Yacht rams sailboat

On the New River.
Friend of mine owns the sailboat.
Not sure yet what happened, loss of control obviously, but not sure if mechanical or human failure.
The MY left the scene, but the Captain came back with a car later and claimed full responsibility.

Yeah, he parked the boat somewhere and came back the same day via wheels.
If he had lost steering or power he probably would have no choice but to anchor and call for a tug boat. In this case he kept going so he must have regained mechanical/electrical control if that was the initial problem.
The scene here is a few yards from the Davie Boulveard bridge and according to a witness on the bridge, speed was a factor.
I should know more shortly, the owners of the dock where the sailboat was moored are good friends and the witnessed the crash and talked to the Captain when he returned.
The dock is toast as the sailboat was pushed against the dock so hard that pilings broke and the framework was crushed.
The culprit also hit a Johnson 88 across the river, will head over there on the River Rat today and take a few more pictures.
I googled the name of the motor yacht to see what type/model it was, but a few boats have the same name, including a Westport 130’, this one look different and smaller. (Was it you Olderboater?)

Well, yes and no: He left as there was nowhere to dock and probably strong current and weekend boat traffic going on, but he came back the same day to settle and apologize. Not a hit and run per se, but yes he left the scene to take the boat home.

A few more pics:
Damage on dark blue Johnson 88 across the River, and 3 dock pilings broke on that side as well.

The culprit seems to be an Ocean Alexander 100.
Took a pic of his re-inforced bow today: A few scratches, but nothing compared to the havoc he left behind on both sides of the New River last Sunday.

No,no. You guys are confused.
The sailboat was docked, it only moves once a month if that.
The OA 100 hit a docked boat, nobody onboard, no loss of life or limb.
Yes, can’t hold position on the River with strong current and weekend traffic, as mentioned above.
(Unless you anchor but not the first choice: Better dock the OA 100 at Marina Bay, then come back with a rental car to settle and appoligize)

Yup, you are right Sir.
I was not thinking that far, my bad..

Yup Capt. J:
The noise was reported as Loud.
Survey on the snail boat Monday, Most of us says it is toast.
(Older Morgan 46, repairs would exceed value)
Hopefully good insurance on the OA, yes, it looks new, and clean.
(I found it docked today, 1 mile from the accident site, small world)

Don’t think so, not sure of the cause or the details, yet.
No idea if an investigation will be initiated, probably not if this was a delivery with no paying pax or cargo onboard: The NTSB or the USCG may not be interested if some private boat went sideways and wiped out another private boat as long as nobody got hurt.
The insurance companies however may want answers..

Yup, the OA did quite well, minimum damage and good to go.
(Note to self: I want an OA for my next personal boat, Takes a Licking and keeps on Ticking)