VESSEL COMING NORTHBOUND INTO BOYNTON INLET FROM ATLANTIC OCEAN.  CAPTAIN REPORTED LOSS OF STEERING WHILE ON PLANE.  CAPTAIN ATTEMPTED TO PLACE MOTOR INTO REVERSE TO STOP FORWARD MOVEMENT BEFORE CRASHING INTO THE NORTH RETAINING WALL.  CAPTAIN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 10 MPG AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH.  THE IMPACT SMASHED THE STARBOARD BOW AND A GOUGE IN THE KEEL AND SEVERAL CHIPS ON THE STARBOARD LIFTING STRAKE.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND NO OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED.
BOYNTON INLET
BOYNTON BEACH, FL             