On or around 4:30pm on september 3, 2012, vessel one was operating close to the docks on the mainland side of bogue sound just east of the emerald isle bridge.  Operator was operating vessel one while his niece was sitting in front of him.  While traveling west, Operator got too close to the docks striking the skeg of a boat that was up on a lift.  Just before vessel one struck the skeg, the two passengers jumped off striking parts of the dock.  The handle bars of vessel one were completely torn off as a result of the impact with the skeg.  Operator was traveling too fast and too close to these docks to avoid a collision.  After talking with Operator at the hospital a few hours later, it didn't appear to me that alcohol or drugs played a role in this incident.
 
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Please note:  even though vessel one hit the skeg of vessel 2, vessel 2 was on a boat lift attached to the dock, a fixed object.

CAPE CARTERET                 