RedactedNarrative: Vessel 1 was undocking  when the bow of the vessel 1 on the port side collided with the stern of the starboard side of vessel 2.  
  
  Witness statement of deckhand:
  
  Prior to undocking Deckhand (who was on the port side bow) checked the stern of the vessel 1 prior to initiating their voyage and observed vessel 2 off of the stern traveling towards the west bank of the channel.  Due to the angle of vessel 2 path he radioed to the operator of vessel 1 that they were clear to undock and begin their voyage.  After initiating their voyage Deckhand then observed vessel 2 traveling at a north east path across the bow of vessel 1.  
  
  He radioed to Operator1 that there was a vessel in front of theirs and advised Operator1 to place vessel 1 into reverse.  Immediately prior to the collision he observed the operator of vessel 2 looking to his port side while traveling to the north east.  Upon observing vessel 2 on his starboard side the operator of vessel 1 throttled up causing the stern of vessel 2 to strike the bow of vessel 1.  Operator1 placed the vessel into reverse and then into neutral as he requested.  The operator of vessel 2 continued northbound through the channel and stopped near the buoy line to inspect the vessel.  After observing the damage to the vessel the operator of vessel 2 flipped off vessel 1(middle finger) with both hands and left the area at full throttle towards the Island (westbound).  He looked for the registration numbers on vessel 2 however due to the angle of the vessels he was unable to see the bow of vessel 2.  
  
  Statement of Operator1:
  He estimates the Tecopa ferry had approx. 35 passengers onboard during the 19:00 voyage to Havasu Lake from Lake Havasu City.  He is a licensed Master Captain and certified to operate vessels up to 100 tons.  He was at station #3 (starboard operating station) at the start of the voyage.   Prior to undocking his deckhand radioed him and advised there was a vessel to his port stern and was about 30 feet away.  In order to depart the dock the Tecopa requires approx. 5 feet of clearance at the bow in order to clear the stern while traveling parallel to the docks.  While operating from station #3 he is unable to see the port bow of the Tecopa.  After initiating their voyage and while traveling at approx. 1 mph he was radioed to go into reverse.  He felt and heard the Tecopa strike something while putting the Tecopa into reverse.  He then observed the operator of the open bow vessel travel north through the channel and he never stopped.  His deckhands attempted to hail the operator of the open bow vessel with negative results.  The operator of the open bow vessel noticed there was damage to his vessel and left the scene.  
  
  Statement of Vessel 2 operator:
  He was traveling northbound through the Channel and was struck by the Tecopa ferry the night before.  While traveling in the channel he looked over his right shoulder and saw that the Tecopa was underway.  Due to the path of his vessel and the path of the Tecopa he was worried about being swamped by the Tecopa so he throttled up to get out of the way.  Around the same time his vessel was hit by the Tecopa.  He traveled northbound through the channel and continued to his voyage because he was worried about taking on water and sinking due to the damage.  He called the phone number for the Tecopa and has not been able to reach anyone.  Due to not reaching anyone he contacted the police.  
  
  The time of the collision was 5/12/18 at approx. 1902 hours.  The incident was reported on 5/13/18 at approx. 1402 hours.
  
  Myself and officer were provided video of the incident that was caught from the cameras that were located on the building near the docks. The video of the incident was uploaded to evidence.com.
  