Boating incident involving two motorboats, one of which was docked.
Details of investigation/incident:
On 7/14/2012 i, indiana conservation officer while on patrol on lake james in steuben county, indiana was contacted by steuben county dispatch in reference to a boating incident that had just occurred at the northwest landing on lake james.  I arrived at the location at approximately 1810hrs.  Upon arrival i met with subject.  Subject advised that she observed a red motorboat (boat 1) pull up to the dock just to the south of the access.  As the operator positioned the motorboat to drop off a subject onto the dock the waves came in and pushed the rear port side of the red motorboat into the rear starboard side of a black motorboat (boat 2) that was docked.  I identified boat 1 as a red 1994 century 210br bearing a hull number of cgmrr109i394 and an expired registration of in9170ba, expiring 02/07/2012.  I observed the century boat on a boat trailer and a male subject unloading items from the boat.  I walked over and talked with the male subject who identified himself which was confirmed by driver's license.  Operator1 advised that as he was pulling up to the dock waves came in and pushed his boat into boat 2.  Operator1 advised that no damage was done to the motorboat he was operating.  I then observed and identified boat 2, a black 2008 sea ray bearing a hull number of sert1723h708 and a michigan registration of mc7454tl tied to the dock and floating in the water.  I observed small indentions on the rear starboard side of the sea ray.  I took pictures of the area where the damage had been done.  I then issued Operator1 a citation for operating a motorboat with an expired registration.
On 8/10/2012 the registered owner of boat 2 returned my phone call and advised that the estimate for the damage his motorboat was approximately $6,000.00 due to the location of stress fractures where the fuel cells are located.

Angola                        