On 26 May 2013 at approximately 15:25 myself and Officer were operating our patrol vessel away from the Mitchell Creek Marina dock when we were waved down by SUBJECT who stated that his boat had been involved in an accident ten minutes earlier at the end of the dock with a houseboat. When we arrived on scene we found the houseboat involved to be moored to the dock on it''s starboard side. Subject2 was on the dock and stated he was responsible for the houseboat and that he had rented the boat from Hendricks Creek Resort earlier that day. 

Subject2 stated that Operator2 was operating the houseboat (Vessel #2) at the time of the collision and was trying to moor to the end of the dock at Mitchell Creek Marina. Subject2 made a circle in the "No Wake Zone" and while bringing the starboard side of the houseboat around to the dock made contact with the Mastercraft (Vessel #1) which was also moored to the dock on the starboard side. He stated that he tried to make evasive maneuvers after making contact with the vessel.

The Mastercraft (Vessel #1) sustained damage to both the port side from the collision with the houseboat and damage to the starboard side from the subsequent collision with the dock. After speaking with the owner of Vessel #1, owner1 stated that it would cost $1,500.00 to replace the leg on his wakeboard tower and approximately $2,000.00 to replace the rub rails and fix the gel coat scratches. 

Since the houseboat was a rented boat from Hendrick''s Creek Resort, I spoke with subject3 who spoke with Operator2 and Subject2 when they rented the boat. He told them not to take the houseboat into a marina without first taking their jonboat first and requesting permission from the dock to come in and also have them operate the boat in for them if they were not comfortable. Operator2 also stated to me that he does not have many hours of boat operating experience.
This collision occured in Clay County, TN.
CELINA