RedactedNarrative: Vessel Operator #1 Stated to the effect: I was docking my boat at my marina. It is a tight area of the Forked River with little room to navigate.  There were other boats in the same area so I attempted to give them enough distance to safely pass so I could dock.  As I did, I got a too close to the docked boat and my safety line on the port side by the transom, got tangled in the the anchor of the docked boat causing damage.
  
  
  Investigation Revealed: Vessel #1 was underway, attempting to dock at Ted and Son's Marina , Forked River, Ocean County, NJ.  Vessel #1 was attempting to safely navigate into it's slip while avoiding other vessels in the area.  Vessel #1 is a 37 foot Tartan sailboat and is equipped with a 40 hp inboard engine for propulsion when not underway by sail.  Vessel #1 was currently under engine power. This makes navigation in a confined area with a vessel of this size, with limited propulsion and current vessel traffic, challenging. As a result, Vessel #1's aft safety line on it's port side became entangled in Vessel#2's anchor located at it's bow.  Vessel #1 suffered damage to it's safety line and bimini. Vessel # 2's anchor broke as a result of the impact.  Vessel #1 then safely docked at Ted & Son's Marina. Operator #1 then contacted NJSP Point Pleasant Station at approximately 18:00 hrs.  This was within the reasonable amount of time allowed for reporting a vessel accident without injuries. 
  
  Boarding Reports were completed on the vessels involved.