Synopsis 
On March 9th, at approximately 1600 hours, a subject rented a recreational vessel. The subject (OP1) rented the vessel and arrived back at the dock at approximately 1730 hours. When the vessel arrived OWNER 1 met with the operator at the vessel, the vessel was severely damaged at the bow of the vessel. OWNER 1 states he was too worried about the operator to really think about the vessel. OWNER 1 did get a short story of what happened, he stated that the operator (OP1) stated that he hit something that was floating near the surface near Wabasso. The damage to the vessel does not match the story. The operator was the only person on board when it left the dock and when he came back. OWNER 1 values the damage at 7500 dollars. 
Summary 
In conclusion, OWNER 1 owns a rental company for boats in Vero Beach Florida. OWNER 1 rented one of his boats to OP1 for about an hour. OP1 was the only operator on the boat when it left the dock and when it returned. OP1 returned to the dock with the vessel damaged. OP1 stated in his statement that he hit a piling with the vessel. OP1 stated that he was not paying as much attention as he should have. OWNER 1 took down OP1’s information and OP1 then left.

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