On January 21, 2023, I Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) responded to a vessel incident involving two vessels. The incident occurred on the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW), just north of the Atlantic Ave bridge. The captain of vessel 2 (V2) stated that his vessel was docked at Veterans Park on the ICW when another vessel, vessel 1 (V1), passed them going south toward the bridge. The captain of V2 stated that V1 produced an excessive wake when it passed them causing their vessel to rock up against the dock they were moored at, creating damage inside the cabin around the shower window and frame (fiberglass cracking see photos). No damage was observed on the exterior of the vessel where it was against the dock.
 	The captain of V1 corroborates the claims that he was traveling south toward the bridge as he passed Veterans Park, however, denies that he caused an excessive wake that damaged the docked vessel, (V2). The captain of V1 stated that he was following the slow speed zone restriction and producing very minimal wake. 
	Due to the conflicting details of the event and lack of independent evidence, no citations were issued.

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DELRAY BEACH                  