RedactedNarrative: The following incident took place at the boat dock adjacent to the boat ramp at lake hickory marina, located at 6706 limbaugh lane, hickory, nc 28601.  On july 08, 2017, at approximately 17:00 hours eastern time, operator of vessel 1 (1983 16' glassmaster, was attempting to load vessel 1 onto the trailer which was backed into the water on the boat ramp.  
  
  Upon initial approach, operator1 decided rather than continue to load vessel 1 onto the trailer, she would prefer backing up, and reattempting her approach.  For better positioning on the trailer. Operator1 stated that she shifted into reverse and turned the steering wheel to the left, thus turning the bow of the boat to the right.  Upon shifting the gear into forward, operator1 stated that the throttle became stuck in the forward gear at which time, vessel 1 traveled forward at a slow speed and struck the stern of vessel 2 on the port side.  Vessel 2 was moored to the dock and unoccupied at the time of the incident. Vessel 2 was a 1997 24' suncruiser.  V2 owner was contacted by lake hickory marina and arrived on scene shortly thereafter.  Immediately after the collision, operator1 turned the engine off and took the throttle out of gear.  
  
  As a result of the collision, vessel 1 sustained damage to the starboard side of the bow, where the rubber guard strip and the fiberglass hull impacted vessel 2. 
  
  Vessel 2 sustained damage to the port side stern, where the aluminum siding and the pontoon were impacted by vessel 1.  
  
  Upon further investigation, the linkage on the throttle of vessel 1 seemed to be somewhat stiff and difficult to shift into and out of gear.  The cause of the incident was determined to have most likely occurred as a result of the throttle of vessel 1 becoming stuck in the forward gear.  Video surveillance at lake hickory marina captured a recording of the incident on camera and everything appeared to have occurred as stated in the facts of the report.
  
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