RedactedNarrative: V01 was traveling north at approximately 2 knots when it collided with a boat lift in a residential canal. V02 was on the boat lift at the time. No damage present to V02, damage present to the boat lift and V01.
  Operator explained to me that he was operating the vessel northeast in the residential canal with intentions on heading out to the Gulf of Mexico. As he approached the boat lift, a vessel was in the process of being pulled out of a boat ramp that was perpendicular to the boat lift. Operator stated this was the cause of the collision with the boat lift. The vessel that was being pulled out of the ramp was throttling onto the trailer, which caused large amounts of water to be pushed to the northwest, which pushed Operator’s vessel into the boat lift. After the collision, Operator said he then contacted the residential community’s main office to notify the owner of the boat lift before heading out to the Gulf of Mexico.
  