RedactedNarrative: Operator stated he was driving the vessel north from Keewaydin Island and he took his eyes off where he was going to look at the GPS. Operator stated he was looking at the GPS to make sure he was heading back to NBR and when he looked up and he saw a dock right in front of him. Operator advised he tried to swerve but it was too late. Operator said he tried calling NBR on the VHF radio but could not get thru to them and then a vessel pulled up to them sure they were ok. After advising that everyone was ok, Operator decided to head back to NBR since he was worried the vessel might sink since he could not see the extent of the damage. 
  
  1. Operator is an inexperienced boat operator and was new to operating vessels, especially in the area where the accident occurred 
  2. Operator was focusing too hard on the vessels GPS and took his eyes off where he was going for too long and therefore failed to maintain a proper lookout 
  3. Operator admitted to looking down for too long and did not try to make any excuses for his part in the accident 
  4. No one was injured but two subjects were thrown from their seats 
  5. The tide that day was extremely high due to the ?Super Moon? and it was a high tide during the time of the accident. The tide was so high that the vessel ran over the dock instead of running into it. If the tide was not abnormally high the  vessel would have hit the dock and surely sustained more damage and there surely would have been serious injuries. 
  6. The vessel ran over the part of the dock where vessels moor and ping-ponged thru numerous pilings before running over the northern walkway of the dock before coming to rest (see diagrams). 
  7. Operator tried contacting NBR on VHF but was unable to. Operator was not trying to flee the scene, but decided to head back to NBR since he feared the vessel might sink from the damage 
  8. The vessel had major damage to the bow (splitting the cap from the hull and a hairline fracture running down the bow), and minor damage throughout the vessel (bimini top, navigation light, VHF antenna, skeg, and fiberglass damage). 
  
  I issued Operator a citation for violating United States Coast Guard Rule 5-failure to maintain proper lookout. 
  End of report. Nothing further at this time.