RedactedNarrative: On July 18, 2022 I (Corporal of the Maryland Natural Resources Police) was dispatched to a boat accident in the Isle of Wight Bay around 11:30 A.M. I responded to Odyssea Watersports located on 50th street in Ocean City, Maryland and met with the owner of the Personal Watercraft (PWC) owner and the driver of the damaged PWC. Operator1 advised he was uninjured in the accident but some damage was done to the vessel. Owner and Operator1 had already made damage payment arrangements prior to my arrival.
  
   
  
  I asked Operator1 to explain to me what happened and cause the PWC collision. He stated and provided a written statement advising that he was riding straight and then out of no where another PWC with 3 girls on it stopped right in front of him. He made contact with his PWC in the bow and their PWC in the starboard bow. Examination of Operator1’ PWC showed that he did in fact collide with something in the bow and damage was done. Owner advised that an estimated damage to the vessel was $3,500 for the repair.
  
   
  
  I then responded to Bayside Boat Rentals on 54th street. I met with the owner as well as the operator and passengers on this vessel. There were three people on board at the time of the collision.  Operator2 was the operator of the second PWC rental at the time of the accident. She explained to me and provided a written statement stating that she was following the guides back in at the end of the trip when she saw a PWC coming at her. She continued that she “kinda froze” and didn’t do anything but she was going about 15 miles per hour at the time the two vessels collided. She said that Operator1 made impact with her vessel in between her and the middle passenger. All three riders fell off their vessel on the starboard side into the water. The only damage that was noticeable on this vessel was located on the bow rail and fiberglass section under the rail about a foot from the front of the vessel (see attached pictures). An estimation of $1,500 was given to me by the owner.   
  
   
  
  I was unable to find either party more at fault than the other. Both failed to maintain a proper lookout, failed to avoid collision, and used an unsafe speed for the conditions. Both parties were very new to boating with less than 3 hours of experience running a vessel so I did not feel as though charges were necessary at this time.
  
   
  
  All events occurred in Worcester County, Maryland.
  