Boating Safety and Accident News

Coast Guard boating class on SaturdayAsbury Park Press Mon, 26 May 2008 1:43 AM PDTLACEY: A last-minute boating safety class to help boaters earn their mandatory New Jersey safety certificates will be held Saturday by Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 7-79 at the Community Center located on Route 9 and Lacey Road

Officials urge boating safetyRome News-Tribune Sun, 25 May 2008 10:28 PM PDTMemorial Day weekend marks the unofficial beginning of the summer boating season but being on the water has its hazards, especially if caution and common sense aren’t exercised.According to the U.S. Coast Guard there were 4,967 boating accidents, including 710 fatalities in 2006, the last year for which complete nationwide numbers are available.That’s why it is important to brush up on boating ...

Boating Term Dictionary - Can you find the errors?Sail World - Mandalong,NSW,AustraliaHere is a dictionary of boating terms, as published by an illustrious marine organisation. We think some of it may have been written by the accountant - can ...

MA man is victim in fatal rafting accidentWBZ News Radio Boston Mon, 26 May 2008 6:50 AM PDT A 53-year-old Massachusetts man has died after he and four other people fell into the West Branch of the Penobscot River during a commercial whitewater rafting excursion. The Maine Warden Service said Walter Cruz, of Seekonk, Mass., lostconsciousness Sunday shortly after he was brought back onto the raft.

Waterways, Boating Get $1.7 Million From StateWashington Post Sun, 25 May 2008 9:47 PM PDTSouthern Maryland has received nearly $1.7 million in state grants and a loan for projects designed to improve public access to the water and support safe boating.

Tennessee rocks the boat over life jacket useThe Tennessean - Nashville,TN,USABy CLAY CAREY • Staff Writer • May 26, 2008 Boating is one of the Nashville area's more popular pastimes. But every year, the hobby claims lives when ...

Alcohol use is No. 1 contributing factor in boating fatalitiesLake County News - Lakeport,CA,USA1 as a contributing factor in fatal boating accidents in the United States. There were 133 alcohol use-related boating fatalities in 2006 (the latest ...

Woman dead in boating mishapWindsor Star Mon, 26 May 2008 8:35 AM PDTLakeshore OPP are investigating a weekend boating incident that left one female dead and two other people in hospital. Police said the three individuals left a Lakeshore residence together on a boating excursion around 3 p.m. Sunday

Arrest for Boating While Intoxicated on Lake GeorgeWRGB Albany Mon, 26 May 2008 7:14 AM PDTWarren County sheriff's investigators say they made an arrest in a boating accident on Lake George late Sunday night. The Sheriff's Office Marine Unit responded to the accident on Happy Family Islands in Harris Bay on Lake George at 11:12 p.m. on May 25th.


Teens in boating accident criticalSt. Petersburg Times Sun, 25 May 2008 1:08 PM PDTTAMPA -- Two teenagers remain in critical condition at St. Joseph's Hospital following a boating accident, hospital spokeswoman Beverly Littlejohn said. James Parker, 14, was piloting a small powerboat on Egypt Lake at about 1:30 p.m. Saturday when the boat...

Boating Accident in HavelockWNCT Greenville Sun, 25 May 2008 9:25 PM PDTA boating accident occurred earlier this evening in Havelock. To watch video online please click here to download the latest version of the Flash plugin.

Coast Guard searches for missing sailorMiami Herald Mon, 26 May 2008 8:35 AM PDTA sailboat that had left Fort Lauderdale bound for the Netherlands was found unmanned about 20 miles north of West End Bahamas on Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

Coast Guard Patrols For Drunk BoatersWMUR New Hampshire Sun, 25 May 2008 4:48 PM PDTPORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- On this holiday weekend, the Coast Guard is keeping tabs on boaters, one of whom they say operated his 33-foot-long boat drunk. On Sunday Coast Guard officers received reports of a drunk boater leaving a marina in Kittery, ME.

Coast Guard rescues 2 from capsized clammerAsbury Park Press Mon, 26 May 2008 6:21 AM PDTTwo people have been rescued from a 14-foot boat that capsized a few miles off New Jersey's Cape May.

Cadet death inquiry: No record of passengers on board boatThe Scotsman Mon, 26 May 2008 6:29 AM PDTAN INQUIRY into the death of a young cadet off the coast of Scotland heard today that organisers failed to keep a list of names as passengers boarded a boat for training exerc


Drowning, boat crash mar weekendWilliamson Daily News Mon, 26 May 2008 6:30 AM PDTHAZARD, Ky. (AP) — Despite all the warnings from law enforcement, the Memorial Day weekend is already proving deadly in Eastern Kentucky after a drowning and a boat crash.

3 girls injured in boat fire on Lake PleasantFOX 10 Phoenix Mon, 26 May 2008 5:07 AM PDTParamedics rushed 3 kids to the hospital after their boat catches fire north of the valley on Lake Pleasant. A 12 year-old girl was flown to Arizona Burn Center with non-life-threatening injuries. Two other girls were also treated for burn injuries. FOX 10's Allie Rasmus has more on what happened.

Pair go missing after yacht theft questioningBrisbane Times - Brisbane,Queensland,AustraliaPolice are looking for a man and a teenaged girl in relation to the believed theft of a yacht from a Sunshine Coast marina last