RedactedNarrative: On July 15, 2018 at approximately 2:45 pm, I received a phone call stating that a boat had hit the dock at the boat ramp at Pamlico Plantation in Washington, NC and broke off the bumper rail that was attached to the dock and broke the aluminum ladder affixed to the end of the dock as well as a plyon. I arrived on scene at approximately 3:32 pm. 
  
  On scene one of the witnesses explained that a male driving an older white side console boat unloaded his boat at the boat ramp, turned the boat around to jump off the boat with his truck battery.  After getting his motor started, Witness stated that the man took off and hit the end of the dock.  He stated he went to the end of the dock and noticed that the white bumper rail was missing and the aluminum ladder was bent and one of the steps was broken at the weld.  I walked to the end of the dock to assess the damage.  I noted that the aluminum ladder was broken and that the rubber bumper rail was not attached to the last pylon of the dock like the others.  I also noticed that the pylon appeared to have damage.  I then mentioned to Witness that they may want to mark off the end of the dock until they have the pylon looked at.  I then waited on the boat to return to the dock.  
  
  At approximately 5:00 pm, the boat returned to the dock.  I asked Operator if he had realized that he hit the end of the dock.  He stated he was aware and had the white bumper rail in the floor of his boat.  He stated he was going to reattach the bumper rail once he got back onto the dock. The passenger, made the statement that he also hit the ladder at the end of the dock.  I then checked the vessel for all of its safety equipment.  All safety equipment was present and in usable condition.  I asked Operator for the boat registration.  The boat was recently purchased and the boat registration was still in the previous owner's name.  Operator then attempted to reattach the bumper rail.  I handed Operator a copy of the MB 4.1 and instructed him on how to fill it out.  I then left the scene.
  
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