RedactedNarrative: Witness #1 stated to the effect:  I was sitting in my boat at the marina when I heard a loud crash.  I jumped up and saw a yellow boat called 'Clean Livin' traveling south down the canal under power.  The fence was damaged and there was a piece of bow rail on the bulkhead. 
  
  Witness #2 stated to the effect:  We were coming down the canal, and I started to leave the cockpit to walk to the back deck.  I didn't hear my father ask for someone to take control of the helm.    
  
  Witness #3 and #4 stated to the effect:  We were on the back deck facing towards the back of the boat, cleaning the fish.  We saw both of them near the cockpit, then felt the crash.
  
  Subject was in the cabin at the time of impact.       
  
  Operator #1 stated to the effect:  We were coming down the canal, when I asked someone to take control of the helm so I could step away.  By the time I turned around, I realized that no one was behind the helm and we crashed.
  
  Investigation revealed:  Vessel #1 was traveling south in the Point Pleasant Canal, Point Pleasant Boro, in the vicinity of Canal Point Marina.  Due to operator inattention, along with a strong south current, Vessel #1 lost directional control, and struck the bulkhead of the marina along the edge of the canal.  While under power, there was confusion between the operator and an occupant on the vessel.  
  
  Both individuals believed that at the moments leading up to the collision, the other had control of the helm.  Vessel #1 then struck the wood lattice fence on top of the bulkhead, with its bow railing.  Vessel #1 then struck the lower part of the bulkhead with the port bow lower hull, followed by impact with the port stern.  Operator #1 regained directional control of the vessel, and continued south down the canal and returned to Arnold's Yacht Basin.  Damage was observed to the bow railing, with scrapes and gouges to the port bow lower hull.  A gouge was observed to the port stern below the gunwale, and splintered fiberglass to the stern.  At the marina, a fifteen foot section of wood fencing was damaged.  Point Pleasant Boro Police Department assisted.  No injuries reported.
  