At or around 4:30pm on june 20, 2013, vessel 1 departed the dock and began to try to exit the marina at beaufort docks.  The tide was rising with a strong current running at a 90 degree angle from starboard to port of vessel 1 as it tried to exit the area.  Vessel 2 was tied to the dock with bow facing out between vessel 1's location and the exit of the dock area.  As vessel 1 attempted to pass vessel 2, some portion of vessel 1 impacted vessel 2's starboard bow making scratches in the paint.  After impact, vessel 1 docked back at beaufort docks and ncwrc was notified.
The two people aboard vessel 2 stated that the impact moved their 60 foot sport fish hard enough to make them lose their balance.  passenger on vessel 2, said that he just waxed the boat in the boat yard and there were no scratches on vessel 2 at that time.
The passengers on vessel 1 stated that subject was able to hold the boat off with his hands preventing it from striking vessel 2.  They went on to say that the only part of vessel 1 that touched vessel 2 was a fishing rod.
High tide in that area would have been shortly after 5:35pm.
BEAUFORT