RedactedNarrative: On January 28th, 2017 at approximately 12:15pm just before the flotilla from Gasparilla was passing by, a vessel (later identified as a Boston Whaler-V2) struck the starboard side of another vessel (later identified as a Fairline-V1) on the East side of Seddon Channel. 
  
  V1 was unable to stop for assistance from Law Enforcement due to the flow of boats from the floatilla "invasion". Operator1 was able to get a phone number from V2 and were able to communicate to discuss the accident. Another vessel was tied to V2. Vessel V3 was said to have possibly hit V1 also. 
  
  After V1 docked next to the Convention Center,  Operator1 called FWC to report the accident. At approximately 1418hrs I received the call from dispatch to meet with V1. After arriving on scene Ofc. began speaking to Operator1 about the accident. She was able to obtain vessel registration numbers from the other two boats and a description of what happened. Operator1 stated that during the flotilla he was sitting stationary in Seddon Channel facing north when two boats that were at anchor hit his vessel. V2, facing west, had an engine running when an occupant slipped and tried to catch herself but instead hit the throttle which caused V2 & V3 to lunge forward striking the starboard side of V1 at a 90 degree angle approximately. i was never able to make contact with occupant after numerous attempts.
  
  Extensive damage was noticed inside and outside of V1 from the impact from V2 . Occupants on V1 stated that V3 struck V1 in the aft starboard corner and caused a chunk of fiberglass to break off. Photographs were taken of the damage to V1 (see attached statement for photos). 
  
  Throughout the day we could not locate V2 or V3. After calling the phone number that was given by V2 we were able to make contact with the owner of V2. He said that he waited around for about 30 minutes for Law Enforcement to arrive and decided to head back to the ramp. I was able to meet with him on Sunday to speak to him about the accident. Operator2 stated that an occupant in his vessel slipped and hit the throttle which caused his vessel to strike V1. He wrote out a sworn written statement describing the accident. Operator2's vessel did not obtain any damage from the accident. Operator2 spoke to the operator of V3 and gave him my State cell number and asked that he called me. 
  
  As I was on my way to V3 registered address he called me. V3 subject stated what happened and said that he did not think his vessel struck V1 during the incident. I continued to drive to his address to look for any damage to his vessel. As I arrived the vessel was on a lift at his parents address. I got on the vessel to look for any damage and was not able to find any. I felt around the rub rail and underneath and down the bow of the vessel and did not detect any damage to V3. Thru my investigation it did not appear that V3 struck V1 due to no damage being on V3. It could be possible that V3 struck V1 and does not show damage to V3, but there is no way to confirm this from the physical evidence.
  
  Both V1 and V2 have insurance thru Geico Marine. Both insurance companies were notified. 
  
  CONCLUSION:
  
  After my investigation, it is my belief that V1 was indeed sitting stationary when V2 hit it causing extensive damage. Citing United States Coast Guard Navigation Rule 8 (see below), V2 operator Operator2 was responsible for the accident at hand.
  
  33 CFR 83.08 - Action to avoid collision (Rule 8)
  (e) If necessary to avoid collision or allow more time to assess the situation, a vessel shall slacken her speed or take all way off by stopping or reversing her means of propulsion.
  
  The day of the accident was the local boat parade known as Gasparilla where a boat "invasion" occurs drawing roughly 1,000 boats, and all of these vessels are either an
  