RedactedNarrative: On Monday July 24th, 2017 Conservation Warden was contacted by an individual on Washington Island that stated that a boat had struck one of the navigation aids in Detroit Harbor and was currently being taken to Yacht Works in Sister Bay. 
  
  Upon arriving at Yacht Works Vessel 1 was found being covered up in one of the storage buildings so repairs could be made to the boat. Upon the Conservation Warden speaking with the owner of Yacht Works, he was informed that the boat had struck a buoy in Detroit Harbor. After obtaining contact information for the Owner/Operator, the Conservation Warden made several attempts to contact him without success.  The Conservation Warden met with the Owner/Operator on September 13th, 2017.
  
  At the September 13, 2017 meeting the Owner/Operator stated that he had been operating his boat out of the marina at Shipyard Island Marine on July 23, 2017. The Owner/Operator stated that while operating the boat there were several wind gusts and that he didn't see the navigational aid near the end of the dock at the marina. The Owner/Operator stated while leaving the marina he operated too close to the navigational aid and a gust of wind blew Vessel 1 into the steel navigational aid along the port (left) side of the vessel. The Owner/Operator stated that after the incident they immediately returned to the marina to assess the damage to the boat. The Owner/Operator stated that with the damage to the boat they decided that they shouldn't operate the boat as the damage was just above the waterline so the boat was secured at the marina.
  
  
  When asked why the Owner/Operator did not report the incident, he stated that since nobody was injured he didn't think he needed to. The Conservation Warden explained the rules for reporting of collision and the dollar amount so that the Owner/Operator understood the regulations as it relates to boating incidents. The Conservation Warden provided the Owner/Operator with a copy of the operator incident report and told him to fill out the report and mail it to Madison within ten days. Warning given to the Owner/Operator for failure to report the incident.
  