ON 7/12/2023, TWO VESSELS COLLIDED AROUND 13:00 HRS.  I, OFFICER 1, RECEIVED THE REPORT ON 7/13/23 AND BEGAN MY INVESTIGATION.  UPON MY INVESTIGATION, I FOUND THAT VESSEL 1 WAS TRAVELLING NORTH TOWARDS SOUTHPORT ON THE CAPE FEAR RIVER.  VESSEL 1 WAS RETURNING FROM THE OCEAN WITH BAKD HEAD TO HIS STARBOARD AND FORT CASWELL ON HIS PORT.  VESSEL ONE STATED THAT HE WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 12 MPH.  VESSEL ONE STATED THAT HE DID NOT SEE VESSEL TWO UNTIL RIGHT BEFORE IMPACT.  VESSEL TWO WAS ALSO TRAVELING THE CAPE FEAR RIVER FROM THE OCEAN TOWARDS SOUTHPORT.  VESSEL TWO HAD TWO PERSONS ON BOARD.   VESSEL TWO WAS POSITIONED OFF VESSEL ONE'S PORT STERN.  VESSEL TWO STATED THAT THEY ATTEMPTED TO PASS VESSEL ONE WHILE WATCHING A SMALLER VESSAL APPROACH THEM ON VESSEL TWO'S PORT SIDE.  AT THIS TIME, VESSEL TWO COLLIDED WITH VESSEL ONE.  VESSEL ONE STATED THAT HE WAS TRAVELING A SPEED OF UNDER 10 MPH.  VESSEL ONE STATED THAT HE SUSTAINED NO PERSONAL INJURIES, BUT THAT HIS VESSEL HAD MARKS AND SCRAPES ALONG THE PORT SIDE OF THE VESSEL, AND A BENT BAR ON HIS BOW.  VESSEL ONE RECEIVED A QUOTE OF $2000.00 IN REPAIRS.  VESSEL TWO DID NOT STATE THE MONETARY VALUE OF HIS DAMAGES BUT THAT HE HAD NICKS AND GELCOAT DAMAGES.  THE VESSELS WERE DOCUMENTED AND A REPORT WAS COMPLETED.

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