Off. reported that owner of Vessel 1 hired Capt. to instruct Operator on docking his boat.  During the docking procedure Operator was at the helm and controls, upon approach the boat appeared to go past the slip and rotate clockwise to starboard.   It continued in reverse until operator placed the starboard engine in forward and then back in reverse causing the vessel to continue in a collision course with another boat identified at the Golden Rule.  Operator feared for his wife’s safety thinking she had fallen into the water.  His hands were off the controls and within seconds left the helm station leaving Capt. to react in order to avoid collision and further personal injury to wife.  Capt. took control of the helm, corrected the boat’s course and docked it safely into another slip. wife was left to hang onto the bow pulpit of the Golden Rule. She was treated by Warwick Rescue for bruises on her leg and then taken to RI Hospital.
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