RedactedNarrative: On or about 17:30 on July 4, 2018, Operator1, owner and operator of a pontoon boat was drifting in a cove on Lake Chatuge.  Operator2 was operating an inboard open boat.  Operator2  was attempting to pull up to Operator1'S port side at a 45-degree angle.  Operator1  was throwing bottles of water to the occupants in Operator2'S vessel.  Operator2 was attempting to catch a bottle of water and forgot to place his throttle in neutral.  The unreduced speed caused his bow to hit Operator1'S port side panels causing Operator2'S stern to lower and the bow to rise.  Operator1'S vessel tilted starboard and the eyelet of v2 vessel impacted the port side pontoon of Operator1'S ) vessel. The impact of the eyelet punctured and scratched the pontoon.  Operator2'S bow also damaged a panel and emblem on Operator1'S vessel.   After the impact, Operator2 reversed and moved away from Operator1'S vessel.  Operator2 stated he would pay for the damages and traveled back to his residence on the lake.  There were no reported injuries.
  
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