RedactedNarrative: On July 2nd, 2016 around 9:30 PM a boating collision occurred between two vessels in the vicinity of Bee Springs Campground & Southern Komfort Resort on Kentucky Lake in Marshall County. 
  
    Vessel #1 was a 19' Crown Line runabout supposedly occupied by 6 adults who were returning from a firework show at Birmingham Point. They were traveling south on plane back to the boat ramp at Southern Komfort Resort. Officers were told upon interview the same night as the accident (7/2) that Operator1 was operating the boat. 
  
    Vessel #2 was a 21.7' Suntracker pontoon occupied by 3 adults and a 2 year old infant who all had recently just attended a firework display at Hester's Resort and were traveling north back to their camper at Bee Springs Campground. Upon interview of this party on the afternoon of 7/4, officers were told that Operator2 was operating the boat. 
  
    Both parties involved did call authorities to notify of a boating collision. However, vessel #2 was the initial caller of the accident at 10:01 PM with vessel #1 not calling until  10:25 PM. It should be noted that Vessel #1 was taking on significant water and was en route to safety which more than likely led to the delay in call time. 
  
  Myself & Ofc. received the call from Post 1 about both parties and their location and responded by vehicle to Southern Komfort to interview the 6 adults of Vessel #1. 
  
  Upon our arrival, the boat had already been trailered and all occupants provided the same story. They all stated that while they were traveling south and on plane, they unknowingly came upon a boat which did not have any navigation lights on which they claim led to the collision. 
  
  Those on board Vessel # 2 claim that all navigation lights were on and in working order before the collision and that they were in no way at fault. Although, due to the instrument panel switch layout, Operator2 mentioned that it was possible that the force of the collision caused his left hand to bump the switch turning them off by accident. Vessel 2 was traveling at idle speed right before the collision occurred at which point Operator2 shifted the engine into reverse trying to avoid the accident. 
  
    All of the statements and interviews from those aboard Vessel 1 mention that Operator2 was "uncooperative" in providing the pertinent accident information immediately following the collision when both vessels came close enough in proximity to speak to one another. Since Vessel 1 was taking on water, they had to leave fairly quickly and were only able to take a picture of the pontoon's registration number.
  
  It should be known that both myself and Ofc. did notice the smell of an alcoholic beverage coming from the breath of Operator1(Vessel 1). When the operator was questioned he claimed that there hadn't been any alcohol consumed while on the water and that he himself had not consumed any alcohol that evening. 
  
    The 3 adult occupants aboard Vessel 2 were interviewed the following Monday on the 4th. It should be clarified that on the night of the accident I repeatedly tried calling Operator2 to learn of his present location but was unsuccessful in reaching him until later in the night after both officers had left the scene. A phone interview was conducted until we could meet in person. 
  
    Upon interviewing the 3 adults of Vessel 2, all 3 individuals say that there were only 5 people on board the 19' runabout and that they all seemed to be significantly intoxicated and "hostile" once conversations started. Operator2 even stated at one point, due to the hostility, that he was in fear for the well-being of everyone on board his boat, including his 2 year old grandson. Both vessels were in close proximity only for a short while before parting ways.