RedactedNarrative: On June 27, 2022 at approximately 1500 hours, V02 was stationary on a boat lift when V01 collided with it. V01, was docking at the neighboring residence when the operator engaged the throttle in reverse and the vessel responded by going forward. The damage that was present are as follows.
  V01: Striations and gouges on the bow, striations along the port side rub rail and gel coat damage along port side and bow.
  V02: Port side engine cavitation plate, port side trim tab, unknown internal components to the port outboard engine.
  At approximately 1305 hours, I arrived at the residence the incident occurred, and met with the operator of V01. The operator was OP1. The other person onboard at the time of the incident was OP1’s wife. As I began my boating accident investigation, I requested that the two of them completed Sworn Written Statement independently. While they completed that, I boarded V01 and ensured all required safety gear was present and ensured all damages were documented. V01 was identified via its displayed registration numbers and its onboard registration certificate. The only missing safety gear was the Type-IV Throwable Personal Floatation Device (PFD). When I asked OP1 about that PFD, he advised it was present when they rented the vessel, but it must have flown off from where it was. OP1’s statement advised that the vessel was rented in Marathon on June 25 and on June 27 a mechanic was sent by the livery to repair a fuel issue on the vessel. Then, later on June 27, upon their return on the rental vessel, OP1 put the throttle of the vessel in reverse and it lunged forward into V02 that was stationary on a boat lift. With OP1 explaining this to me, I inquired if he notified the rental company of the throttle malfunction. He responded with yes, and that a livery mechanic repaired the malfunction by installing a zip-tie to the retention clip for the throttle cable. I removed the cowling of the outboard and verified a zip-tie was installed on the retention clip.
  