RedactedNarrative: On May 1, 2021, I, Corporal, with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources - Law Enforcement Division (DNR LED), received notification of a boating incident that occurred on Lake Lanier at Port Royale Marina at approximately 1900 hours.  Corporal, with DNR LED, spoke with Port Royale staff member by phone.  Subject said renters of a vessel were returning a 40' rental pontoon when the vessel collided with the wave brake walls at the entrance to the marina.  The impact caused damage to both the vessel, the sea wall and equipment attached to the sea wall.  Subject said that all parties had left the scene already.  Corporal told Subject we would return the following date to take a report as we were enroute to an in-progess call on the lake and witnesses had already departed the scene.
  
  	On May 2, 2021, Corporal and I returned to Port Royale Marina.  We interviewed marina staff who witnesses the incident.   They provided written statements of the incident.   I photographed damaged areas of the vessel and wave brake wall, collected vessel information, and verified safety equipment.  Subject provided the rental agreement and related documents, including vessel registration, before and after photographs of the vessel, photographs of the damaged wave brake walls and equipment, captains agreement, and safety and equipment checklists.  The rental agreement showed a total of 18 passengers on board the vessel.
  
  	Subjects 2 & 3 were on the docks when the incident occurred; Subject was inside the marina store at a window facing the northern marina entrance.  Subjects 2 & 3 said that the vessel was returning to Port Royale Marina from the northern entrance when it struck the inner wave brake wall with the starboard side of the vessel, then struck the outer wave brake wall with the port side of the vessel.  Subjects said the vessel continued moving and struck the inner wave brake wall with the starboard side again, then recovered and docked.  Subject3 said the vessel was operated by a black male wearing a black Lakers jersey.  Operator was photographed by marina staff in a black Lakers jersey before departing the marina as part of the rental paperwork and captain agreement.
  
  	Subjects said that there were no injuries reported from any of the 18 people on board the vessel during the incident.  Subject said the estimated value of the damage to the vessel, wave brake wall, and anchor wench and dock light on the wave brake wall was expected to exceed $2000.00. 
  
  	On May 3, 2021, I spoke with Operator and Subject4 by phone.  Operator said that he was coming into port a little too fast and put the vessel into reverse, then struck the inner wake brake wall with the starboard side of the vessel.  Operator said that no one on the vessel was hurt by the impact.  Operator said would provide a list on vessel occupants with contact information by email.  Subject4 said Operator operated the vessel during the entire rental period.  Subject4 said Operator was pulling into the marina when the vessel struck the outside wave brake wall, then struck the inside wave brake wall, getting the vessel hooked on the metal piece (anchor wench) extending up from the wall.  
  