RedactedNarrative: Officer requested to respond to the Alabi Marina for a boating incident where a boat had struck a boat and then the seawall at the marina. Vessel 1 Operator while traveling into the Alabi Marina he had attempted to shift the boat into reverse and the boat had continued forward. While trying to get the boat to stop Vessel 1 Passenger steered the boat and the boat struck Vessel 2 that was moored in a slip at the Alabi Marina. Vessel 1 Operator further stated that the boat continued forward until it struck the floating dock and seawall at which time Vessel 1 Operator turned the ignition off on the boat.
  
  After photographs and information were taken of the boats and area, the Investigating Officer made arrangements to meet with Vessel 1 Operator and a mechanic tomorrow to determine a specific cause of the inability of the boat to shift gears.  It  was discovered that the shift linkage ball joint was severely worn and the ball joint would fall out of the socket. This prevented the boat from being able to be shifted into reverse.