RedactedNarrative: Operator #1 stated: "I was in slip. I pulled out after being fended off. My father was securing the port side bow line to the cleat. After he came back to the console I put the boat in forward idle and it accelerated at near full speed. I hit a boat on B dock on the port side bow. Upon impact I was able to pull the key from the ignition after getting the engine in idle. We were then pulled in to slip by other boaters."
  
  Investigation revealed: Vessel #1 was docked in the Sandy Hook Bay Marina (slip) facing southbound. Upon operator #1 launching the vessel from the slip,  it sped up uncontrollably. Despite the efforts of the operator of V1, the vessel was unable to be controlled and subsequently struck a vessel in slip. More specifically, the bow of V1 struck the port side bow of V2. 
  
  A passenger on V1  suffered a laceration below her right knee and was transported to Monmouth Medical Center by Highlands F.A.S. No other injuries reported.