07/01/2023 (Saturday)

On the above date, Point Pleasant Station Troopers were dispatched to Brielle Yacht Club on the Manasquan River in Brielle Borough, Monmouth County, for a vessel accident. Troopers were told to assist with the USCG with a boarding (Boarding# 186-23), in reference to a vessel that they were escorting back to the marina. 

Vessel #1, a 76.6' Sunseeker named, "Obsession," was wanted in reference to multiple calls regarding its unsafe operation in the Manasquan River near the Brielle Yacht Club. Specifically, Multiple calls were transmitted over VHF Channel 16 and 911 in regards to the above mentioned vessel traveling at an unsafe speed in a "No Wake" area, resulting in a wake that caused damage to multiple vessels docked in that area and damage to the docks themselves.

Operator #1 Stated in effect: I wasn't going that fast. This thing kicks up a wake and you don't even realize it.

Investigation Revealed: It was determined through multiple witnesses and surveillance camera footage from the Brielle Yacht Club, that V#l did in fact cause a wake that resulted in damage to six (6) different docked vessels, damage to dock boxes in both Brielle Yacht Club (V#3's dock box) and The Marina at Shipwreck Grill (southern most slip), and damage to the dock and pilings at The Marina at Shipwreck Grill (southern most slip). All six (6) vessels mentioned in the above report sustained damage consistent with the video footage that showed the large wake caused by V#l.

The operator of Vl was issued Complaint Summons for 12:7-45 (Speed of Power Vessels) and for 12:7-34.39a (Failure to Register).

MANASQUAN RIVER
BRIELLE                       