On 7/21/2012, at about 6:30pm, vessel #2, a 17' cabin motorboat was moored to a buoy behind her residence.  The vessel was un-occupied.  Vessel #1, an 18' open motorboat struck vessel #2.   

Vessel #1 had an operator (Operator1) only with a dog.  The dog was on the bow and fell out off the boat upon impact.  The impact destroyed the windshield and caused severe cracks along the starboard side of vessel #2.  Vessel #2's parents, witnesses 1 & 2, observed the operator of vessel #1 stating that it appeared the driver could not see because his dog was in his view on the bow.  Witness #2 saw the boat collide with the starboard side of vessel #2, leave the water, and launch on top of the windshield and bow of the boat before returning to the water.  Upon impact she observed the dog fall into the water. 

The operator of vessel #1 (Operator1) stopped briefly but did not say anything.  The owner of vessel #2  stated she yelled at him that she wanted to exchange information and return his dog but he did not respond.  He traveled briefly around the incident location then left.   

Later officers spoke with vessel #1's operator (Operator1) regarding the incident.  He told the officer he did collide with a boat off Raft Island with his vessel.  He said he could not see because his dog was on the bow blocking his view.  He stopped to speak with the owner of vessel # 2 at the time of the incident but then decided it was not a good time to make contact because they were "screaming and obnoxious".  His intent was to stop by the residence later and exchange information and get his dog. 

Later, officers arrived at vessel #2's residence to pick up the dog.  Owner had located the dog's owner by obtaining his last name from the dog tag and finding his address on the Internet - she had already returned the dog. 

Vessel #1 damage estimate - $2,000 
Vessel # 2 damage estimate - $5,000 
No injuries reported.

Raft Island                   