RedactedNarrative: Operator #1 stated: "Around 12 pm on July 16 we arrived at Deauville Inn for lunch. The Dock attendant directed us to the first slip located most southern and furthest from the bulkhead. There were no boats around us at that time. After lunch around 230 pm we backed off out of the slip with the help of the Dock attendants. At this time there were 2 boats moored attached to each other Starboard to port and to our port side and on outside of the slip. There was also a boat behind us waiting to park in the same spot we were leaving. 
  
  I backed up straight and turned port side to get to the open water but wind pushed me toward the slip that I backed out of sideways with my Starboard parallel to the slip. The boat was moving toward the two boats that were attached to each other. There were several young men and women on those boats and once they saw that we were coming close to their boat grabbed the railing on my boat and attempted to push off. 
  
  A young man owner of the boat that we connected with jumped on my boat and pushed me away and grabbed the wheel and the throttle and attempted to maneuver my boat. My boat was not damaged but was scuffed on the starboard gunwale. The scuff was easily wiped off. The young man was on our boat and one of his friends attempted to rescue him with his small boat. As he was trying to get adjacent to our boat we were drifting toward the bridge and very close to running into the concrete portion. 
  
  I made a maneuver to move away from side of the bridge which forced the young man that was standing on the platform starboard side to fall in the water. I observed what he was ok and got on a wave- runner. I then continued to slowly move out the area and back to our house."
  
  Owner #2 stated: "Arrived approx 1pm at Deauville. I had backed into the slip 2nd or 3rd from the end. At around l:30/1:45 we went up to the restaurant for lunch leaving the boat empty. Around 2:15 we heard a commotion down by the dock where I saw the white boat horizontal on my boat and the mystic. As I was going down to the dock I then saw the two boats floating towards the corson bridge and the white boat hesitated then sped through the bridge without coming back. As I got down to the dock the boat next to me closer to the Deauville told me my boat was hit.
  
  I observed a broken anchor holder, a gash in my pulpit, and fiberglass dings in the bow of my boat which was shown to the Trooper as he came onto my boat. The driver of the Mystic also confirmed the white boat hit mine and had given me the owners number. Owner denied hitting the boat and said to take it up with Troopers."
  
  Owner #3 stated: "The boat was parked and two people were siting on the boat at the time of the impact. Cost of repair could be in the excess of SOK the boat was brand new and only in the NJ water for
  two weeks.
  
  Owner #4 stated: "I am the owner of the V-37 Valhalla that was involved in the Deauville accident 2 weeks ago. I was up at the restaurant at the time of the accident. I did not see how the accident
  occurred."
  
  Manager at the Deauille Inn stated: "While attending to duties as security manager at the Deauville Inn (DI) in Strathmere, I was called to the docks for an issue reported as a boat accident.
  
  As I arrived at the docks, I noticed a White 39.S FT Pursuit cabin cruiser that appeared to be drifting away from docks without power. Only later to be found that power was never lost during the incident.
  
  The above mentioned boat was leaving its berth at the (DI) when the current appeared to push the vessel inward toward the (DI) docks. The driver could not correct it's course and It made contact with our floating dock system and a piling, as well as several other vessels still docked (in berth). After severely compromising the floating dock, the Pursuit made contact with a black Mistie vessel (approx 40 Ft) that was berthed at the very end of the outside dock. Another vessel (approx 35 FT Gray) rafted to the outside of the Mistie vessel also received contact from the Pursuit as it tried to regain course into the open channel.
  
  After clearing from the collision with the other boats, the Pursuit vessel drifted away toward the Strathmere bridge. The vessel appeared to have lost power, but later found to be running normal. As it drifted toward the bridge another smaller Donzi vessel approached and retrieved a passenger from the Pursuit. The pursuit then drifted through the main channel opening of the Strathmere bridge a bit out of control, and struck the bridge. The pursuit then regained control on the other side of bridge and  began a normal course toward Ocean City
  
  While the above was taking place, the original two vessels rafted together that were struck at the dock, began experiencing mooring failure as the Cleats on the dock began breaking due to the extreme pressure put on them from the vessel collision and compromise of the dock. They eventually broke free, and drifted out into the channel, but not before making contact with a Cigarette Speed boat (approx 30 FT) that was berthed on the same end of the dock as the Mistie. The vessels drifted free for a moment, regained power and returned to another berth at (DI) docks. No injuries were reported, minor damage to no less than S boats, undetermined damage to the (DI) docking system."
  
  Investigation at the scene revealed: All vessels were moored at the Deauville Inn, Upper Township Cape May County. Vessel #1 was docked in the last slip on the south dock and was attempting to leave. vessel #2 was moored in the second to last slip on the south dock. Vessel #3 and Vessel #4 were rafted on end of the " T " dock face south. Operator #1 reversed out of the last slip. Operator #1 then started to lose control of his vessel due to wind and tide conditions. Vessel #1 then struck Vessel #2 in the front bow causing minor damage. Operator #1 continued attempting to regain control of Vessel #1, but struck the south end of the " T " dock causing damage to the dock and piling. Vessel #1 then struck Vessel #3 in the bow. Vessel #1 then struck Vessel #4 in the bow. Due to the impact with Vessel #3 and Vessel #4 and the fact that they were rafted together, a cleat broke on the dock. Due to the cleat breaking, Vessel #3 and Vessel #4 broke free of the dock. Vessel #3 ' s motors then struck the dock. Damage was observed to the bow and motors of Vessel #3. Damage was observed to the bow of Vessel #4. It should be noted that no injuries were observed or reported at the scene. It should also be noted that there was a fifth vessel that was moored behind Vessel #3 and Vessel #4. I observed a small scratch on the bow of this vessel, but the owner did not want a report.
  