RedactedNarrative: Operator1 (vessel 1) was returning from the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday 12/3/2016 at approximately 20:15 through Masonboro Inlet from an evening of fishing.  Once he reached Masonboro Channel , he turned left in to the channel to cut over to the Intracoastal waterway to head towards Carolina Beach.  At approximately 20:30, Operator1 had made the slight right hand corner in Masonboro Channel and struck V2's sailboat (vessel 2) that was anchored behind Masonboro Island. 
  
  Operator1's vessel (vessel 1) impacted V2's Vessel (vessel 2) on the starboard side and did substantial damage to the starboard hull as it impacted and as the vessel, it rode on top of the sailboat and broke the gunwale edge, all the hardware on the top side and the tiller handle. Operator1's vessel suffered damage to the bow and starboard side hull fiberglass
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  After Operator1 struck the sailboat, he proceeded to make sure no one was on the inside of the vessel and sat near the incident site where he regained his composure and found his equipment.  He then proceeded down Masonboro Channel towards the ICW to head back towards Bradley Creek.  He stopped at the intersection of the ICW and Masonboro Channel to observe the damage to his vessel.  He then proceeded back to Bradley Creek Marina.  Once back at Bradley Creek, he tied his vessel up, sat in his vehicle for a little while then left.  The next morning workers at Bradley Creek noticed the damage to Operator1's vessel. 
  Operator1 then contacted the USCG to report the incident to them.  Officer was notified on 12/06/16 by the USCG that there had been an incident in Masonboro Channel on the previous Saturday.
  
  Officer and Sergeant met with Operator1 to discuss the details of the incident.  Operator1 said that his navigation lights were on as well as his GPS and spot lights that were mounted to the T Top bars in front of the operator.  It is unclear if V2''s vessel was properly lighted due to the incident being reported at a later date and not at the time of the incident.  Operator1 believed that his vessel was taking on water and sinking after the incident occurred.  He then proceeded approximately 3.89NM to Bradley Creek from the spot of the incident.  The USCG station Wrightsville Beach is approximately 1.19 NM from the spot of the incident.
  
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