RedactedNarrative: 26' centurion (boat 1), operated by V1 Operator, was underway, in the area of Bottle Bay, heading  east at an approximate speed 5-10 MPH with a raised bow obstructing his forward view. He was sightseeing (looking at the castle on the shore line), when his daughter informed him of another vessel (boat 2), also looking at the castle, adrift and directly in their path. V1 Operator placed his shifter in reverse, but was not able to stop the vessel. V1 Operator's vessel struck the starboard side of V2 Operator's vessel (boat 2). V1 Operator's vessel sustained fiberglass damage to the bow and starboard bow. V2 Operator's vessel sustained fiberglass damage to the starboard side. Both boaters exchange information and left the area.  Accident reports were not filed until late October. 
  
  This report is late due to a number of reasons;
  1. Involved parties did not notify BCSO until a day after accident occurred and inferred that the damage was less than $1500
  2. Delays in receiving operator reports which disclosed the true damage estimates.
  3. Uncooperative parties.