One boat dragged anchor and struck another boat that was at anchor inside the Fort Pierce Inlet. 
I arrived on scene and contacted the owner/ operator of vessel 1. He explained the following in essence. He was anchored between the South Causeway Beach and channel marker 15.  Between midnight and 0030 hours, he was awakened by the sound of his anchor chain rubbing something metal. He discovered that vessel 2 had dragged anchor causing their anchors to become intertwined. This caused vessel 2’s starboard side to strike and pin against vessel 1’s port side. 
Vessel 1 sustained minor cosmetic scratches and broke the guard rail cable on the port side. Tow Boat US responded to the scene to assist in pulling the vessels apart. OP1 had to cut away his anchor so Tow Boat US could pull him away from Vessel 2. While being pulled away, Vessel 1 spun and struck Vessel 2. Vessel 1 struck their starboard side to vessel 2’s starboard side. This caused damage to Vessel 1’s front guard rail, the starboard guard rail, and starboard guard rail post. Vessel 2 sustained minor cosmetic damage to their starboard side from the incident. Approximately $4500.00 worth of damage occurred between the vessels over the course of the incident. Vessel 1 was able to re anchor with the assistance of Tow Boat Us. A friend of vessel 2’s owner responded and was able to re-anchor vessel 2.
Nobody was on vessel 2 during the incident. I made phone contact with the owner and explained what had occurred. I photographed the damage to both vessels. This concludes my involvement in the investigation.

Fort Pierce Inlet
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