RedactedNarrative: On 06/12/2015, I, OFC, responded to a call for service involving a boat accident between two vessels, no injuries, property damage only. The vessels were at Deep Creek Marina on Deep Creek Lake. I arrived at Deep Creek Marina and both vessels were on scene, no reported injuries and functional damage to the vessels. 
  
    The striking vessel was a leased boat from Deep Creek Marina (a 21' Regal ski boat). The victim vessel was a private boat (23'6" Bennington pontoon) operated by owner. At the time of the collision, the visibility was hazy and the wind was moderate (between 10-15mph). The pontoon boat was moored/tied up at a slip in Deep Creek Marina, the family on board were relaxing on the vessel as it was floating in the dock space. The ski boat operated by Operator1 was preparing to dock in the adjacent slip beside the pontoon boat, as she was returning her rental. As the ski vessel's bow entered the dock slip, a high gust of wind caught the stern of Operator1's vessel and swung her port side into the starboard side of the docked pontoon boat. A small screw in Operator1's vessel's rub rail put a 2 inch scratch on V2 vessel's starboard stern side rub rail. At this time, Operator1 advised the dock attendants tried to pull her leased vessel into the proper slip, but hadn't made an attempt to guide her into the slip at the beginning, as they have in previous rental situations. 
  
     The damage to the pontoon boat was not disabiling and only involved the 2 inch scratch in the aluminum rub rail. Deep Creek Marina employees estimated the pontoon damage to be $1,100.00. I could not see the damage to the leased vessel's rub rail; the rub rail's of vessels are meant to absorb small impact and protect the fiberglass hull of the boat from any damage; as far as I could see the rub rail looked unharmed and indistinquishable from other normal wear patterns along its length. Deep Creek Marina employees estimated their own damage to be $1,021.00; charging that total to Operator1. I took photos of all damage at the scene and have included the photos in the report.
  
     The high gust of wind, frequent during this work day, was the contributing factor to the collision. I applied no charges to Operator1.
  
     All events occurred in Garrett County, MD.
   