RedactedNarrative: According to witnesses on May 28, 2016 Operator1 was operating 2012 Sea Ray bearing Kentucky registration KY 0662 NK in the harbor of Beaver Creek Marina. Operator1 was approaching the fuel pier where he struck a 2014 Solid Craft owned by Beaver Creek Marina bearing Kentucky registration KY 0693 RX. 
  
  The pontoon was tied to the fuel pier on the starboard side of the vessel not running with no occupants on board. Operator1 collided with the pontoon with the bow of his boat striking the rear starboard corner of the pontoon.  The bow of vessel 1 struck the fuel tank on vessel 2 initially and momentum of vessel 1 caused sliding to occur. Vessel 1 bow then slid over into the engine cover of vessel 2. 
  
  The bow of vessel 1 was now caught in between the fuel tank and engine of vessel 2. When the collision occurred, due to the pontoon being tied to the dock, it caused the railing on the starboard side pull loose from the deck and posts by breaking several welds. The gas tank was struck causing significant amount of damage along with the engine cover. I was notified of the incident by a voicemail left on my cell phone by the marina manager. 
  
  I interviewed 2 witnesses there at the marina that are employees and were working on the fuel pier at the time of the accident. Both stated that Operator1 was attempting to dock his vessel and came into the fuel pier at a bad angle. They stated that once the initial impact was made it was as if the throttle was still engaged in forward causing Operator1's vessel to continue on push on the pontoon. One witness stated that Operator1 said that his throttle messed up and couldn't get it to come out of gear. 
  
  Upon interviewing Operator1 on the phone, he described the same thing. He stated that he just got finished letting his passengers off by nosing into the dock. He was then attempting to dock his vessel and tie up to the fuel pier. When he began his approach and noticed he was coming at a bad angle, he then tried to put into reverse to stop his vessel. That is when he said it was as if it was still in forward and wouldn't come out. He stated that the throttle handle would move but it was not reacting. He then struck the pontoon and he stated that he attempted several times to get it out of forward and finally shut off the engine to stop his vessel. Operator1 stated that when he started his vessel back up that everything was back to normal and the throttle was working properly. Operator1 stated that later in the weekend that this problem occurred again but in open waters where he had time and distance to stop the vessel. Operator1 trailered his vessel and took to his mechanic at Sea Ray of Louisville.
  
  I visited a local Sea Ray dealer to inquire about any recalls or known issues with this particular vessel or throttle system. They informed me that there was no recalls on either. They did state that the vessel has a DTS (Digital Throttle System) and that there is a safeguard built into the throttle system that will not allow you to go straight from forward to reverse without stopping in neutral and allowing the rpm and propeller to slow down. This is a built in safeguard to protect the gears in the lower unit. I also called and spoke with the dealer in Louisville that Operator1 took his vessel to. They stated that they were unable to duplicate the problem but did find a bad battery in which is the battery that the DTS is ran off of. Operator1 had both batteries replaced and hasn't had the issue occur again.