RedactedNarrative: On Saturday August 13, 2022 at 1950 hours, KENTCOM dispatched me to a hit and run boat accident at Paradise Grill. At the time of the call, Cpl 2 and I were handling a boat accident we witnessed at Indian River Marina with a subject in the water. After securing the scene at Indian River, I responded to Paradise Grill and contacted V1 Owner. I asked V1 Owner to explain what exactly happened. V1 Owner stated him and his wife were at Paradise Grill and his vessel was docked in a slip West of the fuel docks at Paradise Grill. V1 stated that he heard an announcement over an audio system that his boat was involved in an accident. V1 responded to management and was given information of the individual who hit his vessel. V1 stated that several people witnessed the incident and subjects on board the suspect vessel switched drivers. V1 stated his starboard motor was busted and he was having his vessel towed back to his address, in Ocean View, by tow boat who was on scene. Due to heavy traffic and it being dark out, I informed V1 Owner I would meet him at his residence to take pictures the following day. I arrived at Paradise Grill at 2110 hours and spoke to Management for video footage. This produced negative results due to no cameras being that far back in the Lagoon. PC1, an employee at Paradise Grill, stated that the subjects who caused the accident reported it the marina store and waited for some time for the owners of the damaged vessel to show up. After about an hour, the subjects left their information and left the scene on their boat. The suspect boat was described as a black pontoon. 
  On Sunday August 14, 2022 at 1200 hours I met with V1 Owner and took photographs of the damage. The plastic portion of the starboard motor that is separate from and directly underneath the cowling had extensive damage. Pictures were taken, along with a video that showed a puncture in the water line of the motor. V1 stated that he also had complete loss of steering as well. V1 Owner stated he was in contact with a female and going over insurance policy information. V1 stated that a V2 Passenger and V2 Operator, were the owners and V2 Operator was operating the boat at the time of the accident. I ran V2 Operator through a boat registration inquiry and found that he owns a 24ft pontoon boat. V2 Operator has an address in Wilmington, but through a tax map inquiry, V2 Operator owns a complex in the area of Gull Point. 
  At 1300 hours I went underway on MP Alpha with Cpl 2 and we checked the marina in the area of Gull Point for black pontoon boat. We located V2 Operator's pontoon boat in the private marina of Gull Point community and I inspected the vessel for damage. I observed white transfer markings on the port bow of the vessel on the black plastic that wraps around the edge of the deck. The port pontoon had damage to the front. The flat front edge of the pontoon was bent upward in 90 degree angle from its original position. There was also green paint on the bent aluminum that was consistent with the color of the bottom paint on V1 Owner's vessel. 
  At this time I attempted to contact V2 Passenger by cell phone three times with negative results. I left a voice mail and attempted to contact V2 Operator with negative results and also left a voicemail. After Cpl 2 and I cleared the area V2 Operator called back and we discussed what happened the previous night. V2 Operator stated that he was attempting to exit the slip that his pontoon boat was pulled into. While he was backing out, turning the wheel to the right, other vessel were coming near him, making the lagoon tight. He then put the vessel in gear forward and turning the wheel to the left, when he “whiskey throttled the gear”. He was unable to correct this and admitted to running into V1 Owner's vessel. V2 Operator stated he was flustered and frustrated at thi...