RedactedNarrative: On 3/14/15, I Officer of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) was on land patrol in Martin County. At approximately 1631 hours, I was dispatched to a boating accident in Palm Beach County at the Indiantown Rd Bridge. I was advised there were no injuries. Upon arrival at approximately 1717 hours, I met with the bridge tender. Bridge tender advised me that at approximately 1536 hours, a vessel by the name of Iriana made contact with the Indiantown Rd Bridge causing damages to the rails of one of the bridge barriers. Upon assessing the damage caused to the bridge, I observed the top rail missing on 4 sections of the bridge barrier located on the southeast side of the Indiantown Rd Bridge. The top rail was bent and hanging onto the middle rail. I observed damage to one vertical rail. I also observed damage to one wood plank. The mechanic for the Indiantown Rd Bridge was present while I was assessing damage. Damage was estimated at approximately $2,500.
  
        Bridge tender provided me with the contact information of the vessel responsible for the bridge damage. I made contact with the vessel owner. Owner advised me that his vessel was docked at Bluff's Marina located in Jupiter. At approximately 1818 hours, I met with Owner to assess damage to his vessel. He provided me with a documentation number of 1195418 for his vessel. He provided with a driver license out of Australia.  Upon assessing damage to documented vessel number 1195418, I observed scratch marks along the starboard side of the vessel showing where impact was made with the Indiantown Rd Bridge. Owner assessed the damage to his vessel to be under $500.
  
        I asked Owner to explain to me what occurred leading up to the boating accident. Owner explained to me that he positioned his vessel Iriana in the center of the ICW channel underneath the Indiantown Rd Bridge while waiting his turn to proceed under the drawbridge. While waiting, the current moved his vessel closer the bridge barrier on the southeast side of the Indiantown Rd Bridge. When he realized that he was about to collide with the bridge barrier, he attempted to throw his vessel in reverse to avoid collision. At this time, the starboard side of his vessel collided with the bridge barrier. I issued operator one infraction for careles operation of a vessel.