RedactedNarrative: On february 2, 2019, at approximately 13:30 hrs, operator1 was attempting to leave his slip on dock “a” at the southport marina which is located on the intracoastal waterway near southport, nc.  His vessel is a jefferson rivanna, 57' in length and is powered by twin inboard diesel engines (1200 total hp). 
  
  As operator1 pulled his vessel forward out of the slip, his glendinning engine control system's alarm sounded and the system failed.  This caused him to lose the abiltiy to control the engine throttle or to shift the engines into neutral or reverse.  The engines were stuck in forward gear at low throttle. Operator1 immediately shut both engines off and attempted to use his bow thrusters to avoid colliding with the dock which was located in front of his vessel and across from his slip.   However, due to the tight quarters inside the marina's docks, his forward momentum carried his vessel at an approximately 30 degree angle at less than 5 mph into the dock. 
  
  The collision with the dock caused the dock to splinter along an approximately 10' section and also knocked a cleat off of the dock.  Damage to operator1's vessel included fiberglass damage to the front of his keel and a through-hull puncture near the front keel slightly to the starboard side of the keel line. This puncture appears to be the result of the bow striking a cleat on the dock. 
  
  No one was injured.  There was no other vessel traffic, no environmental conditions contributed to the incident.  This incident appears to be due to the failure of the glendinning engine control system.
  
  
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