The Captain of the Port, LC -USCG, has a log of all arrivals and departures. I can tell you they will take a report and offer assistance in providing information, but I doubt you have any success collecting from a ship owner. The ship is in transit, in a commercial shipping lane, and your vessel was not moored. Their argument would be you have to give right of way to the larger, less manuerving (sp?) vessel. Think of it this way - no contact was made, the ship captain did not go out of an approved travel lane of a vessel of his size, and their is no speed limits on a ship in the channel. Sucks, but that's the nuts & bolts of it. Turn your damage over to your insurance agent and let them deal with it, don't waste your time or mental health worrying about it. You and your crew are safe, count your blessings and chalk it up to a learning experieince.
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