FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) – A boat crash involving three vessels left two people with minor injuries in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday.<\/p>\n
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, a boat struck two other boats and left two people standing on a nearby dock with minor injuries.<\/p>\n
The incident happened early Sunday morning at the Lauderdale Marina.<\/p>\n
Now, witnesses to the crash are speaking out.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know what happened, two seconds later I just see him basically take his boat, put it in gear, drive it up, hits the dock,\u201d said Kevin Simplice, a witness to the incident.<\/p>\n
EarthCam footage captured the crash, where a boat is seen leaving the dock.<\/p>\n
As the vessel attempts to make a U-turn, it slams into a nearby boat, with a man jumping out of it and onto the dock.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe ended up reversing back. When he reversed back, he had a boat behind him again,\u201d said Simplice.<\/p>\n
The boat hit people standing on the dock, and when the vessel reversed, it struck a boat behind it.<\/p>\n
\u201cKeep it safe, think about the people that are around you, you know, it\u2019s a populous spot,\u201d said Steve Massier, who was in the area just before the crash.<\/p>\n
He and his 14-year-old son, Matthew, had left the dock ten minutes before the crash.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe bought some frozen shrimp there at the restaurant, at the little shop. So we were right there, hands and knees, feeding the fish, having a good time, and luckily we had left 10 minutes before the accident happened,\u201d said Steve.<\/p>\n
Both could not believe what happened after they heard the news.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll things considered, they were very lucky that someone didn\u2019t get severely hurt,\u201d said Steve .<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was definitely scary, but I just think I\u2019m lucky that I\u2019m standing here today, because it was very nerve-wracking to see the video, especially since we were there last night,\u201d said Matthew.<\/p>\n
According to Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue, no one was transported to the hospital.<\/p>\n
The FWC is currently investigating the incident.<\/p>\n
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