RedactedNarrative: Vessel 1 was docked at Sears Landing Restaurant in Surf City.  Around 4:30 pm, witnesses saw a group of four people board a small vessel (vessel 2), then began to undock from Sears Landing. The vessel backed out of its slip which was perpendicular to Vessel 1.  
  
  Vessel 2 was turning towards the channel to heads towards the ICW when the starboard back half struck the starboard bow of vessel 1.  Witnesses watched the vessel then leave heading towards the ICW.  Meanwhile the owner of Vessel 1 was inside the restaurant and noticed Vessel 2 pushing off of the bow of his vessel.  
  
  V1 thought vessel 2 was just pushing off to avoid an incident and did not worry about the situation.  Approximately an hour later, V1 left the restaurant and headed towards his vessel when he was approached by the witnesses who were seated on the patio and was informed that his vessel had been struck.  The witnesses described the event to V1 and then he headed back to Harbor Point Marina in Hampstead to review the damage to his vessel. 
  
  The damage to his vessel included significant gouges to the bow just above the waterline and under the bow pulpit area. The damage sustained was to the Kevlar boat hull.