A boating accident occurred in Newport Harbor on 10-21-12 at 10:15am.  RIDEM Sgt. reported that owner of the boat in involved, stated that his vessel was tied in a slip near Parotti Park in Newport.  Another vessel entered the docking area identified as Tender #6 from the cruise ship Silver Whisper, and created a wake that caused vessel to rock violently causing a protective bumper to become dislodged. This allowed his boat a 48’ Ocean yacht cruiser to make contact with the dock causing damage to the gel coat.  Damages to boat are approximately $7500.  No other damages were reported.
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