RedactedNarrative: On May 30, 2021 at 15hr a private 65 ft 80,000ib vessel named was traveling from Florida to its home port of MN.  The Sierra Rose moored to a barge along the IL Rank of Mississippi River at mile marker 104.8 for the night.  The location is south of Mary's River near Chester, IL.  This is a coal loading facility called Kirk Landing.  The captain of the Sierra Rose  was with his wife aboard the vessel.  The Sally Archer  passed pushing 42 barges upriver.  Operator2 attempted to hail the vessel for 15 min prior to passing, by luminating the Sally Archer's piolet house with their spotlight.  The vessel did not reduce speed.  Witness observed the ADM symbol and name along the side of the vessel.  The wake created by the vessel 2 produced large waves 4-5 ft high lasting 15-20 minutes.  The waves continuously picked up the it slamming it against the barge it was moored to.   The vessel received damage to the starboard side from the midship to stern.  The damage extended as has 3.5 feet from the waterline.  A starboard midship cleat was bent, body molding from midship to stern was pulled away, swim platform was pulled away from stern, two fenders were damaged and several lines were frayed.  Several gouges to the fiberglass occurred from midship to stern up and down the starboard side.  Operator2 did not observe damage to his vessel until daylight that same morning.
  
  On May 30, 2021 Operator 2 contacted a captain of vessel 1 in the shipyard at St. Louis by radio. The captain of vessel 1 said he had no knowledge of causing damage and he retired at 11:00pm last night. He attempted to speak with someone from ADM and American River Transport Co. out of St. Louis. No one will speak with him or return his calls. He spoke with U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer and she advised him to contact local authorities. The large wake created by the vessel caused $10,000 damage to the Sierra Rose.
  
  Operator 2 contacted Illinois Conservation Police via phone on the afternoon of June 22, 2021. Operator 2 completed the Illinois Depart of Natural Resources Boating Accident Report and the U.S. Coast Guard
  Recreational Boating Accident Report.
  
  On 07/21/21 I was contacted by Vessel Manager at American River Transportation Co. The Captain of the vessel 1. I received screen shots showing the location and speed of Sally Archer and service report for the past year.
  
  The e-mail from operator 1 stated, at approximately 15:00 5/30/21 the pleasure craft contacted me via vhf channel 13 and 68 alleging that approximately 2300-2330 5/29/21 they were moored at UM 104 alongside fleet barges and were damaged due to wake from M/v Sally Archer passing. At no point during the alleged wake were we notified of their mooring nor were any requests for reduced wake or wide berth made. Also there was no contact made regarding any wake or damages until 15:00 5/30/21. When passing fleets at Um 104 area a safe distance from the fleet was maintained and no unusual
  navigation practices occurred. Within a short period of time of the alleged wake and damage approximately 3 or more commercial vessels had transited the area prior to our passing.