RedactedNarrative: On april 6, 2012, vessel 1 was being transferred along the icw from southport to cherry branch on the neuse river.  At approximately 1:00pm the ferry was passing cedar point, nc.  Apparently the ferry was at a speed which created a sizeable wake. Another subject went to his 2001 23 foot maycraft which was tied to a dock in an attempt to protect it from being damaged by the wake.  The wake struck the vessel causing it to pull from the dock pilings snapping the bow and stern lines, damaging a wood piling, a steel piling, dock deck boards and washing the vessel up onto the shore rip rap causing damage to the gelcoat and lower unit of the outboard motor.  subject boarded the damaged vessel and pursued the ferry to notify the captain of the damage sustained during the incident.  The captain had him contact the cherry branch office to report the incident.  subject has submitted a report to the ncdot investigator along with damage estimates.  There were no injuries sustained during the incident.
NameOfBodyOfWater: ICW
NearestCityTown: CEDAR POINT                   