RedactedNarrative: R/o responded to portman marina in anderson county in reference to the above complainant stating that he was involved in an incident on lake hartwell involving a black jet ski with a w/m approx 30-40 yoa with a red pfd who had crashed into the rear of his vessel.  
  
  R/o had deputy, with the anderson county sheriff's office,   respond and to assist victim until r/o could arrive.  R/o arrived and attempted to confirm information about incident and its location. Victim stated that he and above listed passenger were going to "catfish joe's" restaurant near i-85 in georgia to eat and test out the boat to sell to passenger.  
  
  Victim stated that they launched vessel and went past party island and headed towards togaloo river when a w/m in a black jet ski started following behind victim jumping his wake coming off the vessel. Victim stated that unknown subject kept getting closer to the rear of his vessel and near the tip of andersonville island the jet ski crashed into rear of vessel causing a stress fracture in fiberglass on rear starboard side of deck. 
  
  Victim stated that the unknown subject on the jet ski was thrown off approx 20 yds from jet ski , swam back to jet ski and climbed back on and left going to georgia side of lake. Victim 's only description was an early 2000's black jet ski with a w/m 30-40 yoa with a red pfd and bald.   Victim took vessel back to portman and loaded on trailer. 
  
  Victim stated that passenger was standing near cabin door on vessel and after impact he fell down into cabin injuring his left foot and scraping his knee. 
  
  Victim stated the bilge pump kept coming on and he was in fear of sinking so he hurried back to dock.   R/o observed vessel to have an expired nc registration on side of boat with registration numbers nc-6636-wd   2011. Victim produced current registration by a picture on his phone that his wife sent him ( vessell registered to wife  same address). R/o started checking safety equipment on vessel and victim could not produce a type iv throwable. R/o looked through several hatches on vessel and observed 2 separate compartments of vessel rear and inside of vessel that were full of iced down cold soft drinks. 
  
  I asked victim as to why if they were just going to test drive vessel and go eat at a restaurant why were there so many drinks on ice on board, at this time victim became aggravated and started questioning why i was asking all these questions and that "dont i have anything better to do"  he then stated that i was accusing him of having more people on the boat and" that he was going to buy a house at portman and he knows that they have cameras at guard house and that it would just show him and passenger coming in" . 
  
  I advised victim that he was the one who brought up more people on the boat and he said " i wont to get off my boat".  R/o photographed side and rear of vessel . R/o observed no black transfer marks from another vessel on white boat other than on top of platform that victim stated was a burn mark from a grill.  R/o issued 2 warnings to victim for registration and , type iv and gave victim a case number. Victim stated he had no insurance on vessel.      Estimated damage  to rear of vessel $3000.