RedactedNarrative: On Monday June 28th 2021, Maryland Natural Resources Police was on routine patrol, aboard vessel NRP153 in Normans Creek, in Middle River.
  While patrolling the creek, myself and Cadet witnessed multiple people standing at the end of Crescent Marina’s pier and waving cell phone lights to get our attention. At approximately 2116 hours we arrived at the dock where the manager of Marina had informed me that someone had hit her friends vessel sometime believed to be in the mid-morning hours on June 28th. 
  Upon arriving on scene, we made contact with a 1988, 40 foot in length, Silverton Yacht vessel bearing MD registration 7220 BJ and the name LOLL -LEA. 
  The son in law and authorized user of the LOLL -LEA who was making the boat accident report was later identified as RP#1. RP#1 informed me a club member had contacted him about the hit and run accident informing him that the vessel was okay around 4pm on Sunday June 27th 2021.  RP#1 believes the hit and run accident must have occurred after 4pm on Sunday June 27th throughout the mid morning hours on Monday June 28th 2021. At this time there was obvious damage that the unknown hit and run vessel had caused. This included damage to the T pier at Crescent Yacht Marina, hitting a piling so hard, it sheered it in half, splitting wood off 4 planks on the pier and then striking RP#1’s vessel on the port side shattering two windows, bending and destroying the side railing, ripping the railing out of the fiberglass, striking the port side hull exposing fiberglass and leaving gouges, breaking off a section and shattering of the tinted windshield around the fly bridge as well as gouges in the fiberglass near the upper half of the fly bridge. The unknown striking vessel had left two pieces a white plastic behind in RP#1’s vessel, showing a dark blue in color paint transfer.
  I collected pictures as well as a witness statement from RP#1 and manager.
  On Tuesday June 29th 2021, at approximately 9:50 am, I received a phone call from Baltimore County Marine Unit Officer informing me after seeing a Facebook post, they have a possible suspect for the striking vessel. He informed me he was going to meet up with RP#1 to collect the two pieces of plastic and compare them to the possible striking vessel.
  Once I arrived at Strawberry Point, I spoke to Baltimore County Marine Unit and he informed me due to the Facebook post, it was determined the striking vessel is located at Essex Marina in Hopkins Creek. Baltimore County Marine Unit took the two white pieces of plastic left behind at the scene of the accident, matched them up to the  suspects striking vessel and they fit perfectly. Baltimore County Marine Unit also was able to identify the striking vessels name, which is Natui Time.
  After running the vessel name of Natui Time in LTD portable the striking vessel came back to a 1999, 32 foot, Sea Ray owned by OPERATOR 2.
  At approximately 3:59 PM Baltimore County Marine Unit and I, received a text message from Baltimore County Marine Unit saying the striking vessel owner, OPERATOR 2, went to Crescent Marina today and admitted to being the operator of the striking vessel that caused the damage to RP#1’s vessel. OPERATOR 2 stated he panicked and that’s why he left the scene.
  On Tuesday June 29th 2021 at 7:59 pm, I called RP#1 to confirm that OPERATOR 2 did indeed reach out to him. RP#1 informed me OPERATOR 2 visited Crescent Yacht Club Marina and confessed to the damaged to the boat and to the pier. OPERATOR 2 rendered his insurance information to RP#1 and submitted a claim to his progressive insurance company. 
  On Wednesday June 30th 2021, I obtained photos of OPERATOR 2’s vessel, from the body worn camera of Baltimore County Marine Unit. Photos show damage to the bow pulpit and fiberglass hull. (attached to report). I also made contact with OPERATOR 2 at his residence. While speaking with OPERATOR 2 he was very open and honest about the situation. He explained to me how the water was choppy, he got distracted on his vessel, took his eyes off course for a second and when he looked up he was heading straight for the pier. He tried to pull back on the throttle, but it was too late. OPERATOR 2 informed me his Progressive insurance will be taking care of the cost of damaged to the pier and RP#1’s vessel. (see witness statement attached).
  RP#1 was issued the following citations:
  NR00X0U44 – FAILURE TO OBEY NAVIGATIONAL RULES OF THE ROAD
  NR00Y0U44 – NEGLIGENT OPERATION OF A VESSEL
  NR00Z0U44 – DUTY TO RENDER INFORMATION
  All events occurred in Baltimore County Maryland.
  