Vessel 2 was returning into Milford Harbor and was having engine trouble and only operating on the starboard engine. The owner of vessel 2 docked the vessel. The owner of vessel 2 asked the operator of vessel 2 at assist her in getting vessel 2 back to its assigned slip. Operator 2 agreed to assist and boarded vessel 2. Owner 2 then asked operator 2 to pilot the vessel due to its diminished handling from the engine failure. Operator 2 got underway and was experiencing difficulty in handling the vessel due to its mechanical issues. Specifically, Operator 2 reported a significant amount of prop walk and experienced difficulty navigating a straight heading. Operator 2 stated it took the vessel. As it neared vessel 1, which was unoccupied and moored, operator 2 put the controls of the unfamiliar vessel into reverse instead of forward and struck vessel 1's transom. Vessel 2 then went on to strike the small dock which vessel 1 was moored to. The owner reported the accident the following day.
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