RedactedNarrative: Vessel #1 was docked at Marina with owner near by. Operator of vessel #2 attempted to dock his brand new vessel and struck the lower unit of vessel #1, shearing a small piece of the s keg off and bending the skeg to port. Incident was not reported until the following day by the marina director. No injuries reported.
  
  Operator2 denied having any alcohol last night and stated he had two other persons on board at the time of the incident.  He stated that he just purchased the boat and lacked experience in handling it. He indicated that initially tried backing in, but with the light wind that was blowing he was having a difficult time, so he decided to swing it around and pull in bow first.  As he was passing behind the SeaFox, the boat began to drift, so he turned the helm left and gave it some throttle. He reported that the vessel jumped to the right, made a loud noise and collided into the tilted motor of the SeaFox.  Operator2 assured me no one was injured and as he attempted to dock the boat a large crowd of people began to form and started yelling at him.  He had his brother, who is more experienced in operating boats take the helm over.  Shortly after he made contact with the owner and it was mutually agreed to inspect their vessels in the morning. I asked him why he did not immediately report the incident to the FWC or the local Sheriff’s Office, especially due to the extent of damage caused to his vessel, and he indicated he did not know who to call. Operator2 provided this officer with a hand written statement.