On 11/19/2011 at approximately 0900 hrs I, Officer of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was dispatched to a boating accident that had occurred the day before at Sailfish Marina.  After to speaking to all parties involved I discovered that on 11/18/2011 at approximately 1700 hrs. Captain  of the vessel was returning to dock.
The weather for that date and time was rainy/overcast with winds from the East/Northeast blowing at 20 m.p.h and gusting to 27 m.p.h. (wunderground.com/history) and the current was running out.  As Captain entered the slip stern first he placed the starboard bow of his vessel onto the southern piling.  At this point, the piling broke and fell into the vessel that was located in the slip west of slip causing damage to the bow rail and pulling multiple screws loose from the bow rail that was screwed into the cap of the vessel.  According to Captain’s sworn written statement, with the help of dock hands at Sailfish Marina, he was able to get his vessel tied up in his slip without further contact or damage to the other boat.
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