While patrolling the area of Islamorada on June 8th, 2013 at 845am, I was dispatched to boating accident involving day marker #9 and a 42' vessel named Seck Sea, DO# 125943. Location was Indian Key Channel.  I was informed that the accident took place in the Everglades National Park and that a Park Ranger witnessed and documented the accident.  There is a supplemental report attached that Ranger completed.  

Upon arriving to the scene of the accident I noticed the day marker was knocked over on its side but was still intact.  There was minimal substantial damage to it besides it being dislocated out of it position and a hazard to navigations.  Pictures were taken and are attached. 

I made contact with Ranger and he advised me that he instructed the vessel's operator to continue on voyage and that he had contacted the USCG to inform them about the day marker being a hazard.  

I then made contact with the owner/operator of the vessel.  He informed me that he was preparing his outriggers for passage under the Indian Key bridge when the current and wind blew his vessel into the day marker #9.  Operator  informed me that the vessels engines were in neutral and that he did not have a proper look out as he was tending to the outriggers.  Operator  also advised me that the only damage sustained to his vessel was to the top portion of the outriggers.  Pictures are attached.  

No injury's where sustained to the occupants on the vessel.  A warning was issued.
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