RedactedNarrative: On Saturday May 25, 2019, I, Corporal of the Maryland Natural Resources Police, was dispatched to the area of Wades Point for a female on board a vessel with an injury sustained while underway. At the time of the call, the winds were gusting 15 to 20 knots out of the south with clear and sunny skies. The National Weather Service had issued a small craft advisory for the area of Eastern Bay with waves 1 to 2 feet in height.
  
  Upon my arrival, I was met by subject 1 and subject2. Subject1 stated that they witnessed the vessel, identified as a 2005 Chris Craft bearing Maryland registration 0470CT, hit a wave launching it out of control. Subject1 stated they then navigated their vessel towards the Chris Craft to offer assistance to the two people on board. The operator of the Chris Craft stated they needed medical help. It was at that point, subject2, a pediatric nurse practitioner, stated she went on board Operator’s vessel to provide medical aid to the female passenger. Talbot County Paramedics, Ambulance 94, met Victim at Wades Point Inn and transported her to University of Maryland Shore Medical Hospital located at 219 S. Washington St, Easton, Maryland, where she received stitches to her left forearm for a deep laceration sustained from a metal deck mount hinge.
  
  When asked what happened, Operator stated that he and his wife were leaving the Jetty Dock Bar located in Grasonville, Maryland, heading back to Bert Jabin Yacht Yard in Annapolis, Maryland, traveling at a speed of about 25 knots. While making their way back to port, Operator stated his cup, containing water, fell on the floor. As he bent down to reach for his cup, letting go of the steering wheel, he stated his right arm bumped against the steering wheel and at the same time the vessel hit a large wave. He could not remember which side the wave came from, however, Operator did say that the force of the wave was enough to send his boat spinning, causing him to fall onto the floor. Victim was sitting on the starboard side of the vessel, in a seat closest to the stern when the accident occurred. The force from the vessel spinning caused her to be thrown from her seat on the starboard side into the port side of the vessel, ultimately causing a deep laceration on her left forearm from a metal deck mount hinge.
  
  The metal deck mount hinge was still intact and there was no damaged caused to the vessel. A safety inspection of Operator’s vessel was conducted after the accident. Operator could not produce a Type B-I fire extinguisher and a Type IV flotation device. Neither Operator nor Victim have obtained a boating safety certification certificate, however Operator stated he has over 500 hours of experience operating vessels while Victim is only familiar with operating vessels.
  
  I was unable to make contact with Operator on Tuesday May 28, 2019 to issue a citation and a warning related to the accident. As a result, the paperwork was left with Corporal of the Maryland Natural Resources Police to issue. On Wednesday May 29, 2019, Corporal was able to make contact with Operator at his residence in Prince George’s County Maryland. Operator was issued the following citation,
  
  COMAR 08.18.04.03 Failure to Carry Equipment (Fire Extinguisher, Type IV Flotation Device)
  
  Operator was issued the following warning,
  
  COMAR 08.18.01.04A Failure to Obey Navigation Rules of the Road (Rules of the Road - Improper Lookout)
  
  Pictures were taken of the inside of the boat showing where Victim was seated and the metal deck hinge that caused her injury.
  
  All events occurred in Talbot County, Maryland.
  