OPERATOR OF VESSEL 1 HAD BACKED OUT OF BOAT SLIP AND GAVE THE VESSEL TOO MUCH THROTTLE AS HE PUT THE VESSEL INTO FORWARD GEAR CAUSING THE VESSEL TO LURCH FORWARD STRIKING VESSEL 2 WHICH WAS MOORED IN THE SLIP NEXT TO THE SLIP VESSEL 1 HAD JUST BACKED FROM.  VESSEL 1 STRUCK VESSEL 2 IN THE STERN CAUSING DAMAGE TO VESSEL 2'S STERN LADDER.  VESSEL 1 HAD A HOLE KNOCKED IN THE PORT SIDE AND BEGAN TAKING ON WATER.  OWNER OF VESSEL 1 WAS ABLE TO LOAD VESSEL 1 ON A TRAILER BEFORE IT SANK.  AREA OF IMPACT OCCURRED APPROX 150 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTH SHORE AND APPROX 150 FEET EAST OF THE WEST SHORE AT WATER SPORTS MARINA.
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