RedactedNarrative: ON MAY 16 2021 AROUND 1840, I OFFICER 1 WITH NC WILDLIFE, RESPONDED TO A VESSEL INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON RICE CREEK OUTSIDE OF WINNABOW NC.  AT THE TIME OF RESPONDING, I OBSERVED TWO VESSELS WITH PROPERTY DAMAGE ONLY DOCKED AT THE NC WILDLIFE BOATING ACCESS RAMP.  VESSEL ONE WAS A POLARKRAFT 16' ALUMINUM JOHN BOAT.  V1 WAS HEADED DOWNSTREAM ON RICE CREEK COMING FROM TOWN CREEK HEADED BACK TO THE RAMP.  VESSEL TWO WAS A CRESTLINER 20' PONTOON BOAT HEADED UPSTREAM ON RICE CREEK TOWARD TOWN CREEK.  BOTH V1 AND V2 CAME AROUND A SHARP CURVE IN RICE CREEK AND WAS UNABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION.  BOTH VESSELS COLLIDED ON THE STARBOARD BOW OF EACH VESSEL CAUSING DAMAGE.  V1 HAD TWO PASSENGERS WITH NO INJURIES AND V2 HAD THREE PASSENGERS WITH NO SUSTAINED INJURIES.  THE VESSELS UPON SEEING ONE ANOTHER IN THE SHARP CURVE WERE UNABLE TO MOVE TO MANEUVER IN THE CURVE TO AVOID HITTING.  INCIDENT WAS DOCUMENTED.  END OF REPORT.
  
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