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The purpose of this BLOG is to put information about safe boating practices, and boating safety classes and activities in one place. It is also intended to show just how frequently boating accidents occur, and by posting the reports, show the necessity to practice safe boating. All of the accidents shown here were preventable.

Remember, alcohol and boats don't mix, and wearing a PFD can save your life. Practice safe boating at all times. SAFE BOATING IS FOR LIFE.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Boating Safety and Accident News

New boating greywater rules ABC Online - Australia The EPA has started a three-year phase-in of new rules on greywater management on river boats. (user submitted: Kathy Selfe) South Australia's Environment ...

35-foot yacht reported stolen from Fort Pierce dealer TCPalm - West Palm Beach, FL, USA The 35-foot yacht was taken after the fence that protects the property was cut. The theft has been reported to the St Lucie County Sheriff's Office and ...

Leaky generator suspected in deaths of 4 on boat KMPH Fox 26 - Fresno, CA, USA AP - October 7, 2008 12:13 PM ET HAMBURG, Ill. (AP) - A leaky generator likely was the source of carbon monoxide gas that filled a Mississippi River ...

Fatal Boat Wreck Investigated WILM News Radio - Wilmington, DE, USA By Mark Fowser, 1450 WILM Newsradio A Pennsville New Jersey man was killed in a boat crash on the C and D Canal that investigators say may have involved

Refueling may have caused boat explosion Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com - Kalamazoo, MI, USA SOUTH HAVEN -- A boat that exploded Sunday at the Black River Yacht Club and injured four people from Kalamazoo was being refueled when the blast occurred,

Boat refugees may be linkedMelbourne Herald Sun - AustraliaSenator Evans said it was possible that the same people-smuggling syndicate was behind yesterday's arrival and a boat carrying 14 people intercepted early ...

Police Respond To Boating Accident In Branford NBC 30 Connecticut Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:27 AM PDT Police in Branford are investigating after a boating accident in the India Neck section of town Tuesday afternoon.

Coast Guard searches Barnegat Inlet for missing boater The Star-Ledger Tue, 07 Oct 2008 6:00 AM PDT Authorities were searching the waters of Barnegat Inlet today for a man who disappeared from a 40-foot sailboat. The Coast Guard said in a news release it received a call at 6:10 p.m. Monday reporting the boat, Second Wind, was...

PV man dies in boating accident Today's Sunbeam - NJ.com - Salem, NJ, USA Officials have confirmed the identity of two Salem County residents involved in a deadly boating accident on the Delaware River here early Sunday morning ...