On 8-14-10 Portsmouth Police contacted Lt. requesting assistance to investigate a boating accident between a Portsmouth Police patrol boat (vessel 1) and a 46' cruiser  named the Nauti Crew (vessel 2).  On 8-15 Lt. met with operator2 at Greenwich Bay Marina in Warwick where boat2 is docked.  operator2 stated that his boat was secured to a mooring at Potters Cove on Prudence Island when it began swinging from the wind.  The bow of the patrol boat came into contact with the port side of Nauti Crew causing a gouge in the gel coat.  Witnesses described the police patrol boat coming along side the Nauti Crew and seeing the bow of the patrol boat come in contact with Vessel 2.  Both witnesses confirmed that the Nauti Crew was swinging around in the mooring in the direction of the patrol boat.  Det. , operator of Vessel 1, reported that he was in neutral on port side of vessel 2 and the boat began swinging on the mooring towards the patrol boat. Before he could back the patrol boat away, the bull ring on the front of Vessel 1 made contact with Vessel 2 causing damage to the gel coat.
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