Boating Safety andAccident News

Educators Give “Top Marks” to National Fishing and Boating TrainingIdaho Examiner - Idaho Falls,ID,USASeventy-six educators representing 32 states received grant funding from the Future Fisherman Foundation to design and deliver fishing and boating ...

Boating bill awaits signatureMississippi Business Journal Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:40 AM PDTWASHINGTON — S. 2766, the Clean Boating Act, and S. 3298 has passed both the Senate and the House of Representatives and are now awaiting the signature of President Bush.

People are still boating, but cutting costsPost-Bulletin - Rochester,MN,USABy Guy N. Limbeck Jennifer and Stu Ohr of Wanamingo are still having fun boating despite the raising costs of fuel. The Ohrs have a big boat. ...

Wireless Device Cuts the Engine on a Pilotless Boat, or Sounds an Alarm When a Passenger Falls OverboardNew York Times Wed, 23 Jul 2008 5:13 PM PDTAnthony Viggiano, a Connecticut boating enthusiast, created the Autotether, the first wireless lanyard and kill switch combination

Boating survival storyMyFox Gulf Coast - Mobile,AL,USAMonday afternoon a man went missing in the Mississippi Sound after falling off his boat. He eventually made it back to the beach... 19 hours later. ...

Man who died at Jordanelle Reservoir ID'dSalt Lake Tribune - United StatesState parks officials have identified a man who died in a boating accident at Jordanelle Reservoir last week as 44-year-old Jose Aniles, of Salt Lake City. ...

BC BREAKING NEWS:Kelowna Capital News Thu, 24 Jul 2008 1:46 PM PDTA power yacht ignited and later sank in water off Nanaimo Wednesday. Two adults and their dog escaped unscathed from a boat fire near Nanaimo Wednesday afternoon.

Matt Majors: Hamilton County Leads State In Number Of Boating Fatalities Chickamauga Lake Second Only To Ocoee River ...The Chattanoogan Wed, 23 Jul 2008 4:10 PM PDTIn 2007, two women left a bar on the banks of Chickamauga Lake, hopped into their boat – and crashed into the dock, TWRA boating officer Matt Majors said Wednesday.

UPDATE: Coast Guard rescues 2 fishermen, 1 still missing near Atlantic CityAsbury Park Press Thu, 24 Jul 2008 9:18 AM PDTTwo fisherman have been rescued and one remains missing today after the 80-foot fishing boat they were on capsized and sank 45 miles east of Atlantic City, authorities said. Philip Ruhle, 58, remains missing, the Coast Guard said in a press release. Rescued were Rayford Carr, 50, and Anthony Hendrickson, 22. The Coast Guard received a signal from an electronic position indicating radio beacon, ...

3 rescued from boat overturned on Lake Erie near MonroeToledo Blade - Toledo,OH,USAMONROE - Three men perched on an overturned bass fishing boat were rescued yesterday from Lake Erie about eight miles east of Sterling State Park, ...

Man still missing from beached boatMelbourne Herald Sun - AustraliaTwo sleeping crewmen also on board awoke when the boat ran aground. Police said a search involving four helicopters, a police vessel, three coast guard ...

Fisherman airlifted from small boat off Hook HeadBelfast Telegraph - United KingdomThe man was alone on a 10-metre boat when he got into trouble in poor visibility about nine miles off Hook Head. The alarm was raised at about 7.30pm and ...

Leisure boat use down, commercial use up in Oswego portNewsChannel 9 WSYR - Syracuse,NY,USAOswego, New York (WSYR-TV) – Recreational boat use along New York State’s canal system has dropped significantly since last year. ...