RedactedNarrative: Traveling the Albemarle Canal in the City of Chesapeake, from south to north, a New York state documented passenger ferry approached the open Centerville bridge at a high speed and on plane. There is a marina just to the north of the bridge. The bridge is clearly marked "No Wake", and the no wake zone ends just past the marina. The vessel went through the open bridge and past the marina without slackening its speed. It pushed a wake that was approximately 3 feet in height, which caused 3 docked vessels at the marina to bang violently into the docks.
  
  All 3 vessels sustained damage to their aft sections, and the dock was also damaged. One boat's outboard engines slammed into the dock, breaking the cowling on one, and breaking the gangway away from the dock. The second vessel's swim platform was tossed up and over the dock, slamming back down onto the dock, breaking the fiberglass swim platform and taking chunks of wood out of the dock. The third vessel was pushed down and under the dock. When it rose back up, the transom rub rail and gunwale caught the deck, completely breaking the gunwale in 2 places and tearing it away from the transom. The transom was also gouged. The dock cleat that this vessel was tied to was ripped completely away from the dock.
  
   The co-owner of the business went to the Great Bridge Locks and stopped the suspect vessel. He obtained the name and phone number of the vessel's district manager, and took a photograph of the suspect vessel and the operator's New York state identification card. In the photos, the vessel's name (H202) and hailing port can be seen. The operator then proceeded northbound through the Great Bridge Locks before officers arrived. Upon searching the USCG documented vessel website, I found that the vessel belongs to HNY Ferry Fleet, LLC from New York City, NY. I spoke to the regional director for the company, who had their insurance company email me all of the vessel and insurance information. The City of Chesapeake bridge operator did let me view 2 camera angles of the vessel's approach and exiting of the Centerville Bridge. The vessel was in fact on plane and traveling at a high rate of speed. There are no injuries reported. The suspect vessel's insurance company is Navigator's Insurance Company, 433 California St., Suite 300, San Francisco, CA, 94104. The operator of the vessel will be charged with the no wake violation.
  