On 07/31/23 at approximately 1:15 PM, I was notified about a boat accident at Kentucky Dam Marina. The call was for a non-injury accident involving two vessels. Upon arrival at the marina and speaking to witnesses, the crash happened between two rental vessels, one of which was un-occupied. Witnesses that worked for the marina stated the operator was backing the boat from the slip and put the vessel in forward gear too far and ran the vessel into the back of another rental vessel. When speaking to the operator she stated the kill switch had wrapped around the steering wheel when turning causing the boat to shut off in forward motion which gave her no control over the vessel. There were no injuries in the course of this accident.  The un-occupied vessel sustained damage to the Honda outboard motor. The damage consisted of cosmetic issues along with breaking the trim tab and bending the assembly causing the vessel to have no steering. The vessel that was being operated sustained minimal damage. 

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