On 9/1/2013, at 12:00 a.m., it was reported to the US Coast Guard by a male caller (V1 Owner/Operator), that he had just "clipped" an unoccupied boat with his boat, some where on Dyes Inlet, located in Kitsap county WA. 

On 9/2/2013, Operator1 and his wife were contacted at their residence by Kitsap County officers. Operator1 told officers that he hit another boat the previous night in the channel while crabbing in Sinclair Inlet. Sometime around 2300 hrs (he was not certain of the time) he was traveling north in Dyes Inlet heading to the Silverdale boat launch when he struck another boat(in the Tracyton area). He said that it was dark and he did not see the boat until he hit it. He was certain that the boat was unoccupied and that is was adrift in the middle of Dyes Inlet. He also said that there were no lights on the boat. 

Officers inspected boat (V1) It had sustained fiberglass damage on the hull. There was a long black scuff mark that started at the waterline and ran approximately six to seven feet down the port side of the boat. The rubber around the gunnel on the starboard side of the boat was damaged and the windshield was knocked out. The driver's seat had been torn from it's position and was now at the back of the boat. The console was damaged as well. The damage was photographed by officers. 

On 9/2/2013, officers contacted wife of operator of V2. She said that V2 was moored and that they would trailer it on 9/4/2013, so officers could look at the damage. 

On 9/4/2013, officers returned to the Clark residence. They contacted v2 subjects. V2operator said that he secured the boat (V2) that evening (8/31/2013) at about 2130 hrs. Later, around 2330 hrs, they heard a noise and went out to see what is was. He saw a boat circling around their boat. They turned on the house lights to see what was going on and the boat left heading towards Silverdale. At that time of the incident their boat was still near the mooring buoy and he did not realize it had been hit. 

The next morning they discovered that the boat was no longer moored. They found it floating in the Inlet. The boat had fresh damage to the bow and windshield area. Officers checked the boat damage and found it had paint transfer/fiberglass damage on the port side of the bow and the port windshield was broken out. 

The mooring buoy is located off shore from the main residence and is the first in a line of mooring buoys that run NW to SE from Windy Point. (V1) would have had to have gone past it as he was coming into the Inlet. V2owner showed officers a standard black mooring line. The line appeared to have been torn in two. Below the tear there were fresh abrasions on the line cover and white discoloration that looked like friction marks. 

On 9/7/2013, officers contacted witness. He said that he heard a very loud noise coming from the water. He got up to see what is was. When he looked out, he saw a boat near the boat that was in front of residence. He thought that the driver was going to beach the boat and come ashore but when the house lights were turned on the boat left heading north toward Silverdale. 

On 9/8/2013, officers re-contacted Operator1. They advised him that the boat he hit was properly moored at the time and did not require mooring lights due to it's size and location. 

No injuries / fatalities. 
It is not know if alcohol was involved. 
V1 did not specify a damage amount. 
V2 did not specify a damage amount other than greater than $2000. 
V1 occupants were wearing PFDs 
V2 was un-occupied. 
V1 operator did not have a mandatory Boater Education Card.
Silverdale