RedactedNarrative: On June 26, 2018 at 2000 hours I, Officer, was made aware by Natural Resource Police communications that a boating accident had occurred in the commercial harbor and was being reported after the fact.  I was able to make telephone contact with the complainant who stated the following.
  
  On June 26, 2018 at approximately 1730 hours Subject1 was preparing his vessel to be retrieved from the boat ramp from the commercial harbor in West Ocean City.  Subject1 stated that his vessel was tied of to the dock and he was waiting for the vehicle to retrieve the boat.  Subject1 stated that he observed a large "sport fisher" type vessel on a course to strike his vessel.  Subject1 stated it appeared the operator of the "sport fisher" vessel was not proficient in maneuvering a vessel because the operator made no attempt to reverse or modify course prior to the collision.  Subject1 stated his vessel was struck on the stern, by the starboard side of the "sport fisher" style vessel.  Subject1 stated that he was able to observe the name on the vessel that struck his vessel was Wet Dreams.  
  
  Subject1 stated he had a brief conversation with the operator of Wet Dreams which mainly consisted of the operator inquiring if Subject1 was injured.  Subject1 stated that he continued the process of removing his own vessel from the water.  Subject1 stated that he inspected his vessel which is a 20 foot Mako Maryland registration MD9462AR, and observed damage.  Subject1 stated that his vessel received damage to the fiberglass gel coat on the stern and there was damage to the outboard motor of the vessel.  He noticed some gouging occurred to the motor.  Subject1 stated he was not sure on the exact amount of damage done to his vessel but if the motor was damaged the repairs would be well over $2000.00. He then removed the vessel, returning it to the storage yard located in Willards.  
  
  Subject1 stated that he was currently home in Salisbury.  I made arrangements to meet with Subject1 at the boat yard on June 27, 2019 in the afternoon to obtain photographs of the vessel and obtain his written statement.  Subject1 stated that he did not seek any medical attention on the scene, but was now feeling sore and may go to his doctor at a later date.  
  
  I asked Subject1 why no one called the police at the time of the original collision, the response was he was too shaken up and did not think about it.  Subject1 stated that he was a former boat captain and had completed numerous hours of operating vessels.  On June 27, 2019 at 1440 hours I was able to respond to Oceana Boat Works to make observe the damage to the vessel.  I observed the vessel to be a 1987 Mako displaying Maryland registration 9462AR.  I observed the vessel to have paint damage to the bow, this was due to the vessel striking the piling after the initial collision according to Subject1.  The vessel also suffered paint transfer and gouging to the port side of the stern.  The engine cowl received gouging, and the hydraulic steering system received damage as well.  Several digital photographs were taken of the damage and placed in the water craft accident portion of this incident report.  Subject1 also completed a written statement, that was scanned and placed in the water accident portion of this incident report. 
  
   I was able to obtain via the internet the name of the captain and phone number of the vessel Wet Dreams.  I made phone contact who stated he was still on his vessel currently in the slip at Fisherman's Marina I responded to that location and spoke with Operator1.  Operator1 stated that on June 26, 2018 at approximately 1730 hours he had entered the commercial harbor, and was in the area of the Mad Fish restaurant.  Operator1 stated that in the area of Mad Fish he places his vessel in reverse to make sure it is operating correctly before proceeding to dock the vessel.  Operator1 stated that when he tested reverse it was not working, and he was aware at this point there was a mechanical issue with the vessel.  
  
  Operator1 stated not only was the vessel not able to be place into reverse it was stuck in forward gear.  Operator1 stated he planned to head towards the boat ramp area and essentially run the vessel onto the pavement to stop it.  Operator1 stated that when he turned the vessel toward the boat ramp he observed the vessel that Subject1 was in, and knew they were likely to collide.  Operator1 stated that he began to yell and scream and was trying to gain the attention of Subject1 however this was not successful.  
  
  Operator1 stated that he collided with the vessel that Subject1 was on.  Operator1 stated he struck the stern of Subject1's vessel on the port side.  Operator1 stated after the collision with the vessel and then colliding with the dock, his vessel came to a stop.  Operator1 stated he assured that Subject1 was not injured.  Operator1 was able to respond to the engine room of his vessel locate the broken part and place the vessel into neutral, and was able to limp the vessel back to the nearby slip.  Operator1 stated the mechanical failure was a rod that connected the throttles to the engine had broken, and this broken linkage would not allow the vessel to be taken out of gear.  I did observe that Operator1's vessel had paint transfer on the starboard side.  Operator1 does not believe that his vessel had sustained much damage from the collision.  
  
  Operator1's vessel is a 42 foot Ocean Yacht "sport fisher" style boat with weight of 31 gross tons.  Operator1's vessel is a documented with the United States Coast Guard with a document number of 1223820.  Operator1 stated that he has been operating a vessel since he was 18 years old, and even has attended some form of a formal captains school but did not complete the amount of hours to obtain his captains license.  
  
   Operator1 stated that he was taking several friends out for a fishing trip for the day, and was returning from said fishing trip when the collision occurred.  Operator1 stated there was 7-8 subjects on board the vessel when the collision occurred.  All but one remained for me to speak with.  On June 27, 2019 at 1730 hours I was able to respond to Ocean City Fishing Center where Operator1 had his vessel pulled from the water and dry docked.  I was able to observe the damage to the vessel Wet Dreams.  I observed the vessel received paint transfers and gouging on both the port and starboard bow of the vessel.  Operator1 stated that the deepest gouging was from when the vessel struck the dock on the opposite side of the Mako.  It should be noted that there was not any damage done to the dock.  Also the keel portion of the vessel has some gouging as well due it scraping the pave portion of the boat ramp.  Operator1 had estimated the damage to the vessel to be approximately $3000.00  Operator1 did not wish to complete a written statement in this matter.  Operator1 was able to provide the information of the rest of the subjects on the vessel at the time of the collision as well.
  
  
  