RedactedNarrative: On July 4, 2019 at 14:21 hours, I, Officer responded to a vessel non-injury accident involving two boats in the Indian Creek area of Lake Cumberland. Heading to the complaint, I was advised that the individuals involved were heading back to Grider Hill Marina. 
  
  The pontoon is a 22ft South Bay pontoon with registration number KY-0825-FN. the owners were her daughter and son-in-law and they were not present at the time of the accident. When I asked what had happened, Subject and the other passengers stated they were heading back to Grider Hill Marina, but decided to stop and were thinking about tubing. They stated they had been a drift for a few minutes and while looking to the rear of the pontoon, they noticed a large cruiser boat coming up from behind them. At first they weren’t alarmed but as the cruiser closed its distance, its direction of travel didn’t change which placed it in line with their pontoon. They assumed the cruiser would see them and change its course, but it didn’t. When they realized they were about to get hit the pontoon operator made a judgement call to push forward on the throttle and turn to the left to avoid being hit, however the cruiser struck the pontoon with force. Subject stated it was enough force to knock her down and to cause substantial damage to the pontoon.
  
  After the collision happened she stated the operator of the cruiser, stopped to make sure they were alright. Subject was able to get the name of the cruiser which was “Dazed N Confused Again,” which was parked a couple of slips down from where the pontoon was.
  
  After taking photographs of the pontoon damage and collecting information for a report, I went over to the cruisers slip to interview the operator. the owner and operator stated he had left 76 Falls area and was heading back to Grider Hill Marina. He was traveling at an estimated speed of 20 – 22 mph around 1900 rpms and scanning for boats and other objects every couple of minutes. He stated he never seen the pontoon until it was too late. When he did notice them, he pulled back on the throttle and turned towards the right to glance off the pontoon instead of running on top of it. He stated when plowing and cruising in the cruiser it is hard to see over the bow. He stated he also had a friend standing next to him while operating and he never seen the pontoon either. 
  
  I finished up, with taking photographs of the 49ft Sea Ray cruiser. No parties were injured from the accident. Both vessels stated they carried insurance and the estimated damage is over $2,000.00. Most of the damage sustained was to the pontoon, but there was some minor damage to the cruiser. The pontoon had visible damage to the right rear of the boat. The swim ladder and the corner of the floor platform was damaged. The gunwale and railing that surrounds the pontoon was warped. Some of the swinging doors were pulled off the hinges and warped as well. The canvas top framing also appeared to be warped. Damage caused to the cruiser was scuff marks on the left side of the bow. One scratch mark next to the water line that appeared to be dug into the fiberglass hull of the boat. Other damage may have resulted to both vessels from underneath, but it is unknown at this time due to both vessels being on the water at the time of my documentation. 
  
  ***No one reported being injured following the accident.