RedactedNarrative: On June 13th 2015 Subject1 was leaving the Beaufort Town Docks operating a fifty six foot sport fisher Subject1 started pulling out of the docks at approximately 06:00 under low light conditions and heavy tidal and wind currents. As Subject1 was beginning to exit the dock area he observed a kayak with one person onboard come out from behind a vessel that was tied up at the outside end of the docks. 
   
  The kayaker was traveling fast with the flow of the current and was also operating very close to the vessels tied to the end of the docks. As the Carly A was exiting the docks Subject1 observed the Kayak at the last moment and had to take immediate actions to avoid colliding with the kayaker. Subject1 immediately put the Carly A in reverse to stop forward momentum. 
   
  After stopping the vessel Subject1 began to try and relocate the Kayaker since he had went out of sight under the bow of the sport fisher. A few seconds later Subject1 saw the Kayaker continue on paddling down alongside the docks. The kayaker never stopped and gave any information and the identity of this person is still unknown. After Subject1 saw that the kayaker was clear Subject1 then changed his actions to try and avoid collision with any of the other vessels docked in the area. The current was pulling the vessel south east very strong in a very tight area. Subject1 made every effort to try and avoid contact but inevitably made contact with the bow of another sport fisher that was docked by the name of 777. 
   
  The port side bow of Carly A impacted the bow of 777. After the single impact Subject1 was able to avoid any other vessels and dock his vessel. Subject1 made contact with the operator of 777 and discovered minimum damage. The operator of 777 informed Subject1 that he was pulling the vessel from the water the next week and would have the scratches repaired at that time. 
   
  After this conversation the operator of 777 departed the docks to compete in the final day of the Big Rock Fishing Tournament and did not exchange any information with Subject1. The bow of Carly A sustained the most damage located on the bow of the vessel. The area damaged was approximately four by six inches and Subject1 estimated the cost of repair around $3,000. After the incident Subject1 remained at the docks until 10:00 when he then contacted the Department of Marine Fisheries and informed them of the incident. I was contacted by DMF Officer and given the information on the incident. I arrived on Scene at approximately 16:00 and documented the damage and completed the investigation.
   