RedactedNarrative: On 08/02/2015, at about 06:40 p.m., V1 was backing out of his mooring slip at the Breakwater Marina on Commencement Bay located near Tacoma, WA in Pierce county. Law Enforcement reported that Operator has very poor operating skills. In the process of undocking and trying to get out of the waterway, V1 struck two moored, unoccupied vessels (V2 & V3). 
  
  According to a Witness whose vessel is temporarily moored directly next to V1, he was sitting in his boat when he observed the Operator of V1, Operator, board the boat with a group of friends. Operator reversed the vessel out of the slip and lost control. In an apparent effort to get the boat back on track, Operator quickly accelerated and struck Vessels 2 and 3. Operator looked around for anyone who may have seen what he did and then exited the marina without attempting to contact the owners of the boats he struck. Witness said that he could point out the Operator of V1 if he saw him again. 
  
  Shortly after speaking with Witness, V1 came into view. There were 8 people on board. A male, later identified, was operating the boat. Another male, later identified as Operator, was leaning over him operating the controls. Witness told Law Enforcement that Operator was operating the vessel when it struck Vessels 2 and 3. 
  
  When Operator finally got V1 secured to the dock, an Officer asked him to grab identification and vessel registration and come down from the boat and speak with him. V1 was registered to Operator. The Officer asked Operator if he knew why he was there to speak with him, Operator shook his head and responded "no". The Officer reported smelling a very strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on Operator's breath and he was having trouble maintaining balance at the dock. According to Law Enforcement, Operator appeared heavily intoxicated. 
  
  An Officer read him his Miranda Rights which he acknowledged and waived. The Officer said "I am here because I am told that you backed your boat into two others down the dock and then you left without contacting the owners. Are you willing to speak with me about that?" Operator acknowledged that he knew what the Officer was referring to and said that he would talk about the collision. 
  
  The Officer asked him if he was driving the boat when it struck Vessels 2 & 3. Operator said "Yes". When asked why he didn't stop and take appropriate action to contact the Owners, he said "No one was around". The Officer asked "Do you think that the fact that you are intoxicated had anything to do with it?" Operator explained that he was not intoxicated at the time of the collision. After striking the boats he left the marina and went out to open water to drink tequila shots with his friends. He said "I'm not intoxicated anyway." Operator never said that he intended to contact the Owners of Vessels 2 and 3 when he returned to the dock. 
  
  0 Injuries / 0 Fatalities 
  There was apparent alcohol involvement 
  V1 damage estimated at $2,000 / V2 damage estimated at $1,000 / V3 damage estimated at $5,000 
  V1 Operator was not wearing a PFD 
  V1 Operator does not have a mandatory Boater Education Card
   