V1 WAS SOUTH BOUND IN LAKE WORTH LAGOON TRAVELING PARALLEL TO THE SHORELINE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE WATERWAY. THE CAPTAIN AND CREW WERE RETURNING TO THE RYBOVICH SPENCER MARINA FROM A SEA TRIAL AS THEY PREPARED TO LEAVE FOR THE CARRIBBEAN NEXT WEEK. WHEN THEY WERE EAST OF THE MARINA, THE CAPTAIN TURNED TO STARBOARD, THEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, THE STARBOARD ENGINE WENT INTO REVERSE. WHEN HE TRIED TO CORRECT THE SITUATION BY SHIFTING AND APPLYING FOREWARD THROTTLE, THE VESSEL GAINED SPEED IN REVERSE. THE CAPTAIN TRANSFERED THE CONTROLS FROM THE MAIN HELM TO ANOTHER STATION, BUT WAS UNABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE STARBOARD ENGINE. BEFORE HE COULD SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, THE STERN OF THE VESSEL STRUCK A DOCK CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. DAMAGE TO THE VESSEL WAS PRIMARILY COSMETIC.
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