RedactedNarrative: On 22 April 2017 at approximately 1145hrs, I Master Officer, received a report of a possible boating accident at the Randleman Regional Reservoir from District Captain.  I called the marina and spoke with Lake Warden who indicated that two vessels had collided resulting in damage to both.  Warden stated there were not any injuries to either operators or their passengers.  I arrived there at approximately 1230hrs and met the individuals involved in the incident.
  
  I interviewed the operator of the vessel, who indicated that he was travelling along the shore with two passengers whenever he noticed another vessel travelling towards him. He indicated that when he turned one direction the other vessel turned in that same direction.  He stated that whenever he noticed that they were going to collide he turned the wheel as hard as he could but they still collided. 
  
  I interviewed the operator of the other vessel (no NC registration due to recent purchase), who indicated that he was travelling south from the vicinity of Cedar Square Rd bridge with two passengers when he noticed another vessel travelling in his direction. He also indicated that when he turned one direction the other vessel also turned in that direction, resulting in a collision. 
  
  I examined vessel1, a grey in color Crestliner and observed damage to the port side that included dents/paint damage to the bow and a hole towards the stern. The vessel2, a red Tracker had damage to the starboard side that included a large dent and paint damage towards the bow and a dent/paint damage towards the stern. Photographs of the damage are attached for reference. 
  
  Based on the interviews with both operators and examination of the vessels, I believe that the damage was caused by both operators failing to reduce their speed as well as operator inattention.  Even though both operators indicated over 100 hours of boating experience, the incident could have been avoided if they would have came to a stop and waited to see the actions of the other operator. There was no indication of drug or alcohol use and there are no pending charges as a result of the incident.