RedactedNarrative: On 08/14/2020 at approximately 1340 hours Officer 1 and Officer 2 of the Maryland Natural Resources Police was on marked vessel patrol on NRP 154 in the Assawoman Bay near Jamestown Road when we received reports of a vessel in the area taking on water. We responded to the area searching for the vessel due to limited information on its location. While searching in the middle of the Assawoman Bay we observed a Sweetwater Pontoon vessel with multiple subjects onboard attempting to gain our attention. The vessel was traveling north when we maneuvered alongside of them. The vessel was bearing Delaware registration “DL 9113Z.” The vessel didn’t appear to be sitting low in the water or have any damage that resembled a vessel accident. I did observe a juvenile female sitting on the port side seat of the vessel with occupants all around her. One of the occupants stated they believed she had a broken pelvis. We advised the operator of the vessel to follow us in to port. We escorted the vessel to an empty lot on Blue Heron Court in Ocean City, Maryland to meet with EMS for the injured juvenile on the vessel. I advised DNR communications center of the situation and to contact Ocean City Fire and EMS for the relay point.
  
  Upon arrival, Ocean City Fire and EMS was on location and assisted us with removing the juvenile who was later identified as Passenger 1. Ocean City Fire and EMS took over patient care and transported her via ground unit.
  
  Officer 1 and Officer 2 gathered the operator’s and all occupants’ information, followed by written statements from the two male operators of the vessel. We confirmed there were no additional injuries and no one besides Passenger 1 needed medical attention. The operator during the incident was identified as Operator 1. Operator 1 is the father of Passenger 1. Operator 1 stated they were traveling south in the Assawoman Bay when they were approaching the Route 90 Bridge. Operator 1 stated he slowed the vessel down and a wave consumed the bow when the vessel came off plane. Operator 1 said victim was thrown into the floor when the bow of the vessel went under water. Passenger 1 stated she had a pre-existing leg injury. Operator 1 stated they thought at first they were taking on water after the bow went under water and wasn’t sure the extent of Passenger 1’s injuries. Operator 1 confirmed their vessel wasn’t involved in an accident, with another vessel, only the bow nosing diving into the water causing the stern to lift slightly out of the air.
  
  
  I provided Operator 1 and the other adult occupants in the vessel my information and the case number for the vessel accident report before they left the scene. The vessel was a rental pontoon vessel from Rental Company 1 in Delaware. Employees from Rental Company 1 arrived on location and transported the pontoon vessel back to the marina.
  
  Cleared without further incident.
  
  All the above events occurred in Worcester County, Maryland.