RedactedNarrative: V-1 struck V-2's starboard side stern while V-2 was docked. Off throttle steering and operator inexperience appeared to be the cause.
  
  Operator 1 said he just purchased the vessel days prior and this was the first time he was testing it out on the water. Operator 1 advised he did not make it very far from the dock when he realized that the throttles on the vessel were very stiff and he was having trouble operating the vessel. Operator 1 then decided to turn back and dock the vessel. As he approached the dock, the throttle stuck and he was unable to turn away from a vessel that was tied up at the dock. As a result Operator 1's vessel struck the starboard side stern of V-2.
  
  	 I interviewed Operator 2. Operator 2 advised he had just tied up his vessel at the dock and was going to retrieve his trailer. Operator 2 heard a commotion and turned around to see that Operator 1's vessel had struck his vessel.
  
  	During this investigation, I inspected the vessel's damage and photographed them. I inspected the throttles on Operator 1's vessel, the throttles were stiff but appeared to work properly.  When I asked Operator 1 how much experience he had operating this type of vessel, he advised this was the first jet boat however he has owned other types of vessels. When interviewing Operator 1, I asked if he tried to turn away from the vessel while his boat was in neutral, what is commonly referred to as off throttle steering, he advised it was a possibility. No injuries were reported as a result