Operator #1:  When I asked operator #1 for a statement about the accident, he replied, "what accident?"
 
Witness #1 stated: " I saw the guy that hit boat going in and out of the slips and then he backed out of one of the slips and struck a boat "
 
 
Investigation reveals:  Operator #1 was operating vessel #1 in the waters on the Morris. While operator #1 was maneuvering into a slip in Liberty Harbor Marina, he failed to observe vessel #2  which was docked on the t-head of dock row C in the Hudson Point Marina, adjacent t Liberty Harbor Marina. Operator #1 reversed vessel #1 and struck vessel #2 with the port stern platform.  An unidentified Female on board vessel #2 left the scene prior to m arrival.  When operator #1 was asked to identify her, he replied, "absolutely not."
 
Jersey City PD issued summonses to operator #1 for operating under the influence, failure to submit breath Samples and simple assault.
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