RedactedNarrative:  On 7/16/16, at approximately 6:23 pm, I, Officer received a call from Raleigh dispatch over the radio that a boating incident had occurred.  Raleigh advised that four subjects had been pulled from the water and that there were no injuries reported.  
  
  I was in Beaufort at the time.  I had to drop my boat off in Beaufort and ended up picking up Officer in Morehead City on the way to Cedar Point.  Sgt. advised he was on scene at the Cedar Point Access Area and that was where I needed to go.  
  
  Officer and I arrived on scene at approximately 7:45 pm.  Upon arrival, I observed a vessel on a trailer that appeared damaged as if it had been involved in a collision.  I spoke with Sgt. briefly about the incident.  He pointed out the parties involved, including the operator.  
  
  I asked operator if I could speak to him in my patrol vehicle.  I told him he was free to leave so he knew that he was not in custody.  I asked him if he could tell me what had happened.  He told me he was the operator of the vessel in front of us that was damaged.  He reported the vessel was owned by his girlfriend.  The vessel had registration numbers.  For purposes of this report, vessel will be referred to as vessel one.  
  
  Operator reported he had been towing his girlfriend and her two children on a tube that day.  He reported Tuber1 fell off of the tube.  He reported he then tried to turn vessel one around to pick up Tuber1.  He reported he made his turn to the left.  He reported vessel one began skipping on the water as he was turning.  He reported he was going 10 to 15 mph while turning.  He reported he was ejected off of the starboard (right) side of vessel one.  
  
  He reported when the vessel “caught” was when he was thrown off.  He reported vessel one then collided with a dock.  
  
  He reported Girlfriend and Tuber2 jumped off of the tube before it collided with the dock.  I asked Operator how much alcohol he had consumed that day.  He stated, “at least three beers, 3 or 4.”  Operator had a moderate odor of alcohol on his breath and bloodshot, watery eyes.  I asked Operator if he had consumed any alcohol since his vessel collided with the docks and he reported he had not.  I asked Operator if he would go through a few field sobriety tests with me.  
  
  We did go through several field sobriety tests.  He sat on the tailgate of my vehicle while completing the tests.  Operator then blew .08 twice on the alcosensor.  I then inspected and took several photos of vessel one.  The most damage was on the bow, specifically on the port (left) side of the bow.  The fiberglass was crushed in and broken on the port side of the bow.  The rub-rail was hanging off and a large portion of broken fiberglass was hanging from the hull.  The front compartment “cap” was disconnected from the hull.  I also noticed the prop appeared to be bent on the end of all three blades.  Operator gave me consent to look in the cooler which was in the bow of the boat.  I observed several bottles and cans of alcoholic beverages.  Operator stated he put the empty beer cans from what he had consumed previously that day in a trash bag.  
  
  I placed Operator under arrest at approximately 8:25 pm.  I then transported him to the intoxilyzer room at the Carteret County Jail.  Operator blew .05 grams per 210 liters of breath on the intoxilyzer.  The retrograde extrapolation results came out to .10 grams per 210 liters of breath.  Operator and I then went in front of the magistrate.  
  
  Operator was charged with operating a vessel on waters of the state while under the influence of an impairing substance and operating a vessel on waters of the state in a reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger life, limb, or property.  
  
  On 7/17/16, I spoke with the owner of the boat lift.  She reported she was inside her house when the collision occurred and she did not witness the collision.  She allowed me to observe and photograph the damage to her boat lift.  I observed the southwest piling completely broken causing the roof of the boat lift to sag downward.  I also observed several other broken boards that she reported had been pulled up in her yard.  Owner then showed me damage to her neighbor's PWC lift.  I observed several broken boards on the PWC lift.  The top piling that the lift was attached to was also cracked and broken.  
  
  I observed two broken boards in the yard.  I also observed a piece of white painted fiberglass that was lodged in the PWC lift.  
  
  I later spoke with the owner of the property over the phone.  He advised he did not witness the collision but he did see the people in his yard after the collision.