RedactedNarrative: On Sunday, August 7, 2016 at approximately 09:00AM, Wildlife Officer was contacted by v1 who reported that he was involved in a boat incident around midnight that same day. 
  
  Upon investigation, it was found that vessel #1 was heading in a southern direction at 40 MPH in the ICW.  Vessel #2 was floating unoccupied in the middle of the ICW with no lights on.  Vessel #1 never saw the unoccupied vessel #2 floating.  Operator1 stated that there were no lights on.  Operator1 hit vessel #2 at an appx. 15-25-degree angle at 40 MPH.  Vessel #1 then ramped over vessel #2.  
  
  Operator1 stated that he did not know what he had struck.  He initially thought he hit an unmarked navigational aid.  Operator1 then turned on the T-Top spreader lights to illuminate the area.  It was at this point that he saw he had struck another vessel.  
  
  Operator1 was worried that there were passengers on the boat and that they might have been tossed overboard.  Operator1 did several circles around vessel #2 attempting to locate any persons that may have been onboard.  Operator1 contacted Coast Guard Station Wrightsville Beach to report the incident.  Operator1 was worried that vessel #1 might be taking on water and returned it to his residence on Figure Eight Island.
  
  Wildlife Officers investigated the actions of vessel #2 prior to the incident.  Upon investigation, it was found that subject had borrowed vessel #2, took his girlfriend to dinner and tied the boat to the dock at the Bridge Tender Marina in Wrightsville Beach.  Officers were unable to determine how vessel #2 came off the dock at Bridge Tender Marina.  
  
  There were no witnesses that actually saw the accident occur other than the passengers on vessel 1.  Fire and EMS were never contacted and first aid was not required. 
   
  Charges:
  None
  
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