RedactedNarrative: VESSEL 1 WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND AT SLOW SPEED APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET FROM THE SEAWALL WHEN IT EXPERIENCED A STEERING PROBLEM AND SUDDENLY TURNED TO STARBOARD AND STRUCK AN UNOCCUPIED DECKED BOAT LIFT. VESSEL 1 STRUCK THE LIFT HEAD ON CAUSING DAMAGE TO VESSEL 1'S BOW AND TWISTED THE ALUMINUM FRAME FOR THE LIFT AS WELL AS BREAKING OFF SOME OF THE COMPOSITE DECKING. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED AND VESSEL 1 WAS STILL OPERABLE AFTER ACCIDENT.  low hydraulic fluid in steering system