RedactedNarrative: On july 18, 2014 at approximately 10:00am, operator1 was operating his white sea fox vessel in the icw just north of topsail beach inlet. vessel 1 passenger, was standing onboard vessel 1 on the port side of the center console while operator1 was positioned at the helm. Immediately prior to the incident, vessel 1 was cruising north in the center of the channel at approximately 35 mph headed up the icw. Vessel 1 was being followed by operator2, operating vessel 2 approximately 75-100 yards behind vessel 1. Vessel was cruising around 35 mph. V2 occupant was sitting in the front seat of vessel 2 while operator2 was positioned at the helm. Vessel 1 began moving closer to the western side of the channel towards a dock the two men were planning to fish. Vessel 1 then slowed down to less than 10 mph. According to the operator of vessel 2, operator2, he never noticed that vessel 1 had slowed down to less than 10 mph. The passenger on board vessel 2 said that as soon as he realized they were in danger of ramming into vessel 1 he yelled, "watch out". Vessel 2's operator tried to stop his vessel and turn it to the right but it was too late. Traveling at an estimated speed of between 21-40mph, vessel 2's port side bow hull impacted vessel 1's outboard engine and rode up onto vessel 1's starboard stern. The impact damaged the top of vessel 1/s engine and engine cowling. Vessel 1's engine would not start after the collision. After the initial impact, vessel 2's bow traveled up to vessel 1's leaning post and struck the starboard bimini top support of vessel 1. During the collision an abu garcia 6500 ambassader reel and magnum rod combo was lost from vessel 1. The impact of the collision scratched up the gel coat of vessel 2's port side bow hull. According to the operator and passenger of vessel 2, operator2 was sitting on top of a throwable type iv pfd when he was following behind vessel 1. Just before the incident occurred, the type iv fell off the operator's seat and operator2 reached down to pick it up. Just as operator2 looked back up, he realized that vessel 1 had slowed down and that's when the incident occurred. Operator2 said that he wasn't paying attention and that it was his fault. 
  
  The day of the incident, ncwrc officer sgt and i were patrolling on the pender icw near the ncwrc hampstead boating access area when we were notified about the incident by ncweo. Officer and i arrived on scene at approximately 12:00pm on july 18th and began investigating the incident. After our initial investigation, the operator of vessel 2, operator2, was charged with operating a vessel on the waters of this state in a reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger life, limb, or property of any person ncgs 75a-10 (a). The operator of vessel 1 was charged with operating a motorboat that is not equipped with the prescribed number, size, or type of fire extinguishers capable of extinguishing burning gasoline ncgs 75a-6(m). No one was seriously injured in the incident. Vessel 1's operator, operator1 complained about his left shoulder bothering him at the scene of the incident. Operator1 visited a chiropractor on july 23rd to address the injury to his left shoulder. Just after the incident he wasn't able to lift his left elbow above his shoulder. I spoke to operator1 after his doctor's visit and he said that his shoulder was doing fine.