V1 OPERATOR WAS LEAVING THE DOCKAND HAD FORGOTTEN TO UNTIE HIS PORT SIDE SPRING LINE. AFTER UTTING THE VESSEL IN FORWARD, THE STERN OF V1 SWUNG OUT TO THE STARBOARD SIDE CAUSING IT TO STRIKE THE DOCK AND FINGER PILINGS. PILINGS ON THE STARBOARD SIDE OF THE VESSEL SUSTAINED DAMAGE BUT WERE STILL ATTACHED. V1 OPERATOR UNTIED HIS PORT SIDE LINE AND CONTINUED ON HIS VOYAGE. WHEN RETURNING TO THE DOCK, V1 OPERATOR DISCOVERED THE PILING WAS GONE AND DID NOT OBSERVE IT IN THE WATER.
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