RedactedNarrative: SYNOPSIS:
  I responded to a report of a houseboat hitting a cabin cruiser while trying to dock in the Bullfrog Marina. There were no injuries and only damage to both vessels. Report was filed.
  
  INITIAL CONTACT:
  At approximately 17:00 on Friday, July 26, 2019 on Lake Powell, I (Ranger, Boating Area Supervisor at Lake Powell) was at the Bullfrog Covered Slips doing a follow-up at Aramark Exec. Services.  While I was there they reported to me that the houseboat MIDNIGHT EXPRESS had struck another vessel that was docked.  The MIDNIGHT EXPRESS, as it was coming into Bullfrog Marina and dock, struck the bow (anchor point) of another vessel (identified as THE CHASER). The MIDNIGHT EXPRESS struck THE CHASR on it's port side. I observed individuals inside the MIDNIGHT EXPRESS vacuuming up the glass.  
  
  At the time, an emergency call regarding a vessel in distress came across from NPS Dispatch.  I got some basic details from Operator1, and handed them some witness statements to complete and cleared the scene.  The statements were dropped off the next day at Aramark Exec. Services by Operator1 and the parties on board at the time of the accident Operator1 stated in his statement "I was driving the Midnight Express Houseboat and attempting dock it on the right side while pulling in and the wind blew the boat side ways into the front of another boats gang plank. It came through the window of our boat". 
  
  Another witness on board the MIDNIGHT EXPRESS stated in her statement "We were trying ro pull into our slip, the wind picked up. We tried to back up and get out.  The wind blew us into another dock of boats. We hit the gang plank of another boat and it knocked out our side window".  No injuries were reported and THE CHASER was unoccupied.
  
  The owner stated to me that he didn't think there was any structural damage, just cosmetic. I also inspected the vessel and observed broken glass (from the MIDNIGHT EXPRESS's window on the bow - anchor point of the vessel).  The broken window on the MIDNIGHT EXPRESS has been temporarily been covered with a tarp.
  
  CONCLUSION:
  Additional follow-up was conducted and information gathered. Based on my investigation, pictures, interviews, and witness statements - the heavy weather (wind and waves) creating hazardous conditions was the main factor in this incident. There was a delay in submitting this report, due to delays in receiving information for the report.
  
  End of Report.
  