ON 6/24/2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 22:00 HRS, V2 OPERATOR WAS OPERATING VESSEL 2 ON LAKE NORMAN AROUND THE DOCKS OF TOUCANS LAKEFRONT RESTAURANT.  V2 OPERATOR WAS EXITING THE SLIP WHEN HE STRUCK THE MOTOR OF VESSEL 1 THAT WAS DOCKED IN THE ADJACENT SLIP.  THE MOTOR OF VESSEL 1 WAS STRUCK BY THE REAR PORTION OF THE PORT SIDE OF VESSEL 2.  THE IMPACT CAUSED THE COWLING ON THE MOTOR OF VESSEL 1 TO CRACK IN SEVERAL PLACES AND CAUSED SOME MINOR SCRAPES TO THE PORT SIDE OF VESSEL 2.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT.  V2 OPERATOR THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE OWNER OF VESSEL 1 AND CONTACTED NCWRC TO INVESTIGATE AND FILE THE REPORT.

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LAKE NORMAN
MOORESVILLE                   