New video captured the moments two charter boats crashed near PortMiami earlier this month, in a collision that left 13 people injured.
The video was released late Monday by a personal injury law firm in Miami that told NBC6 they are planning a lawsuit against both companies involved.
The firm, Mausner Graham Injury Law, is representing several of the victims in the crash which sent at least two people to the hospital. Their goal is to receive compensation for some of the passengers involved.
A spokesperson for the firm also told NBC6 that the case highlights the need for wearing life jackets and using engine cut-off switches.
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The firm's clients were visiting Miami from New York when they decided to enjoy a day on the water so they hopped on a speedboat at Bayside.
The video is from a person who was on one of two tour boats on the water around Fisherman’s Channel back on February 11th.
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The video shows the boat moving through the water when a second boat comes from the side and crashes into it.
Officials with the U.S. Coast guard told NBC6 the collision involved the "Obelix” and the "Thriller,” which are both charter boats.
A USCG spokesperson said the “Obelix” was operating illegally.
The owner of that charter previously told NBC6 that no one on his boat was injured, but he didn’t want to comment further.
The person who took the video was on the "Thriller." The attorneys said their clients suffered fractured bones, one lost consciousness, and another suffered a traumatic brain injury.
"Both boats in this instance just were not safe, they failed to maintain a lookout, they failed to avoid a collision, they sped and you can see on this video that our client was lucky enough to take there was an extremely gruesome collision that had safety been followed it was utterly preventable," attorney Thomas Graham said.
The cause of the crash is still being investigated by the U.S. Coast Guard and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
