RedactedNarrative: Operator # 1 stated: "I was leaving Tices Shoal and pulled up my anchor.  I was trying to turn around when I realized my port engine stopped.  I tried but could not restart it in the seconds this transpired.  The current caught the boat and I was moving sideways.  Someone on board one of the other boats was concerned I would go over their anchor line and told me to cut my engines.  I put my starboard engine into neutral, but then could not maneuver.  People on all the boats pushed me away from them. My speed was the speed of the current, approximately 1 mph. 
  
  They seemed to have no damage and mine was minimal, so we drifted away and left.  My port engine would not restart, so I dropped anchor and waited for Boat US Tow.  We could have gotten home with only one engine but I was afraid of maneuvering with only one engine in our lagoon with the wind."
  
  Operator # 2 stated: "In the late morning hours of Sunday, July 28th, the subject boat (appx 36') named "Are You Done?" from "Berlin, NJ"  anchored immediately to the south of the three boats moored together and referenced above.  Based on the size of the boat, the manner in which the captain was handling the boat (never looking behind before setting the anchor), and the openness of the water at the time, he anchored far too close.  At approximately 12:30pm, subject let out an additional 30'+/- of anchor line on the SeaRay to increase the distance between the three moored boats and the subject boat as the south winds began to increase. Just prior to that, I dropped the anchor on Boat 1 as a backup.   At approximately 1:30-1:45 pm, the Captain of the subject boat was at the helm, the motors were running and it appeared that he was going to pull the anchor but the windlass was not working properly.  The Captain pulled forward and the individuals on the bow made multiple attempts and finally pulled the anchor. The boat immediately began drifting northward in south blowing wind.  The Captain engaged the motors and backed the boat into the anchor line of the center boat (34' SeaRay) in our mooring and then attempted to go forward.  The boat was broadside to the wind and then impacted the pulpit of Boat 1.  At the time of the impact, the Captain of the subject boat was in the aft of the port cockpit and was not at the helm. The impact left paint from the subject boat on the pulpit, tore a small section of teak from pulpit, caused the pulpit to lift from the deck of the boat resulting in cracking along the surface of the deck where connected to pulpit and looseness in the pulpit fastening to deck.  The vertical support of bow rail on the subject boat was bent at a 90 degree angle during the impact.  I was on the bow of Boat 1 and attempted to push the subject boat away but the weight of subject boat was too much. The individuals on bow of subject boat attempted to push off with their legs.  Two people were on the bow of their respective boats and were holding the subject boat from damaging their boats. Eventually, I was able to push the subject boat off and the Captain returned to the helm and backed away and stated nothing like this has ever happened before.  He did not offer any contact information and subject immediately yelled to the two troopers on Waverunners that were to the stern of our mooring. "
  
  Investigation at the scene revealed: Both Vessels were anchored at Tices Shoal in the Barnegat Bay in Lacey Township. Vessel # 1 pulled its anchor in attempt to leave the area, at which time it drifted and struck the bow of Vessel # 2. Vessel # 1 sustained damage to the railing on the bow. Vessel # 2 sustained moderate damage to the bow and pulpit. There were no reported injuries at the scene. 
  Operator # 1 stated that there was 4 additional passengers on his vessel, however he is unable to provide any of their information.