Boating Safety and Accident News

Don't Let Boating 'Under the Influence' Spoil Fun on the Water
Lexington Clipper-Herald Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:55 AM PDT (ARA) - Heading out to enjoy a day of fun on the water this summer? If it involves boating, jet skiing or water skiing, you may want to think twice about the beverages you bring. More than half of all boating accidents involve alcohol or drugs.

Great Lakes-Wide Cross-Border Travel Tips for Recreational Boaters Now Available
Oswego County Today Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:44 AM PDT To facilitate the most current understanding of Canada-U.S. cross-border travel requirements, including proper forms of identification for person and vessels, New York Sea Grant and the Northern Association of Boating Administrators (NABA), with assistance from U.S. and Canadian border crossing officials, have published the 2009 Great Lakes Cross-Border Travel Tips for Recreational Boaters.

Tangled tourist boat is rescued
BBC News - UK Lifeboat crews were launched to rescue a boat full of tourists stranded close to rocks off Northumberland. The Shockwave, carrying 12 sightseers, ...

';Obnoxious' drunk blamed for yacht blaze
Lancashire Evening Post - Preston, England, UK Anderson, 33, of Calder Street, Ashton-on-Ribble, denies one count of arson after the court heard he drunkenly trespassed on the yacht and flicked a ...

Search continues for man still missing after boating mishap off NL ...
The Canadian Press - BELL ISLAND, N.L.BELL ISLAND, NL — The search continues for one of two men reported missing after a boating mishap off Bell Island in southeastern Newfoundland.

No vapours before fatal blast - boat owner The Australian - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia A BOAT owner says he ventilated a vessel he'd just bought and even smelt for petrol fumes before starting its engines, setting off a massive explosion that ...

SU lacrosse player in big game just days before boat capsized WatertownDailyTimes.com - Watertown, NY, USA"They are both well-experienced in boating," said Frank M. Flack, DEC fisheries manager. "They have undergone water safety training and were following ...

Body of missing fisherman recovered from Apalachicola River
Tallahassee Democrat - Tallahassee, FL, USA The body of Jefferie Rector, 28, of Blountstown was found Monday morning in the Apalachicola River, in the vicinity of where a weekend boating accident ...

Woman charged after boating dispute
Greenwood Index Journal - Greenwood, SC, USA By CHRIS TRAINOR/ ctrainor@indexjournal.com Deputies charged a woman after they said she falsely told them she was thrown out of a boat in the middle of ...

Deadly Boating Accident
KRGV - Weslaco, TX, USA MISSION - Mexican police are questioning a McAllen man after a fatal boat accident on the Rio Grande. The accident happened in the waters off Anzalduas Park

Coast Guard tows boat taking on water in York River
The Virginian-Pilot Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:31 AM PDT Five people were rescued by the Coast Guard this morning after they reported their boat was sinking in the York River. The Gloucester Sheriffâs Office reported the sinking boat about 11:35 p.m., according to a Coast Guard news release. The boat was taking on water near York Spit.

Man pulled from ocean dies
Asbury Park Press Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:13 AM PDT A Pennsylvania man pulled from the ocean by members of the U.S. Coast Guard last night has died, police said.

REHOBOTH BEACH: Coast Guard rescues man from boat in Rehoboth Bay
The Daily Times Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:22 AM PDT REHOBOTH BEACH â The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued a man after the 18-foot boat he was aboard capsized in the north end of Rehoboth Bay.

Nobody injured after boat capsized on Lake Winnebago
Oshkosh Northwestern - Oshkosh, WI, USA Emergency officials were called to help rescue a man whose sailboat capsized on Lake Winnebago Monday evening. William Robertson, 41, of Oshkosh, ...

Fishing boat collides with work boat
Ventura County Star - Camarillo, CA, USA By From staff reports A fishing boat had to be escorted back to shore after it collided with a boat that was adrift near Santa Rosa Island early Tuesday ...