RedactedNarrative: On saturday june 06, 2020 a vessel incident occurred in mecklenburg county on lake norman. The incident occurred at approximately 5:00pm. The incident involved two vessels. The first vessel is a 1990 25' maurell pontoon boat. There were a total of 6 people onboard vessel one when the incident occurred. Vessel one was rented from the owner. The second vessel involved in this incident is a 2018 26' regal 26fasdeck. Vessel two was unoccupied at the time of this incident. 
  
  Vessel one was operating around the hello sailor fuel dock at the time of the incident. Operator1 was attempting to dock vessel one in a boat slip closest to the shore. While attempting to dock, vessel one struck vessel two, which was docked and unoccupied. 
  
  Vessel one struck vessel two on the port side. The point of impact was on the stern of vessel 2 near where the transom meets the hull of the vessel. Operator1 successfully docked vessel one after striking vessel two. There were no injuries that resulted from the incident. The owner of vessel two was not present at the time of the incident. 
  
  When the owner of vessel two returned to their vessel, a witness informed them of what happened. Subject confronted operator1 about what happened and asked for their information. Subject then called 911 to report the incident. At this time operator1 left the scene of the incident. Wildlife officers from district 7 were the first on scene and began to collect information. 
  
  Subject2 stated that the operator of vessel one backed up aggressively while attempting to dock and then went forward quickly resulting in the collision. Vessel one operator operator1 stated that while attempting to dock the throttle got stuck in the forward position resulting in the collision. Vessel one operator operator1 stated that he had been drinking alcohol earlier in the day and that’s why he left the scene of the incident.
  
  In conclusion this incident was caused by reckless operation and excessive speed by vessel one operator operator1. The operator of vessel one should have used more caution while attempting to dock in the tight confines of the fuel dock. The operator of vessel one was charged with operating a motor boat in a reckless manner (g.s75a-10(a)). There were no injuries as a result of this incident. Vessel one sustained no discernible damage. Vessel two sustained several deep scratches into the fiberglass along the hull  and damage to a metal covering. The damage to vessel two is estimated at $2500.00.
  
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