RedactedNarrative: On Sunday July 21, 2019 at approximately 6:00 p.m., operator and his passenger were returning from an offshore fishing trip.  While navigating the channel that runs from Oregon Inlet to the US Coast Guard Station, Operator1 encountered another vessel travelling towards him.  Operator1 maneuvered his vessel to pass on the left side of the oncoming vessel.  The previous and next channel markers were both red, so there was not a green channel marker indicating the edge of safe water on the left side of the channel.  
  
  Operator1 ran aground causing his center console and attached T-top to fall forward.  Operator1 struck a bar on the console with his nose causing a severe laceration and a sprain to his neck. USCG retrieved the occupants from the vessel and Operator1 was then transported to the Outer Banks Hospital by EMS.  The second vessel was not identified and did not stop as it was possibly unaware of any injuries or damage due to the grounding.  Operator1 originally thought there was damage to his vessel, but further inspection revealed there was none.  Operator1's passenger was uninjured, PFDs were available, but not used, and drugs/alcohol were not a factor in this incident.
  
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