Boating Safety and Accident News

Boat safety for dummies Long Island Business News - Ronkonkoma, NY, USA If you’re in the market for a boat at a show this winter, or just ogling the sleek beauties on display - the boats, not the eye candy hired to get you on ...

Man overboard! Sausalito sailing instructor devises better plan ... Marin Independent-Journal - San Rafael, CA, USA He's been teaching on these waters for some sixteen years and, from the outset, has focused on boating safety issues with due cause. Now he's doing more. ...

PET bottle lifesavers catch on with coast guard The Japan Times Mon, 08 Dec 2008 1:12 PM PST TAKAMATSU, Kagawa Pref. (Kyodo) Regional Japan Coast Guard offices have started introducing inexpensive lifesavers made with used plastic bottles instead of using expensive lifesaver vests. The Takamatsu Coast Guard Office has placed the lifesavers at three breakwaters in Kagawa Prefecture popular for fishing. A brand-new lifesaver costs ¥5,000 to ¥20,000 depending on the size, but one made from ...

Praise for boat protection scheme as crime decreases The Cornishman - Truro, England, UK The Looe Boatwatch scheme, formed by the boat owners association, collected a certificate of excellence from the Devon and Cornwall Community Watch ...

WNCT Boat engulfed in flames on a New Jersey waterfront WNCT - Greenville, NC, USA AP Weehawken, NJ—Firefighters are working to put out a fire that’s devouring a boat in New Jersey. Fire officials say about 50 firefighters are on the scene ...

One Person Dead In Weehawken Boat Fire myfoxny.com - New York, NY, USA The US Coast Guard has confirmed that a body was recovered from aboard a boat that caught fire this morning in the Lincoln Harbor Marina. ...

Man who fell off boat dies Daily Commercial - Leesburg, FL, USA FRUITLAND PARK -- An 82-year-old man who fell off his boat Monday afternoon in Lake Griffin has died. William E. Shank, of the 5100 block of Eagles Nest ...

Extortionists attack Philippine ships, wound 2 AP via Yahoo! News Tue, 09 Dec 2008 2:57 AM PST Suspected extortionists armed with automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades attacked two cargo ships docked at a southern Philippine port, wounding two crew members, the military and coast guard said Tuesday.

1 killed in Lafourche boat accidentWXVT - Greenville,MS,USAThe 24-foot aluminum boat was traveling from a drill rig. Robert LeBlanc, 32, of Church Point, was pronounced dead at the scene. The operator was identified ...