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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.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Boating Safety and Accident News

BoaterExam California Launches Interactive Boater Education Course
PR Newswire (press release) - New York, NY, USA SACRAMENTO, Calif. , June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- California is the latest state to launch the new BoaterExam interactive boater education course as an online ...

Boating safety big priority in summer
Rushville Republican Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:45 AM PDT Boating is a fun way to spend the afternoon during the hot summer months. Safety should be the number one priority of all parents when children are on board. Parents know the importance of using life preservers, but here are a few dangers that parents might not be aware of:

Boaters, beware: Danger lurks in cold water
The Goshen Chronicle Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:42 PM PDT ALBANY New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Commissioner Carol Ash today reminded boaters of the dangers of sudden immersion in cold water during the early spring boating season. Of New Yorkâs recreational boating fatalities in 2008, seven - or one-third - were associated with small manually propelled watercraft either early or late in the season when water ...

Brotherly love award for sister's saviour at sea
Stuff Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:44 AM PDT A Christchurch boy who saved his young sister after a boating accident says he felt more fearful than heroic as his family's yacht sank.

The Coast Guard Compass ItCG- Coast Guard SAROPS, man accused of ...
By coastguard I talk about life jackets and boating safety a lot for a reason. People die out on the water, people die when they are boating, but many of them could be saved if people took proper precautions before they take their boats out. ...The Coast Guard Compass - http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/

2 arrested in fatal boating accident
The Lafayette Daily Advertiser Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:39 AM PDT VIDALIA (AP) â Two Jena men have been booked in a fatal boating accident in early May.

Boater Perishes In Crooked Lake
The Polk County Democrat Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:29 AM PDT A local man died over the weekend while fishing with a friend on Crooked Lake.