Owner #1 states,  "My wife and I were on our boat anchored at Money Island in the Toms River, as we have done numerous times in the past. Another similar boat was coming in to raft alongside of us to spend the afternoon together on our boats. 

Our fenders were out (4 of them). V1 wife was in the stern waiting to catch the stern line.  I was on the bow ready to catch a bow line.  This is also practice we have done numerous times.  Operator2 had come around the stern of our boat and attempted to line up parallel with our anchored boat. 

After several attempts, he was able to get close enough.  However , as he did, the wind caught his boat,  pushing it  back and causing his bow sprit to come under the bow rail and over the deck of my boat, striking my lower left leg and pinning it against the slope of the bridge.  His son and I were able to help  us keep (vessel #2) away from (vessel #1), by that time the damage was done. " 

This acident as reported to the Coast Guard on the day it occurred but not to the State Police until 10/12/2012.

Dover Twp                     