching for my next buoy when I saw them off my bow to the starboard side. I tried to avoid collision by turning left and took the hit on the starboard side.” The operator of V2 stated he never saw V1. The operator of V2 also stated he cannot remember much of the crash or where they were. Both operators stated their navigation lights were on. V1''s front navigation (red/green) and stern lights were on when I arrived on scene. V1''s masthead light was not on. V2''s nav lights were damaged in the crash but had an all-around light in the center of V2 when I arrived. The operator of V2 stated the center white light was not on before the crash, just the front nav lights and stern white light.
Intracoastal Waterway
Orange Beach                  