RedactedNarrative: On may 25, 2019 at approximately 4:15 pm, operator1 was operating a rented personal watercraft on the intracoastal waterway near holden beach.  Operator2 was also operating a rented personal watercraft along with operator1.  
  
  According to both the operators, they had been out for about 15 minutes and the waters were fairly congested with other boaters.  Operator2 went to turn to the port to maneuver around the other boaters on the water and at the same time, operator1 turned to the starboard for the same purpose and hit operator2's watercraft on the port side.  The impact resulted in fiberglass damage to the port side of the rental jet ski operator2 was operating.  
  
  It appears that this incident was a result of the jet skis being operated at greater than no wake speed within close proximity to another vessel.  As a result of the proximity, operator1 was unable to avoid impacting the other personal watercraft when he attempted to maneuver around operator2.  Based upon statements and physical damage, it appeared to this investigator that the personal watercrafts were being operated at a greater than no wake speed within 50 feet of each other.  
  
  As a result, operator1 was charged with the no-wake violation.  Alcohol or drugs did not play a role in this incident and both personal watercrafts were equipped with all required safety equipment and each operator was wearing a uscg approved pfd.
  
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