RedactedNarrative: On saturday july 12, 2014 at approximately 6:09pm, Operator1 was operating vessel 1 with three others on board. They had been on the water for the majority of the day and Operator1 admitted he had been drinking michelob ultra the entire time. As Operator1 was traveling east up pembrooke creek, his vessel was approached by another vessel from his starboard, right side. The other vessel, a 17 foot maycraft, vessel 2, was being operated by Operator2 with friend being pulled on a knee board behind the vessel. Operator2 and knee boarder had been taking turns being pulled on the knee board. Knee boarder had just fallen off and was starting another run. Operator2 was watching knee boarder to be sure he maintained his balance as he gained speed moving south into the channel of pembrooke creek. Knee boarder saw vessel 1 approaching and began yelling at Operator2 to alert him of the oncoming vessel. Operator2 saw the oncoming vessel at the last second and immediately turned his vessel sharply to the right to avoid the collision. Onboard vessel 1, Operator1 saw the oncoming vessel, vessel 2, at the last moment, took his boat out of gear, and attempted to avoid the collision by making a sharp left turn. Vessel 1 collided with vessel 2 on the port, left side, rode up onto the gunwale and then back down to the left causing extensive damage to vessel 2. Vessel 2 then began taking on water. Upon impact, knee boarder, who was wearing a coast guard approved pfd, let go of the rope that connected him to vessel 2 to distance himself from the vessels. 
  
  Operator2, who was not wearing a coast guard approved pfd jumped into the water and swam to check on knee boarder. The two then swam back to vessel 2 and reboarded it. The impact caused V1 occupant who was wearing a coast guard approved pfd and riding in the bow area of vessel 1 to be thrown from the vessel and temporarily knocked unconscious. V1 occupant2 who was also wearing a coast guard approved pfd and riding in the bow area of vessel 1 was thrown around the bow and suffered bumps and bruises. Operator1 and v1 occupant3 were both riding behind the console of vessel 1 and were not wearing any pfds and did not suffer any injuries. Once the collision had occurred, Operator1 immediately put his vessel into reverse and maneuvered his vessel towards his son and pulled him from the water. Next, Operator1 approached vessel 2 with his vessel. Words were exchanged and then it was decided that Operator1 would tow vessel 2 to edenton marina. 
  
  Operator2 and knee boarder boarded vessel 1 as their vessel was being towed. After arriving at the marina, the two vessels were trailered. Each individual involved in this incident was evaluated by chowan ems and no one required nor requested to be transported to the hospital for further medical attention. Damage to vessel 1 includes gashes in the keel, large scratches in the gel coating on the underside of the vessel, and a gouge in the propeller. 
  
  Damage to vessel 2 includes broken fiberglass, a large gash in the gel coating and fiberglass, and engine damage on the port side. 
  
  Charges stemming from this accident include: 
  Operator1 - operating a vessel while under the influence ncgs 75a-10(b1); operating a vessel in a careless and negligent manner ncgs 75a-10(a).