RedactedNarrative: On July 7, 2018 at approximately 10:08 AM, Vessel 1 was travelling North on the Onslow County part of the ICW just outside of Swansboro.  V1 had just been fishing in the Hammocks Beach Ferry Channel and decided to fish in the White Oak River.  V1 stated that approximately 75 to 100 yards in front of the vessel was West Channel.  
  
  At this time V1 observed Vessel 2 heading toward the mouth of the channel coming into the ICW.  At this time V1 stated that V2 began a course of heading straight across the channel when all of a sudden turned left into V1's path.  V1 stated that V2 made a left hand turn into the path of V1 and could only turn hard left to avoid a collision.  V1 stated that both vessels hit bow to bow but that because both had turned hard left, the collision was a glancing blow.  V1 stated that all passengers were accounted for and that no one was hurt while V2 approached V1 to exchange information.  
  
  V1 sustained scrapes, cracks and hull damage to the fiberglass and estimated $2800 to fix the hull.  
  
  V2 stated that on the date and time above, V2 had just dropped some passengers off on a sandbar in West Channel and was making his return to Shell Rock Access Area to retrieve more passengers.  V2 stated that approximately 200 yards to his left was V1 travelling North toward Swansboro.  V2 stated that while between idle and plowing speed, he thought that V1 would have passed in front of him by the time he decided to turn left into the ICW.  V2 stated that because of a known sandbar, V2 had made a slight right turn to miss the bar and then a left into the ICW.  V2 stated that while making his left turn and coming onto plane that he had made his left turn and that V1 was “on top of me” and turned hard left in hopes of avoiding a collision.  V2 stated that he had approximately $25 worth in paint damages.
  
  *********** THERE WERE NO INJURIES***********  END OF REPORT***********
  