RedactedNarrative: Upon returning to the Atlantic Highlands Marina from patrol, I was waved over by a passenger utilizing a whistle, to gain my attention, on board a vessel with no hailing port indicated on the vessel's stern. This vessel was docked at Pier. Upon speaking with this individual, OWNER 2. I learned that he was the owner of the vessel and explained that he sustained damage to the swim platform of his vessel by a wake caused by the Atlantic Highlands Municipal Fire Boat. 
  OWNER 2 advised his vessel was not in operation at the time of the incident and was docked. He further explained that he believed the fire boat was responding to a call for distress and understood the importance of their response, however, the fire boat needs to get further out of the marina before talking the boat up to a speed where it throws a large wake. OWNER 2 informed me that he estimated the wake thrown from the fire boat to be at least two to three feet in height and it caused his boat, as well as, all of the other boats in the area to slam against the docks. This impact caused damage to his swim platform attached to the stern of his boat.
  I then spoke with the owner of a vessel docked on the inside of the dock from OWNER 2's vessel. He advised that he did witness the incident and the Atlantic Highlands Fire Boat did take the vessel up in speed just northwest of the fuel dock. When the fire boat increased it's speed it threw a wake at least two to three feet high and it slammed the boats docked on the outside of the dock, as well as, the boats on the inside. Fortunately, his boat did not sustain any damage.
  I then advised OWNER 2 that the Atlantic Highlands Municipal Marina is equipped with surveillance cameras, and that I would be in contact with the Dock Master to view the footage.
  Upon speaking with Atlantic Highlands Fire Department, he was able to speak with the operator of Vessel #1 who provided the following statement:
  Operator #1 Statement: "The Atlantic Highlands Fire Department was alerted of a person possibly in distress hanging off a buoy so members responded to the fire boat. We got on the boat started it then we all got our life jackets on did our visual pre-check pulled the dock lines and left the dock. We idled out of the slip area and out past the fuel dock which is Pier 6 and headed towards the mooring field. While idling towards the exit of the harbor closer to the mooring field just passing Pier 5 I decided to power up because it was confirmed that there was a person possibly hanging off of a buoy and in distress. We got out to the subject and confirmed that he was a professional long distance swimmer and that he is OK. He also stated that he would be out swimming for the next few hours in case someone else called. We then cleared the call with Coast Guard Sector New York and with our fire commander that was on location in the Atlantic Highlands harbor. We then headed back to the dock."
  Upon viewing the surveillance cameras, the video footage revealed the Atlantic Highlands Fire Boat did increase speed just northwest of the fuel dock resulting in throwing a large wake. This wake went in the direction of Pier  where the complainant's vessel was docked. However, the impact of the wake with the complainant's vessel and Pier was not in view of the camera and was not captured on the surveillance video.
  Vessel #1 while responding to a call for service, increased speed within the Atlantic Highlands Municipal Marina, which is an implied Slow Speed / No Wake Zone, resulting in a wake being thrown and causing damage to the swim platform of Vessel #2 as a result of the impact with dock. The operator of Vessel #1 is responsible for the wake which was thrown by the vessel in operation which is in contrary to Title 12:7-45 - Speed of power vessels.