RedactedNarrative: On July 3, 2021 at or around 13:15 V2 vessel struck V1 pontoon on Big Sandy River in Swamp Creek. V2 was pulling up to V1 pontoon and there was a malfunction with the shifter, instead of reverse the boat went forward. There was no damage done to V2 boat and damage estimated to be more than $2,000 to V1 pontoon. No one was injured as a result of the incident.  
  *** On July 3, 2021 at or around 13:00 V1 had anchored her pontoon in Swamp Creek, Big Sandy River. At or around 13:15 OP2 was pulling up to V1 Pontoon. OP2 put the vessel in nuetral when he was getting close to the pontoon. OP2 then shifted the vessel to reverse to avoid bumping into the pontoon. When OP2 gave the vessel throttle in reverse the vessel went forward instead and hitting the port side of the bow of the pontoon with the starbord side of his bow. OP2 put the vessel in nuetral. V2 nor the V1 realized the damage right away. 
  V2 returned to Cypress Bay and contacted an individual who they knew may be able to fix the shifting issue. That individual saw that the cable was loose and repaired it. V2 vessel worked in reverse since.
  About an hour later the V1 noticed the pontoon leaning to one side and some damage beneath the deck between the port float and the middle float. OP1 was the operator for V1 pontoon, he drove the pontoon back to Paris Landing Marina to load the pontoon onto the trailer and take it to the storage facility. V1 and V2 in the mean time had tried to make contact with Henry County Sheriff''s Department and Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency but failed to due to lack of cell service. 
  At or around 16:30 Officers arrived at Paris Landing Marina to launch the patrol vessel for the evening. V1 approached Officers and asked who she would need to report a boat accident to. Officers notified TWRA dispatch that an accident had occured in Henry County, no injuries, and both vessels were off the water. Officers spoke with parties to get more information on what happened, where the vessels were, and contact information for both vessel owners. Officers followed V1 to the storage facility where she had OP1 take her boat. On the way to the storage facility, Officers contacted other officers to meet her at the storage facility. 
  At the storage facility Officers met OP1 and his son. OP1 pulled the pontoon out of the storage building so Officers could assess the damage. V1 pointed out the damages to Officers on the side of the pontoon and that when V2 vessel hit it shifted the port float a couple inches under the deck. Officers took pictures of the pontoon while they had OP1 and V1 write a statement. OP1 and occupants stated they saw OP2 pull the shifter to reverse however the boat went forward. Officers contacted V2 occupant via phone to schedule meeting with her and OP2 for their statements and damage assessment. 
  On July, 4, 2021 at or around 15:00 Officers met V2 owner at Paris Landing Marina. They each wrote a statement for what happened the day before. V2 explained the issue with the linkage and that an hour prior to meeting up with the V1 on July 3, 2021 the reverse on the vessel worked. Officers took pictures of the vessel and noticed a scuff in the paint and some small rub marks on the starboard side of the bow of vessel, otherwise no damage.
  