On 07/02/2010 at approximately 1:00pm I was advised by Sgt. to contact Operator1 in regard to a minor boat accident which had occurred on KInkaid Lake on 06/26/2010.  On 07/06/2010 I talked with Operator1 via phone who explained to me he was in a minor collision with another boat leaving the Kinkaid marina on 06/26/2010, and was not sure if he needed to report it until he had spoken with his insurance company.  I advised Operator1 I could take the report over the phone, but CPO  would be out  to look and photograph the damage to the boat since it was in Waterloo. CPO  on this evening did photograph and sent me the images of the boat damage as attached to this report.  CPO also provided Operator1 with a BAR report form and instructed him to please fill it out and send it in.

  I asked Operator1 what happened and he stated that on 06/26/2010 at approximately 6:00am he and his friend  were leaving the Kinkaid marina in his boat for a day of fishing.  As they were exiting the marina through the furthest southern  entrance through the wavebreak Operator1 noticed another older fiberglass fishing boat with three male occupants in it coming into the marina through this entrance too.  Operator1 recalled this boat was pushing water going what he thought was a little too fast for a no wake zone, so as he began his way out he got as close to the wavebreak as he could, assuming the other boat operator saw him.  

As the boats now became closer Operator1 stated the two other occupants in the boat Operator2 was operating (boat #2) were looking right at him and Operator1's passenger stood up and began waving his  arms and shouting to get Operator2's attention as it seemed a collision was inevitable.  At the last minute Operator1 said Operator2 saw him and tried to manuever his boat out of the way, but it was too late.  Operator1 stated that Operator2's boat struck the port side of his boat scraping and coming up on it, and the force of the impact pushed Operator1's boat into the wavebreak taking a piece  of fiberglass off the starboard side.  The piece of fiberglass off the forward starboard side and scrapes to the gel coat on the port side was all the damage done to Operator1's boat.  Operator1 recalled that no one was injured and he and Operator2 exchanged personal information after the accident.  Operator1 said the damage to Operator2's boat appeared to be minimal  and consisted of a scratch to the gel coat on it's port side.  Operator1 then provided me with Operator2's and occupant's names and phone numbers.  
  
  Speaking with occupant over the phone he recalled the same chain-of-events leading up to the accident and was surprised Operator2 did not see them just prior to the collision.

  A call to the number provided to me for Operator2 revealed that he is out of the country until 07/26/2010.  This report will be filed at the present time as preliminary until I can speak to Operator2 when he returns to this country.
  On 08/03/2010 I spoke with Operator2 on the phone regarding this accident.  He stated he observed Vessel #1 come around the wavebreak as he was coming into the marina in the no wake zone.  Operator2 was talking with his two occupants and one of the occupants operator2 saw vessel #1 come at them so he alerted Operator2.  Operator2 recalled both vessels turning to avoid a collision but  it was too late as both vessels  side-swiped each other and Vessel #1 then hit the wavebreak.  Operator2 said the damage to his boat was rubs and scratches on the paint on the port side of his boat, with an estimated damage amount of $1500.00.  Operator2 stated no one in his boat was injured.
I advised Operator2 I would send him a BAR form to be sent in, which I mailed to him on this evening.
Murphysboro                   