Vessel 1 (V1) was traveling northbound in the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) in the area of Palm Beach Shores, Florida. Vessel 2 (V2) was moored at a private marina. Onboard V2 was the  mate and two other crew members. V1 had machinery issues and lost steering before the accident occurred. This caused V1s starboard side to scrape along the port side of V2s swim platform. Bending two removeable hand rails, cracking the teak deck and causing an approximately 2 inch gouge in the paint down to the fiberglass. V1 had visible paint transfer along most of the starboard side.

All persons involved were uninjured.
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