RedactedNarrative: On 5/31/2021 at approximately 2:15pm a boating incident occurred on lake norman near holiday marina in cornelius nc.  The vessel was an open motorboat with dual side consoles. The boat was owned by operator1.  His wife was seated in the front port side of the vessel.  His son was seated at the rear port side of the vessel.  At the time of the incident, operator1 attempted to maneuver the boat into a dock at holiday marina.  He gave the engine too much throttle causing it to collide with a docked vessel.  The front port passenger stuck her left hand out the port side to avoid the collision.  The force of the impact caused her wrist to fracture and dislocate.
  
  The family had been recreationally cruising for most of the day and decided to come dock at holiday marina.  Boat traffic at the time was very high.  Most of the slips at the dock were occupied by other vessels.  The driver of the vessel, operator1 drove to the back side of the slips to dock his boat in one of the open slips.  The dock runs parallel to a rock bank only 50 feet away.  This area is a narrow channel with many boats traveling to and from the dock.  
  
  Operator1 tried to turn the boat to fit in the open slip  he put the boat in reverse and noticed he was getting extremely close to the rocks. He shifted the throttle into the forward position and stated his hand slipped causing the boat to advance forward quickly.  As the boat travelled forward, operator1 turned to his starboard side to avoid a collision with a docked pontoon boat.  
  
  The pontoon boat was moored in the slip to the right of where operator1 was trying to dock.  Operator1 was unable to avoid the pontoon and struck the starboard rear corner of the starboard rear of the pontoon.  The moment before impact, occupant1 reached her left hand out to try and keep the boats from making contact.  The momentum and force of the vessel were too much to stop.  The impact caused occupant1's left wrist to bend back, fracture, and dislocate.  After the impact, operator1 was able to pull around to the other side of the boat slips and dock the boat.  Occupant1 was in great pain.  911 was called and arrived on scene to treat occupant1. 
  
  The initial analysis of the incident showed transfer marks on the port bow of vessel 1.  The pontoon had a chip on the starboard side of the motor cowl.  The pontoon had a ladder located on the starboard rear corner.  The ladder was slightly bent from the impact.
  
  While attempting to dock the vessel, operator1's hand slipped on the throttle causing the boat to move quickly forward.  Operator1 was unable to turn starboard fast enough to avoid a collision.  Vessel 1 impacted the pontoon boat that was moored in the adjacent slip.  Upon a safety check of the vessel after the incident, operator1 did not have a type 4 throwable cushion on board his vessel.  A warning ticked was issued.
  
  
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