RedactedNarrative: On 8-24-18 at approximately 3:52 pm, i received information from raleigh dispatch that a possible boating incident had occurred near bogue sound.  At 4:02 pm, i called subject to discuss what had occurred.   Subject reported that his docked vessel was damaged due to the wake of a large yacht.  For purposes of this report, the yacht, a 52' hatteras, will be referred to as vessel one.  
  
  Also for purposes of this report, Subject's docked 20' kencraft will be referred to as vessel two.  Subject reported that he actually saw vessel one pass by and create the large wake that caused vessel two to collide with the dock it was moored next to.  Subject reported that after his vessel collided with the dock, he boarded his vessel in order to chase down vessel one in an attempt to get the operator's attention.  
  
  Subject reported he was able to get close enough to vessel one to see that vessel one's documented name was hay-z-dayz.  Subject reported he could not get the operator of vessel one to stop the large vessel, but he was able to take some photographs of the yacht.   I called up the us coast guard and requested their assistance in locating vessel one, which Subject had reported was headed towards morehead city.   I also drove to beaufort and put my patrol boat on the water in an effort to intercept vessel one.  While i was on the water, us coast guard staff advised me that they heard oriental marina communicating with hay-z-dayz (vessel one) over the radio.  I called up oriental marina and was advised that hay-z-dayz (vessel one) did indeed just arrive to oriental marina.  I then patrolled by vehicle to oriental marina in pamlico county.  Sgt. joined me.  Upon arrival to oriental marina, i quickly located vessel one which was docked but appeared unoccupied.  With help from oriental marina staff, i was able to locate the operator of vessel one.  
  
  Operator1 was eating dinner along with one other individual who was a passenger of vessel one.  Operator1 reported he was the one operating when the incident occurred although he reported that he did not know anybody's property had been damaged from his vessel's wake.  He reported he was not going fast enough nor creating a wake large enough with his vessel to cause damage to another's property.  He reported he saw a man on another vessel photographing his vessel but found it unusual.  Operator1 reported he had been hired to drive vessel one from carolina beach to maryland.  He reported leaving carolina beach at 9:04 am.  On the evening of 8/26/18, i met with Subject to observe and photograph the damage to vessel two and the dock it was moored to.  I observed an area on the port (left) side of vessel two on the outside corner of the gunwale where the fiberglass was badly damaged.  I also observed damage to the rub-rail on the port side where it had separated from the fiberglass.  I also observed a fiberglass scratch on the port side of vessel two near the stern.  Subject walked me out to the dock that he reported was damaged.  I observed a 6 x 6 board that appeared to have been knocked loose from the dock.  Subject reported this was where vessel two impacted the dock.  I spoke with the carteret county da's office and he advised that i should not file any charges at this point.  Nothing further at this time.
  
  
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