Boating Accidents and Boating News

Helmsman of Granma Yacht Passes Away in HavanaCuba News - CubaHavana, April 2 (acn) Captain Norberto Collado Abreu, an outstanding revolutionary and helmsman of the Granma Yacht - which brought Fidel Castro and another ...

New Boating Laws Affect Kansans in 2008Kansas City infoZine - Kansas City,MO,USAPratt, KS - infoZine - The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has announced several changes to Kansas boating laws and regulations that went ...

Boating course plannedBenton County Daily Record - Bentonville,AR,USAThe Beaver Lake Sail and Power Squadron will instruct the US Power Squadron's basic, four-session boating course starting Monday, and for the next three ...

New boat will deliver free life vestsThe Tennessean Thu, 03 Apr 2008 0:16 AM PDTThe Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency's boat safety campaign is shifting into jet drive.

Two Missing After Boat Capsizes In Red RiverKTAL Shreveport Thu, 03 Apr 2008 8:08 AM PDTAround 1 a.m. Thursday a dive team was called in to search the Red River when six men were thrown into the water after their boat capsized. Police say that four of the men have been accounted for, but authorities are still searching for two.

Nigeria: Dozens of Boat Accidents in the NorthAllAfrica.com Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:44 PM PDTThe drowning of 30 people on 1 April when a boat capsized on Lake Bagwai, 50 km west of Kano city, was one of dozens of recent boat accidents in northern Nigeria's Kano State which officials say have cost hundreds of lives.

Coast Guard auctions off lighthousesUSA Today Wed, 02 Apr 2008 8:08 PM PDTPete Jurewicz is part of a small but growing club: private citizens, non-profit organizations and state and local governments that have acquired historic lighthouses from the Coast Guard.

Alaska Ranger assistant engineer admits drinking on boardSeattle Times Thu, 03 Apr 2008 0:36 AM PDTIn a Coast Guard hearing into the sinking of the Alaska Ranger, assistant engineer Rodney Lundy admitted Wednesday to sometimes drinking...

Boating course plannedNWAnews.com Thu, 03 Apr 2008 5:35 AM PDTThe Beaver Lake Sail and Power Squadron will instruct the U.S. Power Squadron’s basic, four-session boating course starting Monday, and for the next three Mondays, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Rogers Municipal Airport Administration Building. (Benton County Daily Record)

Tougher Drunk Boating Laws TargetedKQ2 St. Joseph Wed, 02 Apr 2008 9:42 PM PDTTougher drunk boating laws are on the radar of state lawmakers. The senate has moved a bill forward dropping the legal limit for boaters to .08. That's the same as for drunk drivers.

Power Squadron offers safe boating courses in West IslipAmityville Record Wed, 02 Apr 2008 2:11 PM PDTThe Adult and Young Boaters Public Safe Boating Course will be offered this spring at the West Islip Community Center, 90 Higbie Ln.,. West Islip - between Sunrise and Montauk Highways, beginning weekly, on Tuesday, April 1, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. by the United States Power Squadron - America's Boating Club. Pre-registration for the first 60 students will be online at http://www.gsbps/.

Power squadron gears up for new boating seasonGrove Sun Daily Thu, 03 Apr 2008 8:07 AM PDThe Grand Lake Sail and Power Squadron’s Vessel Safety Check (VSC) examiners met Tuesday morning, March 11th at Bears Den Resort to review new regulations and provide the examiners with the required forms, brochures and placards (both GRDA and Federal).

2 men charged in 1999 killing that was first thought to be a boating accidentDaily Record Thu, 03 Apr 2008 1:17 AM PDTFREEHOLD -- Two men accused of drowning a smaller co-worker by tossing him off a boat in Sandy Hook Bay in 1999 have been indicted by a Monmouth County grand jury.

Paddle up! Blueway opensMarco Island Sun Times Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:08 PM PDTKelly Robinson was working with the Collier County Health Promotion Coalition and decided that a blueway, a canoe and kayak trail or series of connecting trails through the county coastal waters, would be an appropriate segment in a public health program, "to create more opportunities and resources for health and exercise."

Boat patrols to be beefed up this yearMuskegon Chronicle - MLive.com - Muskegon,MI,USAAnd special patrols, geared to catch intoxicated boat drivers, will also be on patrol for several hours per week. Meanwhile, one of the boats used by the ...