RedactedNarrative: On 8/9/2018, I was notified of a boating accident that occurred on 8/8/2018 at approximately 2015 hours upon the Suwannee River within Suwannee County. I made contact by phone with the reporting party, who was also involved in the boating accident. He informed me that he was available to meet with me at his place of employment, and that his vessel which was involved in the boating accident would be present.
  
  	At approximately 1300 hours, I met with the operator at his place of employment, Keen’s Portable Buildings, in Live Oak. He explained that while participating in a bass fishing tournament on the evening of 8/8/2018, the boating accident occurred shortly after he operated his vessel downstream from the US27 bridge in Branford. He continued to explain that while operating at approximately forty-eight miles per hour, he observed a large wooden log floating along the eastern portion of the river. As he operated his vessel to the middle area of the river to avoid collision with the log, he noticed that the log extended to a distance within his path of travel. He explained that he ceased the throttle, then felt the impact of the log to the underside of the vessel, then the motor’s lower unit. He continued to explain that this impact caused the vessel to rotate counter-clockwise, and travel toward the eastern shore of the river. 
  	
  	As his vessel (V1) approached the eastern shore, its bow impacted the bow of another vessel (V2) which was moored to the eastern shore. During this impact, V1 experienced upward pitching of its bow, leading to ramping onto the starboard side bow of V2 and rotating counter-clockwise. Post collision, V1 came to rest positioned on the starboard bow of V2 and a floating dock to the starboard side of V2. He provided me a picture of the post collision which was captured by a witness, who was aboard a vessel nearby during the accident. I contacted the witness who recounted the accident consistently with the operator’s explanation. 
  
  	I observed the damage to vessel (V1), and documented with photographs. The damage to V1 consists of the following: 
  
  ·	Tearing breaks to the starboard bow and small tearing breaks to the hull’s bottom
  
  ·	Transfer and striation marks to the hull’s bottom, starboard bow and extending down the starboard side
  
  ·	Bending of the rub rail on the port bow, showing evidence of impact with tree or branch (wood fragments)
  
  ·	Lower unit damage - both port and starboard water intake screens broken, port side holding wood fragments
  
  	At approximately 1600 hours, I arrived at the scene of the impacted vessel (V2), observed and documented its damages with photographs. The damage to V2 consists of the following:
  
  ·	Crushing damage, including clean breaks, to the bow’s top structure
  
  ·	Induced damage (breaks and separation) to the bow’s top and front wooden structures
  
  	I made contact with V2’s owner and informed him of what caused the damage to his vessel. Without any identifiers on the vessel, Operator 2 provided the title for proof of ownership which also allowed me to document the vessel’s HIN and registration numbers.
  
  	I provided Operator 2 with Operator 1’s contact information, and informed Operator 1 that Operator 2 will be contacting him for further information exchange.
  