RedactedNarrative: Operator was operating vessel 1 in the area of Shinn Creek headed East towards Banks Channel towing a tube occupied by Tuber.  Passenger was seated behind the center console to the left of Operator. 
  
  Operator decided to make a U-turn around day marker 11 to avoid the heavy boat traffic in Banks Channel and head back towards the ICW.  With the tube still in tow, vessel 1 proceeded to turn around the day marker.  Operator noticed the tube was tracking on the inside of the wake close to the day marker and slowed down.  At the same time the tube impacted the east face of the day marker. The tow line was tied to the T-top, which caused the T-top and center console to get ripped from the fiberglass.  The tow line then snapped loose with Tuber still on the tube.  The center console and T-top impacted Operator and Passenger.  The impact ejected Operator from the vessel and caused severe contusions to Passenger.  The throttle was pushed into the full throttle position as it impacted Operator.  Once the center console and T-top came loose from the floor, the remaining occupant, Passenger, was unable to reach any controls. The vessel then turned sharply to the left and began to circle counter-clockwise.  Passenger stayed on the vessel for several minutes before jumping overboard.  Once in the water, Passenger joined Operator and swam to shore while a Good Samaritan picked Tuber out of the water.
  
  The vessel was now circling counter-clockwise unoccupied.  The USCG from Wrightsville Beach arrived on scene as well as Sea Tow.  The Sea Tow vessel put lines in the water to attempt to fowl the prop. The attempts were unsuccessful and the vessel continued to circle moving west towards Inlet View Drive.  The vessel eventually impacted the gazebo and dock of a property owner, where the vessel became lodged under the dock.  Sea Tow pulled the vessel out from under the dock in order to keep the vessel from sinking with the incoming tide.
  
  The vessel sustained heavy damage from the impact with the dock and gazebo. The vessel also sustained heavy damage to the T-top and center console due to the tube impact with the day marker. The tow line was attached to the top of the T-top, which caused both the center console and T-top to be removed from the vessel.
  
  The gazebo damage was from the vessel impacting the gazebo at low tide at the back right piling, which caused the piling and floor joist to break. The breaking of joist and piling ripped out the electrical conduit from the dock.
  