RedactedNarrative: On June 11th, 2015, Operator2 was operating a 41'' sailing vessel  in the Atlantic Ocean near Morehead City, NC, while traveling from Charleston, SC to his home port in Oriental, NC. High winds forced Operator2 to seek refuge and enter Beaufort Inlet. Operator2 then headed to the Morehead City waterfront area, entered on the east side and, at approximately 2:00 A.M., attempted to dock his vessel (under power of his diesel engine) on a private dock located next to Portside Marina''s docks.  Operator2''s vessel was moving less than 2 mph in a westerly direction while attempting to maneuver his starboard side to the outside end of the private dock. A 62'' yacht was tied to the outside end of Portside Marina''s docks. Its starboard side was tied to the dock and its bow was facing west. 
  
  Operator2 approached the private dock at a shallow angle and claimed that while maneuvering he got too close to the yacht which resulted in his stern pulpit snagging on the yacht''s anchor (the anchor was located on the yacht''s bow roller) which in turn caused Operator2''s vessel''s stern on the starboard side to bump into the yacht''s portside bow. I was unable to find any obvious signs on the stern pulpit or the anchor which would indicate Operator2''s vessel had snagged the anchor.  Regardless, Operator2''s vessel ''s stern struck the yacht''s portside bow, and either the railing of the stern pulpit or the small outboard engine mounted to the stern pulpit left an approximately 16" scratch on the yacht''s portside bow as well an approximately 23" rub mark on the yacht''s stainless steel rub rail in the same area. The scratch was deep enough to go through the blue layer of paint on the hull and expose white material underneath it. I did not observe any fresh visible damage to Operator2''s vessel.
  
  The captain of the yacht and his first mate were asleep on the yacht at the time of the incident and were awakened by a loud and jarring impact. After hitting the yacht, Operator2 tied his vessel off to the private dock. 
  
  Alcohol and drugs are not believed to have contributed to the incident. This accident was the result of Operator2 maneuvering his vessel too close to the yacht , failing to recognize the resulting hazard and failing to make the necessary maneuvers to avoid the hazard.
   