RedactedNarrative: A vessel accident occurred when a rented pontoon was being operated in a congested in a canal and experienced a equipment malfunction of the steering system this resulted in the vessel striking another vessel and a dock.
  I the interviewed the operator who was identified as OP1. OP1 stated that they were returning to the rental company and became lost in the canal system. While trying to navigate out of the canal the vessel steering system experienced a complete failure. The vessel was then under power without steering. The vessel then collided with a vessel which was in boat lift and a seperate dock. This collision caused damage to the victim vessel and the dock. Very minimal damage was noted on the striking vessel. I spoke with the manager of the pontoon rental company who arrived on scene to take the pontoon back to the marina. He stated that the vessel had just previously been fixed for a steering issue and they thought it was working correctly.