RedactedNarrative: On Saturday, November 20, 2021 at approximately 1:47 PM, Lee County Sheriffs Office Marine Unit responded to Cabbage Key Restaurant, in reference to a boat crash. Prior to arriving on scene at Cabbage Key, another officer located a 54' Carver "Mad Max" (Vessel 1) in the ICW near marker #46 and made contact with the owner/operator. OFFICER 2 inspected the vessel and did not see any visible damage. OFFICER 2 asked OP1 what happened at Cabbage Key and he stated that he was trying to dock his boat and the strong winds blew him around causing his starboard stern to strike a piling. The piling broke off and was submerged under water. OFFICER 2 took pictures of the vessel and confirmed once again that there was no visible damage to the stern of the vessel.
  OFFICER 2 then proceeded to Cabbage Key and made contact with the manager on duty and dock attendant. He stated that a 54' vessel was attempting to back in to a slip at the marina and struck a piling. The piling had submerged underwater and was later retrieved by staff members and towed to shore. The vessel then proceeded forward and struck another piling on another dock. He showed OFFICER 2 the second piling that was struck and it had obvious signs of damage and cracked pieces of the piling were observed on the dock. He then contacted the property owner, and estimated the damage to the pilings to be $3,000.00. OFFICER 2 took pictures of the pilings and the dock where the incident took place.
  At the conclusion of this investigation, Vessel 1 was determined to be at fault for the crash.