RedactedNarrative: On March 17, 2016 at approximately 1455 hours, a single vessel accident occurred on the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) in Ponce Inlet at the Inlet Harbor dock, Volusia County, Florida. V-1 is a 20 foot Bennington Pontoon vessel with an outboard motor.
  
  V-1 was docked at the Inlet Harbor Restaurant facing north. The four occupants and Operator exited the restaurant and boarded the vessel. Operator untied the dock lines and boarded the vessel. Due to the tidal current, the vessel began to drift north toward the Inlet Harbor fishing pier. Operator started the motor, turned the steering wheel all the way to the port side of the vessel, and attempted to reverse the vessel. 
  
  Shortly after, Operator turned the steering wheel all the way to the starboard side and quickly placed the throttle in the forward position. Shortly after, Operator placed the vessel back in neutral. At this point, the vessel was facing to the east toward the dock. The current caused the vessel to continue to drift north. The vessel collided with the Inlet Harbor fishing pier and was pinned against the pier by the current. Shortly after the collision, Operator placed the throttle in reverse and caused the rear portside of the vessel and motor to collide with a pylon that was next to the fishing pier. 
  
  After colliding with the pylon, Operator left the helm and stepped off of the vessel to attempt to push it away from the pier. At this time, occupant took the helm but never placed the throttle in gear throughout the rest of the incident. An unknown pontoon boat pulled up to the vessel and threw Operator a line to tie off. The unknown pontoon boat attempted to pull the pinned vessel free but was unable. After the attempt, the unknown pontoon boat untied and left the area. Employees from the Inlet Harbor Restaurant came out and, using dock lines, walked the vessel back down to its original docking location.
  
  I received sworn statements from both. The vessel incurred approximately $4000 in damages. 
  
  From evidence and statements gathered to date, I conclude the following: 
  V-1 collided with the Inlet Harbor Pier due to operator inexperience.
  
  Operator was issued a written warning for careless operation due to his violation of navigation rule 7 (risk of collision) and navigation rule 8 (action to avoid a collision).