RedactedNarrative: On June 22, 2019, at approximately 430pm, an employee of Cottonwood Cove Marina, was piloting a house boat, (V1), back to its slip to prepare it for another trip.  According to the lead mechanic, the boat had come back in with known mechanical issues which did not allow the port motor to be put into reverse gear.  
  
  With a strong wind blowing from the north, Operator1 was attempting to pilot the 70'' houseboat between H dock and the fuel dock, which is a narrow passage (Approximately 55 ft - 75 ft from the narrowest to the widest).  The wind began to blow V1 towards the houseboats on H dock which would prevent it from being able to make it to the passage towards its slip.  Operator1 began to maneuver the vessel so he could get back out into the main area of the marina and make another run at the narrow passage.  While turning left with the starboard motor in forward gear, the rear of the boat swung around and bumped the covered dock which stopped the turn and changed the direction of the boat (V1) toward H dock and (V2).  
  
  Operator1 realized that he was headed for V2 and attempted to engage both reverse gears to avoid a collision with V2.  However, neither reverse gear engaged and V1 continued its forward movement and struck H dock and V2 on its stern, port side.  The only damage on V1 was a small hull puncture, high above the water line, where the H dock cleat broke off and stuck in the hull.  The main damage to V2 was the stern, port hull.  It is made of aluminum so it was only dented in.  There were other minor damages to trim and a cleat in the same area of V2.  The section of H dock that was struck lost a cleat and the surface plate was bent.  There were no injuries on either vessel.
  