RedactedNarrative: ON 7/2/21, I WAS MADE AWARE OF A BOATING INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED THE PREVIOUS EVENING IN CARTERET COUNTY.  I SPOKE OVER THE PHONE WITH THE CAPTAIN OF A 100' YACHT, CAPTAIN.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS REPORT, THIS YACHT WILL BE REFERRED TO AS VESSEL TWO.  CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT VESSEL TWO WAS DOCKED ON TAYLOR'S CREEK WHEN ANOTHER VESSEL COLLIDED WITH IT.  THE VESSEL THAT COLLIDED WITH VESSEL TWO WAS A 40' SAILBOAT OPERATED BY V1 OPERATOR.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS REPORT, THIS SAILBOAT WILL BE REFERRED TO AS VESSEL ONE.  CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION OF VESSEL ONE EXPERIENCED MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AND THAT THE CURRENT IN TAYLOR'S CREEK CAUSED VESSEL ONE TO DRIFT INTO VESSEL TWO.  CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT AFTER THE COLLISION, TOW BOAT US TOWED VESSEL ONE TO THE NC MARITIME MUSEUM DOCKS IN BEAUFORT.
  
  ON 7/3/21, I SPOKE WITH V1 OPERATOR AT THE NC MARITIME MUSEUM DOCKS.  V1 OPERATOR DID REPORT THAT THE TRANSMISSION OF VESSEL ONE DISCONNECTED FROM THE PROP-SHAFT WHILE HE WAS IN TAYLOR'S CREEK.  V1 OPERATOR REPORTED HE DROPPED HIS ANCHOR BUT ANCHORING WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL AND VESSEL ONE COLLIDED WITH VESSEL TWO DUE TO THE CURRENT.  THE PORT (LEFT) SIDE OF VESSEL ONE COLLIDED WITH THE PORT SIDE OF VESSEL TWO NEAR IT'S STERN (REAR OF VESSEL).
  
  I OBSERVED AND PHOTOGRAPHS SCRATCHES AND SCUFFS IN THE BLUE AND WHITE PAINT ALONG THE PORT SIDE OF VESSEL ONE.  I ALSO OBSERVED A DAMAGED AREA IN THE WOODEN GUNWALE (UPPER EDGE OF THE SIDE) OF VESSEL ONE.  THIS WAS ALSO ON THE PORT SIDE.  V1 OPERATOR REPORTED AFTER THE COLLISION OCCURRED, HE DID NOT OBSERVE ANY DAMAGE TO VESSEL TWO.  
  
  CAPTAIN SENT ME PHOTOGRAPHS INCLUDING DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DAMAGE TO VESSEL TWO.  HE REPORTED THERE WERE FIVE DAMAGED LOCATIONS ON VESSEL TWO, NOT INCLUDING THE DAMAGED RUB-RAIL.  HE REPORTED THE FIRST DAMAGED AREA WAS A FOUR-INCH LONG DEEP SCRATCH/GOUGE IN THE FIBERGLASS.  HE REPORTED THE SECOND DAMAGED AREA WAS AN APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH IN DIAMETER GOUGE IN THE FIBERGLASS.  HE REPORTED THE THIRD DAMAGED AREA WAS A BAD GOUGE IN THE FIBERGLASS ON THE CORNER-QUARTER RUB-RAIL.  LOOKING AT THE PHOTOS, I WOULD SAY THIS AREA IS JUST ABOVE THE RUB-RAIL.  THE FOURTH DAMAGED AREA IS APPROXIMATELY FOUR TO FIVE MORE FEET OF SCRATCHES JUST ABOVE THE RUB-RAIL.  THE FIFTH AREA THAT CAPTAIN REPORTED DAMAGE WAS THE RAILING NEAR THE STERN.  PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW THE SCRATCHES ON THE RUB-RAIL.  ALL DAMAGE WAS REPORTEDLY ON THE PORT SIDE OF VESSEL TWO NEAR THE STERN. 
  
  NOTHING FURTHER AT THIS TIME.