RedactedNarrative: On 4/30/17 at approximately 6:25 pm, i was notified over the radio by raleigh dispatch that a boating incident had occurred near the boathouse off of lennoxville road in beaufort, nc.   
  
  Subject reported that another vessel had collided with his docked vessel in taylor's creek.   He confirmed the location that i needed to go to.   I arrived at the boathouse parking lot at approximately 6:40 pm.  
  
  Upon arrival, i briefly spoke with subject1 who met me at my truck and escorted me to the location of the vessels involved.   Subject1 told me that he did not see, but heard the crash of another vessel colliding with his docked vessel.  He reported after the collision, he went to get the attention of the operator of the vessel that collided with his.   Subject1 pointed out which vessel was his and which vessel collided with his.   I observed both vessels tied up to opposite sides of a dock perpendicular to taylor's creek.  I first observed a vessel with registration numbers.  This was the vessel that subject1 reported had collided with his vessel.   It was tied up to the west side of the dock.  For purposes of this report, this vessel will be referred to as vessel one.   I also observed subject1's vessel.  It was a uscg documented vessel with documentation number 1262104.  It was tied up to the east side of the dock.  For purposes of this report, this vessel will be referred to as vessel two.  
  
  There were two beaufort police officers on scene who i also spoke with briefly about what had occurred.  The two officers advised they had not detected the presence of alcohol on the breath of the operator of vessel one.  The two officers ended up being dispatched to a call and left shortly after i arrived.  I spoke with the operator of vessel one.   I identified him.  He admitted to being the operator of vessel one when the collision occurred.   I asked him to tell me what happened.  
  
  He reported that before the collision occurred, one of his friends was operating a vessel that ran aground on a sandbar.  Operator1 reported he was unsure of the location of his friend's vessel so his friend gave him his location in the form of gps coordinates.  Operator1 reported this individual was telling him the coordinates over the phone and he, operator1, was attempting to input those coordinates into his gps.  Operator1 reported as he was doing this, he looked up and realized his vessel was about to collide with vessel two, which was tied up to a dock.  Operator1 reported he was going less than ten miles per hour.  Operator1 reported he put the throttle in reverse but it was too late.  He reported the bow of his vessel collided with vessel two.  He reported that subject1 came down on the dock and spoke with him after the collision occurred.  Operator1 agreed to walk over to my patrol vehicle with me.  He then agreed to go through several field sobriety tests with me.  As a result, i determined he was not impaired at that moment.  I issued him a citation at this time for reckless or negligent vessel operation.  I then walked back down to the involved vessels with operator1.  I took a closer look at the damage to the vessels.  I observed vessel one had a large crack in the fiberglass extending from the tip of the bow to the starboard side metal railing.  I also observed the metal railing was bent and the bow light was damaged.  I observed vessel two had an area that was scuffed and damaged on the port side of the bow.  Nothing further.
  
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