RedactedNarrative: After interviewing both parties, evidence and testimony led me to believe that Operator2 was heading North on the ICW around Ocean Isle, and Operator1 and his occupants were heading south on the ICW toward South Carolina.  It is my belief that Operator2 was drifting across the ICW to his left which would put him in the path of Operator1 and his vessel.  
  
  Once Operator2 adjusted his course, Operator1 and his occupants had already taken a hard left as an evasive maneuver to avoid Operator2.  Operator2's vessel struck Operator1's vessel on the right side.  Operator2 glanced off of Operator1's vessel at almost a 90 degree angle and traveled about 75 yards before coming to rest on the left side bank of the ICW heading North.  
  
  After questioning both parties, Operator2 was given field sobriety tests which he did not pass.  Operator2 had an odor of an alcoholic beverage about his breath and thick speech.  Operator2 tested positive for alcohol on a portable breath test instrument and had his blood drawn at the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office to test his blood/alcohol concentration.  Operator2 stated that he had drank two beers called “The Law” which contains approximately 17% alcohol by volume and I found an empty bottle of wine that was 12% alcohol by volume. 
  
  Operator1 - "We were traveling south near the Ocean Isle Bridge on the ICW on the right side of the waterway headed to HarbourGate Marina.  The guy in the other boat coming in the opposite direction turned in our direction and I slowed down and at least two people were waving to notify him.  As he kept coming toward us, I started to move to the other side to avoid him.   He was coming at a high rate of speed and came on us quick and I turned to avoid him but he hit the right side of the boat.  We came to stop in the middle of the waterway and he was going fast enough to end up on the bank on the right side of the waterway.  He ran up on the bank after hitting us".
  
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