V1 WAS APPROACHING THE SEA WALL IN AN ATTEMPT TO DOCK AND RETRIEVE ICE. AS THE OPERATOR APPROACHED THE WALL HE BUT BOTH ENGINES INTO REVERSE IN AN ATTEMPT TO SLOW THE VESSELS FOREWARD MOVEMENT. IMMEDIATELY THE OPERATOR REALIZED THAT ONE OF HIS ENGINES DID NOT GO INTO REVERSE. HE TURNED OFF BOTH ENGINES IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESTART THEM. AS A RESULT OF HIS PROXIMITY TO THE SEAWALL HE COULD NOT STOP BEFORE THE BOW AND ANCHOR OF HIS VESSEL MADE CONTACT WITH A WOOD PILING SNAPPING IT IN HALF.
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