RedactedNarrative: On Saturday August 31, 2019 I received a call from Franklin County dispatch regarding a vessel incident which had already occurred. I met with the caller and he stated that when he had gone down to his dock to check his boat that morning, he noticed what appeared to be where someone had hit the rear of his pontoon with another boat. No one was at the dock so apparently it was a hit and run sometime before that date.
  	I took photos of the damage and got the complainant's information. It appeared that sometime between August 4, 2019 and August 31, 2019 the docked vessel (Vessel 1) had been struck on it's port stern side by another unknown vessel (Vessel 2). The striking vessel (Vessel 2) appeared to continue past the aluminum pontoon and sheet metal siding of Vessel 1, causing a large dent/tear in the sheet metal, transfer marks on the rear of the pontoon, and then continued on to hit the cowling of Vessel 1's engine.  The engine cowling was fiberglass and was torn. The engine was also pushed sideways due to the collision, breaking the steering linkage. No other boat incidents or damage were reported in the area.  
  	Game Warden and I looked for another vessel in Gumlog Creek where the incident occurred for a vessel consistent with damage that would indicate that it was the striking vessel (Vessel 2) but did not find one. Just a note, the rear of Vessel 1 including the engine extends out into the creek further than any other dock/vessel on that side of the creek.
  