V1 was attempting to dock at Destin Marina, traveling east bound. V2 was docked, facing south. The tidal current pushed V1 into the port outboard engine of V2. The point of contact on V1 was on the starboard side midship. No injuries were reported.
On July 29, 2023, at appx 1600 hrs, law enforcement received a VHF call reporting a boating accident at the Destin Marina. FWC responded by vessel and made contact with the involved subjects. 
Vessel 1 was identified as a 2020 22ft Finseeker. At the time of the accident, Op1 was the operator and he had six occupants on board. The occupants are listed in the persons tab of this report.
Vessel 2 was identified as a 2007 36ft Pump Out USA. Vessel 2 is a commercial charter vessel and were preparing to leave for a charter. There were occupants onboard and their names are listed in the attached document. OP2 was the boat captain in charge of the vessel. The Florida documentation registration sticker was expired 06/30/2023. A warning was issued for this violation. 
Vessel 2 was docked, facing south, on the far west side of the long dock. Vessel 1 was traveling east attempting to dock. The tidal current pushed vessel 1 into the port side outboard engine of vessel 2. Vessel 1 sustained scratches to the midship of the starboard side. The damage to vessel 1 was estimated at $1000. Vessel 2 sustained damage to the engine cowling. The damage was estimated at $3500. A fin on the engine propeller was also broke. It is unknown if the propeller damage was a result of this accident. At the time of the accident, the engine was trimmed down. Due to the accident, vessel 2 was unable to take their passengers on the charter and had to refund their paying customers.

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