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Thursday, June 18, 2009

Boating Safety and Accident News

Women on the Water Boating Course at Clearwater Yacht Club
Clearwater Gazette Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:50 AM PDT MarineMax will sponsor a Women on the Water Handling Course at the Clearwater Yacht Club on Saturday, June 27, from 9 a.m. to noon. This course will be a hands on educational experience. It will include instruction and then a behind-the-wheel experience on a MarineMax boat.

(Neb.)-Three Boating Safety Classes Scheduled for Panhandle
KCSR - Chadron, NE, USA Three boating safety courses – all in the Panhandle – have been added to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission's schedule of available classes. ...

Cazenovia yacht club offers free boater's safety course
Cnylink Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:49 AM PDT There will be a boater's safety course offered from 5 to 9 p.m. June 29 and July 6 at Willow Bank Yacht Club on Forman Street in Cazenovia. Youth between the ages of 10 and 18

BoaterExam Launches Interactive Boater Education Course in Virginia
PR Newswire (press release) - New York, NY, USA RICHMOND, Va. , June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Virginia is the latest state to launch the new BoaterExam interactive boater education course as an online option to ...

BoaterExam North Carolina Launches Interactive Boater Education Course
PR Newswire (press release) - New York, NY, USA RALEIGH, NC , June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- North Carolina is the latest state to launch the new BoaterExam interactive boater education course as an online ...

Boater Education Course KONP.COM
1450 - Port Angeles, WA, USA The Clallam County Sheriff's Department is hosting a Boater's Safety Course on Sat., June 27th from 9 am to 5 pm at the Clallam County Courthouse ...

Sign up for boating course
Wicked Local Chatham - Orleans, MA, USA Instructors, experienced in local waters, will cover boat and kayak handling, navigation, weather, equipment, trailering and state boating regulations. ...

Enforcement of Boating Under the Influence Laws to be Stepped Up ...
By Lt. Tim Coleman, Law Enforcement Section... "There will be arrests this weekend, and some boaters will face the consequences of boating under the influence," added Lt. Coleman “But we'd much rather arrest someone than to have to tell their friends and family they're never coming ...WV DNR News Releases - http://www.wvdnr.gov/

Additional patrols to target drunken boaters
Journal & Courier Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:12 AM PDT INDIANAPOLIS - State conservation officers will increase patrols of Indiana waterways next week as part of a national crackdown on drunken boating.

Alcohol And Boating Are Like Oil And Water - They Don't Mix ...
By Bret Hanna Everyone has heard the old adage that oil and water don't mix - the same is true of water, boating and alcohol. Jesse Lee Melvin, 43, of Denver died Saturday in the Colorado River near the...InjuryBoard Local Blogs - http://www.injuryboard.com/blogs/

Boating accidents are increasing
Paris Express Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:44 AM PDT Arkansas boating accidents and fatalities are up from this same time last year. Currently, there have been 21 reported accidents with six fatalities. At this same time last year Arkansas had 12 accidents with four fatalities.

Accident a reminder of perilous waters
The Daily News of Newburyport - Newburyport, MA, USA Small boat accidents tend to happen fast — like capsizing or swamping — and so it is always in a boater's best interest to have a good quality, ...

Boat safety grads get chance to show what they learned
The Citizen of Laconia Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:26 AM PDT DARYL CARLSON/CITIZEN PHOTO LAKES REGION Sail and Power Squadron members Tom Roscoe and Ron Lavoie undo the bow and stern lines from a pontoon boat donated by Merrill Fay and take Laconia Boys and Girls club members, Lance Lingard, Jason Cotter and Phillip Berg on a boat ride to Meredith to enjoy an ice cream and have them put into practice what they have leaned from their boating course.

Great Lakes Boating News: Boaters that purchase "taxed fuel" may ...
By Justin Recreational boaters who purchase taxed fuel for use in their boats may be able to get a refund of all or part of that 'highway use tax' depending on the state in which the fuel was purchased, according to American Boating Association. ...Great Lakes Boating News - http://news.greatlakesboating.com/

Low Lake Level Causes Boat Accident
FOX 7 Austin Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:29 PM PDT The prolonged drought affecting Central Texas has caused the water levels of area lakes to dramatically decrease. This has caused several islands to emerge in the middle of the lake. A boater and his passenger were injured in a collision with one of those islands last night.

Inland Empire second-highest in boating mishaps
Inland Empire News - Riverside, CA, USA INLAND EMPIRE--Boating accidents, injuries and fatalities declined across most of California last year. But, the Inland Empire accounted for a substantial ...

Boat capsize off Yemen kills 18 News Logging
By BBC News Africa World Edition At least 18 people drown and 29 are missing after a boat carrying migrants sinks in the Gulf of Aden. By BBC News Africa World Edition in Africa World Edition, General News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the ...News Logging - http://www.newslogging.com/

Carbon Monoxide News:
Camp Owners Warned Of CO Hazard
WMTW Auburn Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:51 AM PDT Carbon monoxide poisoning is generally associated with the use of gas-powered generators during power outages. But the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is warning camp owners about the hazard, as well.

Search continues for missing Pocatello boater
KIDK TV Idaho Falls Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:12 PM PDT At least four different law enforcement agencies are pooling their resources to help find Charles Knipp, a Pocatello man who disappeared at the American Falls Reservoir on Saturday.

Crews Search for Missing Catfish Fisherman
WLTX-TV Columbia Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:01 AM PDT Fairfield County (WLTX) - Department of Natural Resources officers are searching Lake Wateree for a missing boater.

Coast Guard Locates 4 Stranded Boaters Military.com -
USANEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard assisted in rescuing four boaters stranded in Justin's Bay near Mobile, Ala. Air Station New Orleans received a call from a ...

Staunton Man Drowns After Raft Hits Downed Tree
NBC 29 Charlottesville Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:40 AM PDT A Staunton man has drowned while rafting on the James River in Botetourt County.

Authorities investigate two weekend boat crashes in St. Bernard ...
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com - New Orleans, LA, USA "Speed is a factor in most boating accidents,'' Clark said in a news release from the Sheriff's Office. "People should assume there is a boat coming at them ...

PWC death renews call for new lawThePress.net
Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:14 AM PDT The June 7 death of a Stockton man riding a personal watercraft (PWC) in Middle River near Discovery Bay has sparked the annual call by local officials for mandatory boating and safety regulations.

St. Louis, MO, USA By AP POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (AP) — A southeast Missouri man is recovering after surgery for facial injuries suffered when he was struck by a low-hanging limb ...
Morgan Messenger - Berkeley Springs, WV, USA Three unidentified Cacapon River boaters were rescued on Saturday after their canoe capsized and went over the dam off Power House Road. ...


Boat Fires

Staten Island man critical after Sayreville boat fire
NJ.com - NJ, USA by Aliyah Shahid/For The Star-Ledger A Staten Island man is in critical condition today after being burned in a boat fire at Morgan Marina in Sayreville, ...

Man saved from boat fire on Lake Minnewaska
KAAL Austin Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:42 PM PDT A boater is safe after police were able to pull the victim from a burning boat on Lake Minnewaska near Glenwood Wednesday. Pope County authorities got a call shortly before 12:30 p.m. from the boater, who said his vessel had started on fire.

Yacht docked near Gandy Bridge catches fire Tampabay.com -
St. Petersburg, FL, USA PETERSBURG - Firefighters are battling a blaze on a yacht docked near the Gandy Bridge, officials said. No one has been injured, but several units have been ...

Fire put out on yacht in Newport marina
Orange County Register Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:42 AM PDT Blaze is under investigation. Fire extinguisher snuffed flames.

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