Boating Safety and Accident News

Soundings Online– Real Boats, Real Boaters News Coast Guard seeks hoax caller Soundings Wed, 01 Oct 2008 9:11 PM PDT The Coast Guard unit in the Burlington area of Vermont is seeking the public’s help in tracking down a young hoax caller , according to a report in the Burlington Free Press.

USA. Last call for $50000 in Boating Safety grants available from ... BYM News (press release) - Gibraltar,Spain S. Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water has a great way for your local non-profit boating organization to help keep our waterways safe - but time ...

Maintain control in difficult boating conditions Miami Herald Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:26 PM PDT When a boater's visibility becomes restricted on the water, such as with an underwater object or changing weather conditions, a pleasant day on a river or lake can become a serious safety challenge.

Oct. 2 Calendar The Myrtle Beach Sun News Wed, 01 Oct 2008 9:41 PM PDT BOATING Oct. 26 The North Strand Soil & Power Squadron will offer a one-day safe boating class at the Little River United Methodist Church on Mineola Ave. in Little River from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost of materials is $35 plus $5 for sharing a book. Coffee, donuts and light lunch will be provided. A certificate will be given upon passing the course. For more information call 843-399-1342 or ...

Will the new safety decal fee float your boat? Journal Press - King George - King George,VA, USA A revised Boat Safety Fee Ordinance, Ordinance #562, was introduced at last week's Town Council Work Session as the Town of Colonial Beach tries diligently ...

No sign of Americans missing after being caught in typhoon Japan Update Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:28 AM PDT A search for four Americans missing since Typhoon Jangmi pounded their yacht Sunday near Ishigaki continues under supervision of the Japan Coast Guard.

UK. St Mary’s lifeboat and helicopter save yacht from sinking BYM News (press release) - Gibraltar,Spain At half past two this afternoon a 999 call was received from the wife of the skipper of a 54 foot yacht called Taloa, from St Mary’s on the Isles of Scilly. ...

Two rescued after boat capsizes News 10 Now - Syracuse,NY,USA WEST MONROE, NY -- Two men had to be rescued from Oneida Lake after their boat flipped over Thursday morning. It happened shortly after 11 am near Phillips ...

Fishing boat found but no sign of man The Australian - Sydney,Australia POLICE have recovered the fishing boat which sank off South Australia's Yorke Peninsula on Sunday night, leading to the death of two of its crew members. ...

Man Dies in Boating Accident WSPA Spartanburg Thu, 02 Oct 2008 9:59 AM PDT A Clinton man died Tuesday following a boating accident on Lake Greenwood. According to Laurens County Coroner Nick Nichols, Don Brewington, 69, died just before 3 p.m. Tuesday.

Military, coast guard call off search for Pond Inlet boy CBC via Yahoo! Canada News Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:34 AM PDT Searchers with the military and the Canadian Coast Guard ended their efforts Wednesday to find a 15-year-old boy from Pond Inlet, Nunavut, who was last seen six days ago.

3:18 p.m. Update: Coast Guard medevacs injured boat crewmember to Atlantic CityPress of Atlantic City Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:20 PM PDTBARNEGAT, N.J. - The Coast Guard medevaced a 29-year-old man Wednesday aboard a 145-foot boat 51 miles east of Barnegat Inlet here.