RedactedNarrative: On Saturday, September 5th, 2015 Conservation Warden was contacted by the Door County Sheriff’s Department dispatch center regarding an incident near Chamber’s Island. Warden was informed that numerous boats had been damaged by the wake of one of the Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) as it passed near Chambers Island. Warden was informed that numerous boats had been rafter together and when the wake came into the north bay of Chamber’s Island the boats slammed together and caused damage to the boats in the bay.
  
  Upon arriving at Chambers Island Warden met with over 50 individuals who were involved in the incident. One individual had been injured due to the wake of the LCS coming into North Bay at Chambers Island; this individual suffered a torn ACL. Warden inspected over 30 boats that had been rafted together in the bay that had varying degrees of damage to them. Warden had also been informed that several boats had left the area prior to Warden arriving.
  
  Warden sent letters to the individuals that were identified and requested information back in regards to their personal information and estimates for the repairs to their boats. Of the over 30 boats that Warden had spoken to, only 22 of those individuals responded to Warden’s request. Physical damaged to boats based upon estimates received by Warden totaled $170,140.98.
  
  Each estimate received by Warden was documented in a Case Activity Report, boat and operator information was compiled in an excel spreadsheet as current accident forms do not allow for the total number of boats to be entered. Each boat that sustained damage has a folder with the digital images from the damage caused by the wake. There are 25 separate folders with digital images of the damage to the respected boats. There are digital images of boat damage from individuals who did not respond to Warden’s requests, and that damage is not factored into the total dollar amount for damages sustained. There are three folders that contain video files and digital images from witness’ showing the LCS passing by Chambers Island and the wake as it came into North Bay on Chambers Island along with the boats slamming together as the damages occurred.
  The operator of the LCS did file the required operator report and indicated that another vessel, the Algoway had passed Chambers Island prior to the LCS and could have produced the wake that caused the damage to the boats. Based upon statements and videos obtained it is very unlikely that the wake that was produced by the Algoway was the wake that caused the damage to the boats in North Bay.
   
  Warden had been sent screen shots of the path of the LCS Milwaukee from the United States Coast Guard Sector Milwaukee showing the path that the LCS Milwaukee had traveled based upon the Automatic Identification System (AIS) that is on board the LCS Milwaukee. The screen shots show the LCS Milwaukee travelling past Chambers Island at 19:50 hours. It is unknown if the time had been adjusted for the system or if it the time was set to operate on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) which is six hours ahead of Central Standard Time. The one screen shot showing the path of the LCS indicates that as the LCS passed Chambers Island approximately 1.5 nautical miles from shore it was travelling at a speed of 28.8 knots, or approximately 33 mph.
  Video files that were reviewed show the LCS passing North Bay off of Chambers Island and a subsequent wake coming into North Bay. The video files show numerous waves that are between three and five feet in height along with the boats that were rafted together smashing together. There is a specific state law that requires the operator of any boat to operate the boat in a safe manner and not produce a hazardous wake or wash. This law specifically identifies that the operator of the boat is responsible for any damages that are caused by creating such a wake or wash as indicated below.
  30.68 Prohibited operation:
  (4) CREATING HAZARDOUS WAKE OR WASH.
  (a) No person