RedactedNarrative: On 11/17/2017, at approximately 12:30 pm, I Ofc. was dispatched to respond to a boating accident that occured at Miami Beach Marina. I spoke to the deckhand/crew/captain/firstmate of the struck vessel (V2). 
  
  This person advised that he did not see the accident when it occurred but was notified of the incident from witnesses on a neighboring yacht (A-22 slip). 
  
  That witness advised the wind/current was turning the boat sideways and the operator gave the boat gas and slammed into the portside stern and motor of the transom. 
  
  I interviewed the operator of the striking vessel (V1), who advised he was the captain. He said the owner was operating the boat initially to depart from the slip and then switched with the captain at the time of the accident. He noticed the close proximity of his vessel to V2, and tried reversing but it was too late. 
  
  I cited the captain of V1 for a violation of Navigation rules F.S. 327.33(3): failure to stop to avoid collision.
  