RedactedNarrative: On August 1, 2015 at approximately 2:30PM I arrived at Chestnut Cove Marina on Nabbs Creek in response to a boat accident at the same location. Upon my arrival I witnessed paramedics taking subject to an ambulance and taken to the Shock Trauma at the University of Maryland medical center in Baltimore.
  
   While at the marina I interviewed Victim's husband regarding the accident. He stated that while pulling their boat into its slip he put the throttle in reverse. When the throttle was put in reverse the boat went forward towards the pier. Victim, while situated near the bow of the boat attempted to push the vessel away from the pier in order to avoid a collision. She was unsuccessful and the boat collided with the pier support.  Victim was struck by the pier support, suffering interior injuries to her pelvis and a cut her hand. Husband was uninjured.  Husband stated that the boat's engine was repaired last year and may be related to the throttle malfunction.  Husband said that he and his wife were returning from lunch when the accident occurred. He stated that he and wife had one beer each with lunch. Husband did not appear to be impaired. I smelled no odor of alcoholic beverage coming from Husband and would not have been aware that he had consumed a beer if he had not told me so. An inspection of the interior of the boat found no CDS or alcoholic beverages. The port side of the boat's bow was damaged by the pier. A wooden beam on the bottom of the pier was damaged in the collision. 
  
   I took a witness statement from who was on his sail boat situated a few slips up from the slip when the collision occurred. They travelled past Witness while pulling into the marina and they had a brief conversation. Witness stated that he saw the boat turn to pull into the slip. He noted that the boat seemed to be moving forward too quickly. Witness did not see the collision but was alerted when he heard screaming and Husband's call for help. Witness then went to the slip and assisted Husband in pushing the boat away from the pier in order to free Victim. Witness noted that Victim drifted in and out of consciousness while awaiting the paramedics. 
  
   Photographs were taken of the boat interior and exterior. 
  
   Later that afternoon I contacted the Shock Trauma Center and was advised that Victim was in critical condition and received life threatening injuries from the accident. 
  
   Report pends update on the injury status of Victim.
  
   All events occurred in Anne Arundel County.
  On August 20, 2015, CWO from the Auxiliary and Boating Safety office along with other inspectors from the United States Coast Guard (USCG), insurance representatives, Natural Resources Police and Volvo met to inspect the vessel involved in the fatal boat accident. A copy of report along with photographs can be found in the attachment section of this RMS report. It was found that the "throttle cable had rusted and detached from the compression fitting that would normally be attached allowing for the throttle to engage forward, neutral and reverse". The USCG has sent the throttle cable away for testing to see if the corrosion is normal for the conditions used and age of the vessel. A final report will be written once those test results are received.  The victim died from her injuries on August 7, 2015.
   