RedactedNarrative: On Saturday, October 24, 2020, I was dispatched to a boating accident that occurred in Ego Alley, Spa Creek, in Annapolis, MD. The closest land address was 110 Compromise Street, Annapolis, MD, 21401. The accident involved a striking vessel and two vessel that had been struck. There were no reported injuries and there was property damage to all three vessels. I met with the striking vessel and one of the damaged vessels. The second damaged vessel remained docked in Ego Alley.
  
  I met with the operator and passenger of the striking vessel (Operator 1). The striking vessel was a 2016 22' Sea Ray displaying Maryland registration 4250CS with one passenger. Operator 1 explained that he was a member of a boat club. The vessel belonged to the Boat Club and was registered to owner of the Boat Club.  Vessel 2 was a 2003 40' San Juan, with USCG documentation, 1148078. Vessel 3 was a 2007 45' Sundancer, USCG documentation, 1193222
  
  I interviewed all involved parties and found that their accounts of the incident were the same. Operator 1 was operating his vessel, headed southeast at idle speed, in Ego Alley. He was looking for a place to dock in order to eat lunch with his passenger. He explained that he was distracted and looking to his right, where the Fleet Reserve Club and Pusser's Carribean Grille are both located.
  
   At the same time, Operator 2 was headed northwest into Ego Alley, at idle speed. Operator 2 stated he and his wife saw that Operator 1's vessel was on a collision course with their vessel. They began to yell, and Operator 1’s passenger temporarily grabbed the wheel in attempts to avoid the collision. At that time, Operator 1 port side of the vessel struck Operator 2’s port bow causing gelcoat damage, approximately 10 inches in length. Operator 1 stated he panicked and gave the vessel a little gas to move out of the way and in turn his starboard side swung and struck the port transom swim platform of Operator 3’s vessel. Operator 3’s vessel was docked along the south side of Ego Alley nearest the Fleet Reserve Club. This caused damage to the gelcoat and fiberglass on the swim platform. Both, Operator 2 and Operator 3 stated that Operator 1 attempted to flee out of Ego Alley, but Operator 2 was able to catch up to Operator 1 and his passenger.
  
   Operator 1 reportedly did not exceed 6 knots at anytime. Operator 2 gathered Operator 1 driver's license and boater safety education card. Operator 1 stated that he was looking away and paying attention to people on land, when he struck Operator 2’s vessel and subsequently hit Operator 3’s vessel. Operator 1 admitted that he was at fault. When I asked Operator 1 if he had consumed any alcohol, he stated that he had only one beer on the way down from Baltimore. I did not smell any odor of an alcoholic beverage while speaking with Operator 1 and did not see any other signs of impairment. Operator 1 and his passenger were both cooperative. All of the vessels had proper safety equipment onboard and no injuries were reported. Operator 2 estimated the damage to his vessel to be around $9,000. Operator 3 estimated the damage to his vessel to be around $800. Boat Club Owner estimated the damage to his rental vessel to be approximately $1,000. All vessels are properly insured. A vessel accident report will be submitted with this report.
  
  I charged Operator 1 with 08.18.01.04A- Failure to Obey Navigation Rules- Rules of the Road- Rule 5: Failure to provide a proper lookout.
  
  This is a prepayable fine of $85 and a maximum of $500.
  All events occurred in Anne Arundel County, MD.
  This case is closed.