RedactedNarrative: On May 21, 2022 Game Warden received a call from GSP in reference to a boating incident that took place at Trade Winds Safe Harbor Marina, on May 20, 2022.
  
  Once on scene, Game Warden1 made contact with the owners and operators  of the vessels involved in the incident.  
  
  Game Warden1 spoke with Operator1 who was in the operator's console of the Starcraft Pontoon boat. He stated that he was tied up to the dock at the boat landing inside the marina at the time of the incident. Operator1 said that the other vessel, a 2022 Sting Ray 235LR, powered off the the dock across from the boat landing and headed in his direction and struck his vessel with the bow of the vessel causing damage.  
  
  Game Warden1 also spoke with Operator2 and Occupant. Occupant explained that she did not feel comfortable operating the vessel so she allowed Operator2 to operate. Occupant explained that they had just launched the vessel and had pulled over to the courtesy dock adjacent of Operator1. Occupant stated that the dock hand instructed them on how to exit the courtesy dock to head to open water and pushed the bow of the vessel off of the dock. 
  
  Operator2 stated that the area in which he was trying to operate the vessel was narrow due to the boats being tied to the courtesy dock. As Operator2 attempted to exit the courtesy dock he struck the Starcraft vessel. 
  
  Based upon the information gathered from the interviews, Game Warden1 determined that Operator2 was at fault for the incident. The bow of Operator2s' Sting Ray vessel struck the port gunwale of the  parked Starcraft pontoon causing damage.  Picture of the damage attached. 
  
  Game Warden investigation found that the cause of the incident is due to operator inexperience.  Operator2 was operating a new vessel he was not familiar with.
  