RedactedNarrative: On Sunday, April 12th, 2021, at approximately 2000 hours Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) received a call from my dispatch in reference to a boating accident that had occurred earlier in the day in Miami Beach, Florida. I made contact with the reporting party, and scheduled to meet with him on Tuesday, April 14th, 2021 to investigate the accident. 
  On April 14th, 2021 I met with the operator of the struck vessel, OP2 in Miami Beach. The struck vessel involved was an 80' Mangusta cabin motor vessel named "Jacques Cousteau", with United States Coast Guard documentation number 1232270. The striking vessel involved was a 46' Sea Ray with Florida registration number FL 8093 MB. OP2 stated that both vessels were in the process of docking at Kings Marina during inclement weather with strong winds and thunderstorm conditions when the accident occurred. OP2 stated that the operator of the striking vessel left the steering wheel to attempt to secure a line from his vessel to a dock but left the vessel in gear while doing so and the bow of the striking vessel struck the port side hull of the struck vessel. I took photos of the damage to the struck vessel while on scene. 
  I made contact with the operator of the striking vessel via telephone. The operator of the striking vessel, OP1 stated that he briefly left the steering wheel of his vessel while in the process of docking to secure a line from his vessel to the dock and the wind pushed his vessel into the struck vessel. 
  The damage to the struck vessel as a result of the collision included numerous scrapes, scratches and gouges of the fiberglass and rub rail on the port side near mid ship.
  Based on my training and experience the damage to the struck vessel was over $2,000. There were no injuries reported related to this boating accident. 
  Based on my investigation I did not find probable cause that the operator of the striking vessel was operating in a careless or reckless manner and there were no citations issued related to this accident. 
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