Boating Safety and Accident News

Make plans early to harbor boatSun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USAThere are lots of ways to protect your boat from a hurricane. Advice varies greatly, depending on the size of your vessel, availability of dock space, ...

Boating safetyNewport News-Times Wed, 04 Jun 2008 9:12 AM PDTThe U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary held a training conference at the Agate Beach Best Western Hotel in Newport last weekend to focus on recreational boating safety, along with other auxiliary programs and issues.

Alcohol Use Number 1 Contributing Factor in Boating FatalitiesKansas City InfoZine Wed, 04 Jun 2008 6:16 AM PDTAccording to recent U.S. Coast Guard statistics, alcohol use is ranked number one as a contributing factor in fatal boating accidents in the United States.

Court: State May Not Suspend Driver’s License Over Drunken BoatingMetropolitan News-Enterprise Wed, 04 Jun 2008 9:15 AM PDTThe Department of Motor Vehicles may not automatically suspend the driver’s licenses of individuals convicted of boating while intoxicated, this district’s Court of Appeal held yesterday.

Legislature OKs bill on drunken driving, boatingThe Arizona Republic Tue, 03 Jun 2008 1:09 PM PDTThe Arizona Legislature has completed revisions to a measure toughening laws against drunken driving and boating that was vetoed earlier this year.

DNR officials targeting those violating boating regulationsHuntington Herald Dispatch - Huntington,WV,USABy CHRISTIAN ALEXANDERSEN HUNTINGTON -- Waterway experts are recommending boaters become more aware of safety issues while out boating this season as the US ...

NSW govt toughens boating lawsAAP via Yahoo!7 News Tue, 03 Jun 2008 9:14 PM PDTDangerous boating behaviour could land people in jail under new penalties introduced in the biggest overhaul of NSW marine laws in more than a decade.

Sydney Harbour Boating Deaths Spur Tighter Safety RegulationsBloomberg - USABoat users, who currently only have to pass a written test to gain a license, will have to show practical experience, the New South Wales state government ...

Survivor still in shock after fatal boat sinkingStuff.co.nz - New ZealandThe survivor of a boating tragedy which killed his father and brother was still in shock today as police and Maritime New Zealand sought to find out why ...

North Carolina company fined after zebra mussles found on boatRadio Iowa - Des Moines,IA,USABy Pat Curtis Boat owners are being reminded of the importance of cleaning their boats and equipment when moving from one water body to another. ...

Former Medford police chief dies in boating accidentPhilly.com Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:21 AM PDTA former Medford Township police chief died yesterday following a boating accident in National Harbor, Md., officials said today.

Clear Creek Reservoir closed to boating: Pueblo Water Board ...Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USAThe board is working with the Colorado Division of Wildlife and other agencies to develop a plan to resume boating, while at the same time guarding against ...

Two dead in boating tragedyTVNZ Tue, 03 Jun 2008 6:46 PM PDTA man in his 50s and his adult son are dead after a boating accident on Lake Taupo. Police say the man and his two sons were returning from a fishing trip when they got into trouble around midnight Tuesday.

Coast Guard: Vessel's captain was asleep in Feb. accident13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads Wed, 04 Jun 2008 7:11 AM PDTPORTSMOUTH (AP) -- The Coast Guard says the captain of an Army Corps of Engineers vessel was asleep when it rammed a yacht at a marina in Portsmouth in February.

Coast Guard wants to examine liftboat legsDelaware Coast Press Wed, 04 Jun 2008 8:36 AM PDTThe Coast Guard wants a closer look at the broken and sunken legs of a liftboat that foundered during a storm on May 12, killing one crewman.

DELAWARE: Coast Guard rescues 2 off Bowers BeachThe Daily Times Wed, 04 Jun 2008 4:43 AM PDTThe Coast Guard came to the aid of two people on a disabled fishing boat near Bowers Beach, officials reported today.

Storms Pound Area; Man Slips Off Boat, DiesWashington Post Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:50 PM PDTPowerful thunderstorms raced across the Washington region last night, toppling trees, knocking out power and possibly contributing to the death of a man who fell from a boat at a dock on the Potomac River in Prince George's County, authorities said.

Evidence Tossed Out in Boat-Crash CaseFOX 23 Maine Wed, 04 Jun 2008 6:01 AM PDTA judge rules that statements made to police by 39-year-old Robert Lapointe, who's accused of causing a deadly boat crash on Long Lake last August, will not be admissible in court because Lapointe was never read his rights before making the statements. (Provided by News 13)