Just saw this post and thought I might add some corrections. I was 1 of 2 people Life Flighted out, the other being the owner of the Calibria. We were not under way when we were hit. We were parked and waiting to meet up with the other boat. The other boat collided with us and ran up onto our boat. I was at the rear of the boat and was crushed by it and tossed overboard. The owner of the boat was sitting in the drivers area and was pinned under the boat. The other 3 girls and guy were on the other side and luckily were not injured severely. As I came to in the water, I asked who hadnt come up yet and got a response that the owner had not come up. I swam over and tried to pull the boats apart and get him loose. He came up beside me and I swam him to the back of the boat where they helped us into the boat. The entire memory is spotty and not one I enjoy. We were all lucky to not have been injured worse, the owner was able to get out of the hospital later the next day and I was released on Wed. I suffered a couple broken ribs, collapsed and punctured lung, and a crushed T11 vertebra. Im able to walk and move around, albeit with a great deal of pain but in a couple months they expect me to make a full recovery. I cannot thank the boat that came out and towed us back enough, nor whoever was watching over us that prevented any worse injuries.
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