On Monday, July 8, 2013 at approximately 2:00 PM,  I was notified by FWC dispatch of a delayed boating accident that occurred on the previous day.  I was instructed to make contact with subject from SEATOW as he was the reporting party and assisted V1 after the accident. He provided information regarding the three vessels involved and the nature of the accident. The boating accident occurred at the Miami Beach Marina on July 7, 2013, at approximately 1:00 PM and involved three vessels. Vessel 2 and 3 were both docked and vessel 3 was unoccupied.

 
On July 9th, I made contact with the operator of V1. He stated that as he was backing up from his dock slip on A-Pier when he momentarily lost control of his port engine. The strong current carried the port side of V1 into the bow of V2 and V3 which were both docked on the north side of B-pier. The port stern of V1 struck the bow of V2 causing damage to the fiberglass above the water line. The port side of V1 also struck the bow of V3 causing a scratch and paint transfer on the port bow. 

V1 operator was only able to provide the names of three of his friends who were on board, although he stated on his sworn written statement that there were seven on board. 


The damage observed on vessels 2 and 3 seemed consistent with the damage observed on V1.
MIAMI BEACH