RedactedNarrative: On this date, I responded to a report of a vessel accident in the area of Minmar Marina, in Ludlam Thorofare, Dennis Twp., Cape May County. Upon my arrival, I observed several Minmar Marina and Freedom Boat Club employees standing on the dock along Ludlam Thorofare, just north of the end of Sea Isle Blvd. East. They advised a member of a Freedom Boat club struck a docked vessel. I observed a 22' Bayliner with damage to the Starboard side bow (Vessel #1) and 20' Cobia with Damage to the port side aft end (Vessel #2). An employee of Freedom Boat Club advised he filled out an incident report and the member departed the area. He further advised 6 people were on board and no injuries occurred.
  
  Witness on scene, a Freedom Boat Club employee, stated in effect he was on the dock ready to grab a line and pull the boat in when the operator tried to turn the boat into the slip. He gunned it and slammed the docked boat.
  
  Operator #1 stated "On 8-13-22 a member of Freedom Boat Club was piloting a Bayliner boat when his boat contacted a boat in the slip adjacent to the slip he was entering. This caused a noticeable scratch on the rear port side of the docked boat in the adjacent slip. The scratch was approximately 4-6 inches in length and maybe up to 1/4 inch wide. Two employees of Freedom Boat Club witnessed the contact and completed an incident report and reported it to Minmar Marina. Moments and a few feet before the Freedom boat entered its' slip and contact with the other boat, 3 very small closely bunched rental boats entered the channel approximately 40 feet from the Freedom boat directly positioned to cross its' path. Operator1 was coasting to the slip at that moment but engaged the propeller forward to avoid the rental boats which also altered their course to avoid a collision. It was at that moment that the docked boat was contacted. I would estimate the speed at 1-3 miles per hour at contact."
  
  Owner #2 stated he was just contacted by Minmar Marina at 4:22PM to advise him of the accident.
  
  Investigation revealed: Operator #1 was traveling Northeast in Ludlam Thorofare heading into a Northwest facing slip at Minmar Marina. As Operator #1 was approaching the designated slip on his port side, he was unable to negotiate the current and surrounding vessels and abruptly accelerated the vessel into the slip on an angle. Vessel #1 subsequently struck the port side aft end of a vessel (Vessel #2) docked bow inward in the adjacent slip to the right of Vessel #1.
  
  Vessel #1 sustained fiberglass and rub rail damage to the starboard side bow. Vessel #2 sustained fiberglass damage to the port side aft end. No injuries were reported and no tows were needed.