RedactedNarrative: While launching V-1, Operator1 left his vessel, a 2003 17' Cape Horn (V-1), in gear almost striking a vessel moored to the dock immediately south of his location after launching. After placing the vessel in forward and steering eastbound, V-1 could not make the starboard side turn due to windy conditions and the congested area he was operating in. 
  
  V-1 placed the vessel in reverse to move north west away from the floating dock he was about to be blown into and after creating distance away from the dock, placed his vessel in approximately 1/3 full throttle and steered hard over to the starboard side, steering his bow away from the floating dock and Southbound, while pushing his port side stern into a moored 2016 21' Sea Ray (V-2) who had a 2016 Mercury 150 outboard lifted out of the water. 
  
  V-1 struck V-2's outboard's lower unit, breaking off the tip of the skeg and inserting the skeg into the port side of V-1. Due to V-1's speed and close proximity to the moored vessel, he collided with the vessel causing approximately $4,000.00 dollars in damage. V-1 was issued a warning for Careless operation in congested waters, citing USCG Inland Navigation Rule #6: Safe Speed
  