On 11-12-11 at approximately 1730 hours, the 61 foot Buddy Davis named "I Love My Wife" entered the Key Largo Fisheries Marina and collided with a 60 ft Hatteras named "True Grits" that was secured to the dock. The Buddy Davis had two passengers. No persons were injured.

Operator reports he lost control of the forward power of the vessel and could not maneuver into his docking space as he intended. He states the vessel was in forward and transiting fine, he then placed the gear in neutral but the vessel continued forward, he then placed the gear in reverse and the vessel sped up forward. To avoid a direct impact with the Hatteras, he aimed for the dock pilings consequently knocking down 6 of the pilings and causing minor damage to the Hatteras yacht. 

The Hatteras was unoccupied at the time of the incident and sustained damage to the bow railing.
KEY LARGO                     