RedactedNarrative: Brief notes from Operator2 statement below.
  -	Incident occurred at approximately 1145 hours on 3/3/2020
  -	His tug was stationed at the Palm Island landing
  -	Was contacted by Subject1 on VHF advising him of a north bound vessel approaching at a high rate of speed
  -	Suspect vessel described as 50’ in length and white in color
  -	Suspect vessel leaving 4-5’ wake
  -	Stated the large wake caused the tug and barge to buck and rock violently 
  -	The padding and pushing knee material were damaged due to drastic change in height between the platforms caused by wake
  -	The barge transom dipped below the tolerate level of the pushing knee, which was destroyed once the vessel returned to its normal position in the water
  
  Brief notes from Subject1 statement below.
  -	Observed 2 vessel cruising northbound
  -	Motioned vessels to slow by hand while standing on wheelhouse
  -	Stated first vessel slowed but second did not
  -	Suspect vessel wake rocked his tug and barge violently
  -	Knocked him down
  -	When the tugs moved from landing to landing, he noticed Operator2 tug was listing to one side
  -	Suspect vessel name described as “Prime Time II”
  
  I was able to find the registered owner of the vessel described with a name of Prime Time II and a hailing port out of Punt Golda Florida.  
  
  I contacted Operator1 via phone and confirmed that he owned the described vessel.  During our conversation of the phone he stated the following things.
  -	Was operating his vessel “Prime Time II” on 3/3/2020 in the area of the incident
  -	Was traveling north with other vessels using the Intercostal Waterway (ICW)
  -	Did observe the Palm Island Transit Ferry tugboats stationed in the respective landings
  -	Cruising at 17.5 knots through area
  -	Stated he thought the area was narrow
  -	Stated that he did think the area should be a slow speed zone but did not see any signs
  -	Has more than 100 hours of operation on vessel
  
  I explained to Operator1 that even though that area was not designated a slow speed minimum wake zone, that he was responsible for his wake.  Operator1 agreed.  
  
  Operator1 described seeing the tugboats and stated the area was narrow, I believe a more cautious passing should have been given by Operator1, especially due to the size of his vessel.
  