Captain of vessel was fueling, when he started the engine the vessel was in gear. It traveled westward and impacted the concrete wall of the Moorings.
	On June 7, 2023 at approximately 9:15am, the vessel 1 had finished fueling at the marina in Carrabelle. The owner and captain was the only person on board. Staff observed the vessel move forward while still tied up to the fuel docks. Employees united the vessel, fearing dock damage, and it continued traveling until it made contact with the concrete support wall across the canal.  In this process, a long dock, finger pier and concrete wall were damage. The estimate is $18,000 in damages. 

	During this time staff took photographs and videos of the damage. An employee, stated the captain was in the engine room, with no one at the helm and the vessel hit the long dock and the finger pier where an FWC vessel is moored. The front desk staff, collected slip agreement and told him he could leave the scene as she had call in the accident to FWC.


	Officer arrived on scene first. He was able to collect photos and video. Employee, completed a sworn statement. The photos show the damage to the bow of V1 as well as the dock damage. Due to OP1 leaving, we were not able to collect a statement or his information from him personally at this time. While we were on scene, Officer was able to make contact with OP1 on his cell phone. OP1 sent photos of his Driver License, insurance information, USCG vessel documentation and warranty of title. OP1 stated he has over 1,000 hours of vessel operation and over 100 hours.
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