Boating Safety and Accident News

7 lessons from NFL players' fishing boat tragedy Examiner.com -
USA In February Oakland Linebacker Marquis Cooper took 3 of his friends offshore fishing in his 21-foot fishing boat. Only 1 of the 4 returned. ...

Carnival fun marks start of Thunder on Water
The Daily Star Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:22 AM PDTThe 17th Annual Thunder on Water Safe Boating Festival is only days away, but the fun begins tomorrow with the Rebel Amusement Midway Carnival. The festival kicks-off on Friday night with a choreographed fireworks show at

Pump-out boat will keep heads clear, harbor clean
The Salem News Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:17 AM PDT DANVERS and mdash; The latest addition to Harbormaster Chris Sanborn's tiny fleet has set sail to combat pollution, not only in the waters around Danvers, but in the wider area of Salem Sound. The town's new pump-out boat has begun offering a free service to the approximately 650 vessels with holding tanks at Danversport marinas.

Body of Missing Boater Found
WMGT Macon Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:25 PM PDT According to the Houston County Fire Department, William Thomas' body was recovered 25 yards from where his boat capsized on Saturday.

Stranded boater rescued
Sarnia Observer Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:37 AM PDT LAMBTON SHORES - A disabled pleasure craft was located 35 miles west of Grand Bend on Lake Huron last Friday evening and towed to shore with the help of the U.S. Coast Guard. Lambton OPP report that on June 5 at approximately 7 p.[...]

Coast Guard Still Searching for Missing Boaters KIONrightnow.com -
Monterey, CA, USA(AP) - The Coast Guard says a pair of missing boaters have been found safe off Pismo Beach. Petty Officer Cory Mendenhall says the boaters were spotted ...

Crab Island boater jailed for BUI
The Northwest Florida Daily News - Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA A Florida Fish and Wildlife officer was on water patrol near Crab Island when he saw a 19-foot Hurricane Deck boat and personal watercraft having mechanical ...

St. Catharines man dies of natural causes on sailboat
St. Catharines Standard - St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada A St. Catharines man died from natural causes on his sailboat Friday, not as a result of a fall, his family says. Kevin Ainsworth, 56, died as he was ...

Coast Guard finds captain dead on grounded boat
KOMO Seattle Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:46 AM PDT The Coast Guard says it received a call from another fishing boat that the 36-foot Allman Joy, from Port Angeles, Wash., was found about 65 miles southeast of Sitka with its captain unresponsive.

Family flees burning boat on Gold Coast
ABC via Yahoo!7 News Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:33 PM PDT A couple and their baby escaped a burning houseboat on the Broadwater on the Gold Coast in south-east Queensland early this morning.

Robertsville man dies in boating accident on Mississippi River
The Springfield News-Leader Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:46 AM PDT A Robertsville man died Monday afternoon after being thrown from a boat on the Mississippi River.

Former Union County resident injured in boating accident
Bradford County Telegraph Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:43 AM PDT On Memorial Day, 20-year-old Jamie Mobley, a 2007 graduate of Union County High School, was severely injured when she fell off a pontoon boat in Cedar Key and was caught in the boat's propeller.

Man arrested in boat crash
The Daily Advertiser - Lafayette, LA, USA The pilot of a boat involved in a fatal crash last month on False River was arrested Friday. Jerry Jordan, 53, of Lafayette, turned himself in to the Pointe ...