RedactedNarrative: On August 2nd, 2015 Operator1 (operator) and Occupant (passenger and co-owner) were breaking in their newly purchased 22 foot Sea Hunt. The couple had been riding all morning and decided to travel to the Morehead City waterfront to eat lunch. As Operator1 began her approach to the bridge (traveling from west to east) she noticed another vessel also entering the bridge channel traveling in the opposite direction (coming from Morehead City.) Due to both of the vessels direction of travel, neither operator saw the other until they were between the pilings underneath the bridge. Operator1 immediately applied additional throttle and began to turn right in an attempt to get out of the other vessel's way. Operator1 was then unable to turn the vessel quickly enough to avoid collision with the bridge channel pilings. 
   
  At the time of impact, Operator1 was sitting on the seat behind the wheel and Occupant was standing up beside the passenger seat holding onto the T-Top located directly over the center console of the vessel. Once the vessel made impact, Occupant was violently thrown from the vessel into the wooden barriers. Operator1 was thrown from the seated position to the starboard side gunwale of the vessel. 
   
  After the collision the witnesses immediately turned their vessel around and began to give assistance. At first, Operator1 was still lying in the floor of the boat and Occupant was not yet visible in the water. The witnesses then proceeded to look for Occupant until they finally saw him resurface. Occupant was face down, unconscious, and floating in the strong current. Two of the witnesses then jumped in the water, turned Occupant face up, and attempted to get him breathing. Shortly after the collision the USCG arrived on scene and was able to backboard the subject and get him on board their vessel. Once on board, CPR was started and Occupant once again had a pulse. Occupant was transported to the MHC Wildlife Access Area to meet Occupantet EMTs. Occupant was then transported to MHC General Hospital and shortly thereafter flown to Vedanta Medical Center in Greenville, N.C. for treatment. 
   
  Operator1 was transported to MHC General Hospital where she was treated for minor lacerations and later released. Occupant was finally released on the afternoon of August 5th, 2015. Occupant sustained a brain hemorrage, cervical spinal fracture, eight broken ribs, and multiple lacerations. I spoke with Operator1 and Occupant again on the morning of August 6th and collected the completed MB 4.1. At that time Occupant was in stable condition, but still in a lot of pain. After speaking with all witnesses, operators, and passengers, as well as investigating all the physical evidence, I made the determination not to file charges. Operator1 did in fact see the other vessel and made an attempt to avoid collision, however she ended up running into the pilings. The damage to the vessel shows that the vessel made contact with the pilings about three feet from the front of the bow. The damage then continues all the way to the stern of the vessel.
  
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  TYPE OF ACCIDENT FOR THIS REPORT:  COLLISION WITH FIXED OBJECT..............BARD DID NOT RETAIN WHEN CLICKED ON SAVE
   