Investigation Revealed: The primary cause of this accident was the overheating of the vessels engines and a strong current. This occurred when operator #1 was attempting to pull into the Point pleasant Yacht and Fishing Club when he discovered his engines were overheating. The starboard side of vessel #1 struck a piling and fish cleaning station while entering the marina from the Point Pleasant Canal. As a result of the collision vessel #1 sustained minor scrapes to the rub rail and hull on the starboard side. However a piling and fish cleaning station were severely damaged.
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