On July 26, 2023, at approximately 1500hrs, I responded to rental company in reference to a boating accident between two rental jet skis. V1, 11’ white and blue personal watercraft was underway near Crab Island. V2, 11’ white and blue personal watercraft was also underway near Crab Island. There was a potential strike between both vessels causing damage to one of the skis. The rental company and the operators could not advise who was operating the vessels at the time as there were several people involved. Both skis belonged to Watersports and all operators were of the same party. There were no injuries. 

V1, 11’ white and blue personal watercraft was underway near Crab Island. V2, 11’ white and blue personal watercraft was also underway near Crab Island. There was a potential strike between both vessels causing damage to one of the skis. The rental company and the operators could not advise who was operating the vessels at the time as there were several people involved. Both skis belonged to LIVERY and all operators were of the same party. There were no injuries. 

We arrived at approximately 1500hrs and documented all damages of the skis. The renters and the rental company had been arguing back and forth with each other regarding the cost of the damages. I split the parties up to calm everyone down and asked everyone what they saw happen that day leading up to the accident. There were multiple jet skis rented by the party and nobody could tell me which ski they were operating. I documented the two jet skis that were involved in the accident. When I asked who the operators of the vessels were, both the renters and the rental company employees could not identify who the operators were. I asked each renter who operated one of the vessels that day to write a sworn written statement detailing the accident for me and gathered the insurance paperwork and identification cards on file that the rental company had. There were five individuals who operated either of the rented skis that day and I identified them each by their Florida licenses.  

  
Choctawhatchee Bay
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