RedactedNarrative: On Wednesday, May 5, 2019 at approximately 10:34pm I, Officer First Class of the Maryland Natural Resoures Police, received a call reference to a vessel collision at the Solomons Harbor Marina LLC located on Back Creek in Solomons, Maryland. Upon my arrival I spoke to the reporting party and also the owner/operator of the striking vessel. 
  Operator1 stated that at approximately 9:15pm, he was dropping friends off at Solomons Harbor Marina LLC when he struck another vessel’s bowsprit. Operator1 was operating a 1989, C&C 37 Plus 39.8 foot auxiliary sailboat named “Sea Hawk” (USCG#: 1240498). He stated that while attempting to back into a slip he realized that he was not going to make it. He then put his vessel into gear, first traveling in a South-southeast direction out of the slip, and made a left turn to head out to the main channel. The vessel, now traveling under 10 knots in a Northeast direction, was pushed closer to the dock and vessels docked there by the wind. At that time the wind was approximately 12 mph. He went on to state that his vessel did not have enough forward momentum to combat the wind, and that while traveling forward his vessel’s port side rail stanchion made contact with another vessel’s bowsprit. He stated that it was dark but he heard a lot of cracking as he continued his travel forward. This vessel was unoccupied at the time of the accident.  However, Operator1 made no attempt to make contact with the owner while at the scene of the accident. He operated his vessel back to his slip at Beacon Marina where he called the United State Coast Guard. He was advised by the Coast Guard to call the Maryland Natural Resources Police.
  
  The owner of the second vessel, the “Osprey II” a 1944, Custom built Oxford Boat Yard 38 foot auxiliary sailboat, was away on vacation at the time of the incident. Owner reported that Operator1 reached out to him to let him know of the collision.
  
  All events occurred in Calvert County, Maryland. Investigation is closed. No violations.
  