RedactedNarrative: On Sunday May 20, 2018, Operator1 was fishing and starting his vessel up in the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.  Operator1 was anchored with his bow facing North East.  At the same time, three large motor yachts were travelling up the ICW from Carolina Beach.  The lead yacht was named “Baby Doll” and had just overtaken a sport fishing vessel named the “Alyssa.”  The last vessel in the line was the Garden Party.  Seeing that the vessels were slowing down, Operator2 passed the “Alyssa.”  As the “Baby Doll” was traveling North, it would slow down when other vessels were around or passing closely by houses with docks.  The “Baby Doll” slowed down to allow smaller vessels to maneuver as to not cause a large wake.  When Garden Party decided to overtake the “Baby Doll” on the starboard side, the resulting wake from the “Garden Party” swamped Operator1 and his vessel before the third and final wake from the Garden Party capsized Operator1's vessel.   
  
  Immediately following the incident, the captain on board, the “Alyssa” began to hail the “Garden Party” on channel 16 that they had just capsized another vessel,  When there was no response from the “Garden Party,” the United States Coast Guard North Carolina Sector was notified of the incident.  The “Alyssa,” stayed on scene until a smaller unknown vessel picked the three persons in the water up to include Operator1 and took them back to Carolina Beach State Park boat ramp.  The USCG Wrightsville Beach and Officer, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission caught up with all three-large vessels in front of the Bridgetender Marina at Wrightsville Beach. 
  
  After completing the investigation, Operator2 was charged by the USCG Wrightsville Beach for negligent operation.  Operator1's vessel was a complete loss.
  
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