RedactedNarrative: On 08/27/2022 operator of V1 struck the William T. Marler Bridge with the port bow of V1. No reported injuries to operator or occupants. Accident was reported the following day 08/28/2022. V1 sustained damage to the bow and flooring of the vessel. Aprroximate damage amounts to $6,000
  Dispatch advised that a vessel had hit the William T. Marler bridge, on August 27, 2022, and the complainant needed a report on the accident. I made contact with the complainant, and he stated that he was the manager Rental Company on the Destin Harbor. I arrived at the rental facility and identified the manager. MANAGER explained to me that the subject that rented the vessel was an African American female by the name of OP1. I asked if they had a copy of her identification and MANAGER stated they did not. MANAGER gave me her phone number and address. MANAGER stated that when he called OP1 and asked her about the damage, she stated they hit the bridge trying to make it in from Crab Island during the storm on August 27, 2022. MANAGER stated that she would need to pay for the damage and that it would be approximately $6,000 to fix. MANAGER stated to me that OP1 said she could not afford that and that’s when he contacted FWC. MANAGER showed me the vessel that OP1 left on and it was identified as Vessel 1 a 2021 21’ Benington Marine pontoon. V1 had significant damage to the port bow. The aluminum bow railing was sharply bent in, and the damage was consistent with hitting a hard fixed object. The support bar behind the aluminum railing was also bent. The plywood that makes up the vessel’s flooring was bent up and cracked. Photographs were obtained from the top of the vessel as well as beneath the vessel in order to show the damage. MANAGER stated that they returned the vessel as if nothing happened. No injuries were reported to the rental facility, and it wasn’t until they left that the damage was noticed.
  I called OP1’s phone number multiple times and left voicemails on 08/28/2022 asking her to call me back to ascertain information regarding the boating accident. I received no call back from OP1
  