RedactedNarrative: Witness #1 stated in effect: "I was standing dockside out front of the office. I saw the operator on the boat throw the lines off the dock. He began to lose control of the boat and hit the white yacht in slip "A16" and the dock piling before getting the boat under control".
  
  Operator #1 stated in effect: "The throttle cable was not functioning properly. The engine engaged at a high RPM causing the boat to quickly move forward. I attempted to put it in reverse but the engine stalled at which time I made contact with the boat in front of me".
  
  Investigation revealed: Vessel #1 was leaving the dock at Utsch’s Marina in Cape May Harbor located in Lower Township, Cape May County. Vessel #2 was docked and tied off at Utsch’s Marina facing east directly ahead of the Vessel #1. Operator #1 failed to maintain directional control of Vessel #1 due to a mechanical failure of the throttle cable. The mechanical failure caused the Vessel #1 to engage forward, leave the dock slip and impact Vessel #2 on the port quarter causing minor damage. Following the initial impact with Vehicle #2. Operator #1 attempted to maintain control of Vessel #1, and impacted a dockside piling before gaining control of the vessel.
  
  Multiple attempts to contact Operator #1 have been made to ascertain boater safety training information but have been met with negative results.
  
  
  Vessel #1 sustained no visible damage.
  
  Vessel #2 sustained minor damage to the port side quarter.
  
  No injuries were reported as a result of this crash.